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
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…
A Modest Architectural Design Masterpiece
Sometimes it’s a modest architectural design that really steals the show. That’s certain true for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize winner: Goldsmith Street. Described as…
Go back in time on Building and Construction Projects
When it comes to the management of building and construction projects, it can be hard to keep track of everything, particularly once concrete is poured…
BIM Tips
Point Cloud to a BIM Model – Modeling a Church – 1 The Outside
In this series, we will cover how to work with point clouds and how to trace and convert a point cloud to a BIM model….
10 Tips For Faster BIM
Are you looking for a way to optimize your BIM models or maybe even reduce your IFC file size? Whether your working on imported geometry…
Automatically Apply BIM Data and Properties with BimAutoMatch – New for BricsCAD BIM V20
BimAutoMatch means faster BIM modeling. It automatically identifies and applies composition data and BIM properties to multiple buildings, all at the click of a mouse….
BIM Stair Tool – New for BricsCAD BIM V20
Today I’m going to introduce a nifty new tool for BricsCAD BIM (and my personal favorite): the BIM Stair tool. If you’re looking for an…
Shape (Free Software)
Arrays in BricsCAD Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 14
Hello again and thanks for coming back for more lesson on my guided tour of BricsCAD Shape. Today moves us from the land of creation…
More Ways to Edit Entities in BricsCAD Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 13
Thanks for joining me on my lessons through the land of BricsCAD Shape. Last time we looked at ways of editing entities, today lets take…
Editing Entities in BricsCAD Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 12
Thanks for joining me on my lessons through the land of BricsCAD Shape. Today’s excursion takes us on a tour of editing tools. Like most…
Layers in BricsCAD Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 11
Welcome back thanks for joining me on my journey through the land of BricsCAD Shape, the free, online CAD courses that get you started modeling…
BIM Product News
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…
BricsCAD® BIM supports the BIMcollab issue management ecosystem
Bricsys® and BIMcollab are delighted to announce the integration of the BIMcollab BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) Application Programming Interface (API) into BricsCAD® BIM V20. A…
User Interface – New for BricsCAD V20
BricsCAD V20 has had a facelift, but it’s not as simple as making a dark UI to reduce eye-strain. A lot of time and development…
Introducing BricsCAD® Mechanical V20
BricsCAD® Mechanical V20 offers new and extended workflows for 3D direct parametric modeling, assembly and sheet metal design. As a part of the BricsCAD® Ultimate…
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