The world’s best .dwg-based CAD system is now in V19 The future of the .dwg format is secure with the release of the BricsCAD® V19 family of products. With BricsCAD v19, we bring a modern approach to .dwg-based CAD. BricsCAD. V19 extends our...
Don Strimbu
Meet the BricsCAD® V19 Product Family
We’ve expanded the BricsCAD V19 product family and simplified it at the same time. I know what you’re thinking – those are opposing goals! Not necessarily – you’ve come to the right blog post to learn more. We’ve...
BricsCAD V19 Is Here!
The latest release of the world’s best .dwg-based CAD system is available now The future of the .dwg format is secure with the release of the BricsCAD® V19. V19 extends BricsCAD’s familiar, cost-effective workflows for general drafting...
CloudWorx for BricsCAD available
Heerbrugg, Switzerland and Gent, Belgium – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon and Bricsys NV are pleased to announce the availability of the CloudWorx for BricsCADⓇ application plug-in. CloudWorx for BricsCAD allows users to quickly and simply...
Gregory Lambelin
The Future of BIM at Bricsys 2018!
The Bricsys 2018 conference in London next month has a lot to offer. One of the sessions that I’m most excited about, given my roots in architecture and engineering, is the Future of BIM. We’ll show how you can take your designs from concept...
Heidi Hewett
Real World BricsCAD Series Coming Soon
Very soon you will see the first post in a series I’m writing for the Bricsys blog called Real World BricsCAD. This will feature stories from real people and companies using BricsCAD, but that’s not the only reason for the title. The...
Steve Johnson
2D Parametric Blocks: Light Fixture (Part 2)
In my last BricsCAD post, I led you through the steps to define a parametric block for a light fixture. With that single block definition, you can easily change the light fixture symbol to virtually any size. While that kind of flexibility can be...
2D Parametric Blocks: Light Fixture (Part 1)
While I continue to focus on my BricsCAD Journey, I’ll try to add in a few DIY (Do It Yourself) posts for those of you that want more detail about certain topics. One of the most popular requests relates to dynamic/parametric blocks. Dynamic vs...
BIM Data Exchange via IFC
“Can we talk?” Every computer program needs a place to store the data you create with it. The native file format of any program is optimized for program speed and read/write performance. When a user of a program wants to share their data...
BricsCAD’s Powerful 3D BIM Workflow
In our previous post, we compared a conventional 3D BIM workflow to the historical 2D drafting-centric method of architectural design. In this edition, we’ll explain how and why the Bricsys approach to Building Information Modeling is unique...
BricsCAD Shape for MacOS is here
We are happy to announce the availability of BricsCADⓇ Shape for macOS. The best solid-based schematic modeler is here for your Mac, and it’s free. Download it here. What is BricsCAD Shape? BricsCAD Shape is our conceptual modeler for architects...
BricsCAD V18 for Linux is available today!
Introducing BricsCAD V18 for Linux BricsCAD V18 represents the future of the .dwg format, and now it’s available for the Linux operating system. V18 for Linux offers workflows for general design, mechanical design and BIM. We’ve made all of these...
Sander Scheiris