BricsCAD has finally come to the Mac platform in version 15, just released this month. Architosh first reported about the possibility of a native OS X version of BricsCAD back in December of 2008.MORE:At the time it was CAD journalist Ralph Grabowski who tipped that the company had spent 4 years rewriting their code base so that it could be more portable between operating systems. At the time of our first report Autodesk had not yet come back to the Mac OS X market with its industry-leading CAD system AutoCAD.
Cross platform licensing lets users run BricsCAD V15 on Windows, Linux, and now on OS X(PRWeb November 19, 2014)Read the full story at. BricsCAD is the powerful CAD software platform unifying the familiar feature set of native dwg with advanced 2D tools and intelligent 3D direct modeling on Windows and Linux. BricsCAD reads and writes the dwg format and offers very high compatibility with AutoCAD? In addition BricsCAD offers 3D Direct Modeling in native dwg.
BricsCAD V15 for Mac—DetailsBricsCAD V15 is the latest version of one of the leading lower-cost direct competitors to Autodesk AutoCAD, a market space that Ralph Grabowski had some interesting words to share recently in his blog. Also in this space is Graebert with ARES and its OEM offspring partners such as Dassault DraftSight and CorelCAD. All of these competitors rely on a native.dwg file format yet all of them offer differentiated offerings with particular market verticals and feature sets.
01 – BricsCAD for Mac has finally arrived in version 15 with a powerful feature set across three versions.BricsCAD V15 for OS X unifies the intelligence of 3D direct modeling (called “explicit modeling” in our tags here on Architosh) with advanced 2D CAD design. The latest version of BricsCAD V15 runs on Windows, Linux and Mac and features “almost identical feature set” across all three platforms.For users who are familiar with other native.dwg CAD systems BricsCAD offers a familiar user interface (UI) with a consistent Ribbon UI component plus its own Quad cursor technology and Look From widget. Importantly, in BricsCAD V15 on Mac, users can do 3D direct modeling (explicit vs parametric) as well as build parametric assemblies and store all data in native.dwg file format. Users can access 3D model components that are organized in libraries hierarchically and also create renderings realistically thanks to 600 new Redway materials included in BricsCAD What’s New in V15New in version 15 of BricsCAD, aside from its new cross-platform support from Windows, to Linux to Mac, and new cross-platform licensing keys, are the new ribbon interface feature with tabbed interface elements that allow you to navigate through drawings quickly and easily. The ribbon offers new ways to also access tools. The new Look From widget offers a chair to indicate the current view direction.
To manipulate the direction users click the arrows that surround the chair icon.Grib editing for dynamic blocks is a new feature, with multi-function grips to manipulate dynamic blocks on-screen. Scale, flip, rotate and align such blocks as well as change visibility state. There are 600 new Redway materials to be used in renderings. And BricsCAD automatically detects all boundaries in drawings.There is a new Sheet Metal feature set that allows users to create sheet metal parts from scratch, or rework parts imported from other MCAD systems using intuitive 3D direct modeling techniques.
These features allow the user to automatically recognize flanges and bends in any 3D solid model. You can also unfold sheet metal parts with one click to prepare designs for production. BricsCAD Intros Building Information Modeling (BIM) for AEC MarketBricsCAD V15 intros a BIM feature set for the first time. BricsCAD BIM synchronizes 2D sections, plans, and details with 3D models. To design walls, draw their footprints in 2D, then pull them up to a specified level or enter a dimension interactively. To specify windows and doors users choose them from libraries or create their own designs.
There is no need to use layers to change visibility objects; BricsCAD BIM directly hides and shows objects. 02 – BricsCAD V15 Platinum adds a BIM feature set as it begins to target the AEC market and its migration to BIM workflows.BricsCAD features a context-sensitive Quad™ cursor. The new HotKey Assistant widget will display the available options for the given operation and allow the user to cycle through them using your Ctrl key.BricsCAD licenses are from now on “cross-platform” licenses. Users can choose to run BricsCAD on Windows, Linux or Mac, though the Linux version is at version 14.
