BIM & Architecture Blog
The BIM and Architecture blog space for Architects and Structural Engineers. Get the most out of BricsCAD BIM and discover architectural trends.
Architecture Trends
9 Tips for Using BIM to Incorporate Green Elements into Your Building Designs
The world is becoming increasingly eco-conscious. This environmental awareness is pushing more and more businesses to try to be more sustainable with their business practices….
5 Tips for Creating a Killer Architecture Résumé and Portfolio – Guide for Architects
Finding a job as an architect is not easy, so having a killer architecture résumé (CV) and portfolio is extremely important, regardless of whether you…
3 Reasons Why 3D CAD Is An Essential Tool For Successful Architects
Architectural design used to begin and end at pencil and paper. These two-dimensional drawings often left much to the imagination and unfortunately, they often resulted…
There was an old man who lived in a clay pot
You’ve heard of the old woman who lived in a shoe, but what about the old man that lived in a clay pot? Welcome to…
BIM Tips
5 Visualization Pitfalls – Design Presentation Tips
When it comes to presenting a design, it’s important to have great visuals. However, it’s easy to make some common mistakes when creating a design…
How to Write a Simple Script – Grasshopper® and BricsCAD® – P3
Welcome back to the Grasshopper®-BricsCAD® connection blog post series! In the previous post, we looked at the technology behind the Grasshopper-BricsCAD connection. In this post,…
The Technology – Grasshopper® and BricsCAD® – P2
Welcome back to the Grasshopper-BricsCAD connection blog post series! In the previous post, we looked at the meaning of generative design, the Grasshopper script/workflow and…
What is generative design? – Grasshopper® and BricsCAD® – P1
Welcome to the Grasshopper® – BricsCAD® connection blog post series. Everything you need to know to get started with Grasshopper for BricsCAD BIM from the…
Shape (Free Software)
SketchUp® to BricsCAD® Shape
If you’ve been working CAD software like SketchUp® and are looking to make the move to Bricsys free, 3D modeling software: BricsCAD Shape, you might…
Lazy Man’s Guide to BricsCAD® Shape User Problems – Joachim’s Journey Part 17
In this post we tackle some of the most common pitfalls new users face learning BricsCAD® Shape (the free software from Bricsys) with my Lazy…
Export files and images from BricsCAD® Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 16
As we come to the end of our Journey into the land of BricsCAD® Shape, I want to show you how to take your marvelous…
Dynamic User Coordinate Systems in BricsCAD® Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 15
This time, we go down-under to the weird and wonderful land of Dynamic User Coordinate Systems (DUCS). This is a really powerful tool that allows…
BIM Product News
Tuesday Tips – Working from Home With BricsCAD
As a global provider of computer-aided design (CAD) tools, all of us at Bricsys understand our duty to our customers and partners. We’re here to…
Floating Command Line – New for BricsCAD V20
BricsCAD V20 has had a facelift. Even the Command Line has a new look! In BricsCAD V20 the new-look command line is transparent and floats…
BricsCAD V20.2 is available now – download it today!
Following the Bricsys tradition of continuous product improvement, we’re announcing the immediate availability of BricsCAD® V20.2 for Windows, macOS and Linux. More than a “dot…
A Smarter Way to Copy Entities with CopyGuided – New for BricsCAD V20
CopyGuided enables you to copy 2D geometry, but it’s much more than that! It’s a smarter way to copy entities accurately. Watch the 3-minute demo…
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