Bricsys is a Belgium company that offers a real alternative to AutoCAD with their software BricsCAD. It has 100% dwg compatibility with more functionality for Engineering, Architecture and BIM, at a fraction of the price. Many CAD users have found the AutoCAD product mix confusing and expensive, with software only available on subscription. BricsCAD has a smaller footprint, faster performance, native LISP support, perpetual licensing and a very affordable price, with BricsCAD BIM at around £1,600. BricsCAD V18 is a general design, BIM, and mechanical CAD solution, combining a full IFC-level BIM solution with available Sheet Metal module, and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

BricsCAD BIM provides advanced solid modelling in a user friendly, streamlined interface. New modelling tools such as BIM Drag let users quickly work with solids and groups of solids for easy modelling operations. BricsCAD BIM also adds a new 'machine intelligence' with BIMIFY, where classification of elements occurs semi-automatically, into categories: core, architectural, structural, and building services.


BricsCAD Shape is a free, new 3D conceptual modelling tool for architects and engineers. The dwg native software is a design front-end to BricsCAD BIM, creating a seamless 'Bricsys BIM workflow'. It streamlines schematic design and presentation work and offers a simplified user-experience and user-interface; it will immediately feel familiar to SketchUp users. However, unlike the competition, Shape is a solid-modeller where models are always accurate, never approximated. Shape features the same parametric, direct-modelling 3D engine that drives BricsCAD Platinum. Shape can be learned in 30 minutes or less with 21 video tutorials on Youtube that show specific tasks.

To download Shape, visit here.

To download BricsCAD BIM 30 day trial, visit here.

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