Only Windows and Mac are at version 15. Availability and PricingBricsCAD V15 for Mac or Windows comes in three versions, Platinum, Pro and Classic. BricsCAD Classic is strictly a 2D.dwg CAD application with backward support for version 2.5 of AutoCAD. This means you can open the oldest of AutoCAD files.
It offers powerful CAD functions, 2D constraints solving, full LISP and Chapoo cloud collaboration connectivity. BricsCAD Classic retails for 480.USD / 380.euro.BricsCAD Pro adds direct 3D modeling to the Classic version, plus rendering, materials and lighting, VBA & BRX on Windows only, 3D constraints solving (not just 2D) and the BricsCAD Communicator optional module. Communicator is an added package for Pro and Platinum that allows for the exchange of 3D data with major MCAD applications. Support includes neutral formats such as STEP, IGES, native formats such as CATIA, Inventor and SolidWorks, plus kernel formats such as Parasolid.All editions of BricsCAD export drawings and models in ACIS, DWG, 2D PDF and a variety of raster formats.
BricsCAD Communicator is an option 610.USD package add-on.BricsCAD Platinum is the premier full version of the system and adds Design Intent Recognition, assembly modeling, sheet metal feature set and the BIM feature set. For architects wanting to use BricsCAD as a 3D modeling and BIM tool, this is the version that is required. For general 3D CAD user the Pro version is fine.
BricsCAD Pro retails for 600.USD / 500.euro and the Platinum version is 920.USD / 790.euro.To learn more about BricsCAD V15 for Mac and other platforms Architosh AnalysisIn terms of the almost identical feature set, some of the differences the Mac and Windows version include things like export to DWF and PDF underlays—two features that can matter some some users not available on the Mac version. Also, the Mac version does not support the BricsCAD Communicator add-on pack, which is regrettable. While some file formats are not cross-platform (e.g.: SolidWorks and CATIA) all the neutral formats and the kernel formats are fully native on Mac. For those who want to use this product a Mac and plug into an established enterprise MCAD workflow, not having Communicator is limitation.Even the Mac version uses the Ribbon interface, as this isn’t a strictly Microsoft UI element. When it comes to UI/UX the Mac and Windows versions are identical.For those just learning about BricsCAD they should know that it utilizes the Spatial ACIS geometry modeling kernel and quite possibly its 2D/3D constraints system, though we are not sure about that last piece.
The Mac version has the same 3D features set, function for function as Windows. The Sheet Metal features are also on Mac. And BricsCAD BIM features found in Platinum include IFC export, but no import.
For those who love 3Dconnexion mice that is not supported on Mac at this time. And for some reason the display regeneration is not multi-threaded on Mac or Linux. That means BricsCAD likely runs faster on Windows.All in all the arrival of BricsCAD V15 for Mac OS X, even if it took five years, is a welcome addition to the Mac pro apps world as many of Brisys’ customers are outside the United States and often in emerging markets where Apple is showing some of its most impressive new growth.
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Developer(s) | Bricsys nv |
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Stable release |
20.1.07 English (Windows x64) / December 16, 2019; 33 days ago
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Operating system | Windows, Linux, OS X |
Size | 405 MB (Windows V20) 133-192 MB (Linux V19) 339 MB (OS X V20) |
Type | CAD application |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www.bricsys.com |
BricsCAD is a software application for computer-aided design (CAD), developed by Bricsys nv. The company was founded in 2002 by Erik de Keyser,[1] a longtime CAD entrepreneur.[2][3][4][5] In 2011 Bricsys acquired the intellectual property rights from Ledas[6][7] for constraints-based parametric design tools, permitting the development of applications in the areas of direct modeling and assembly design. Bricsys is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, has additional development centers in Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk, Russia; Bucharest, Romania and Singapore. Bricsys is a founding member of the Open Design Alliance,[8] and joined the BuildingSMART International[9] consortium in December 2016.
In 2018, Bricsys nv was acquired in full by Hexagon AB of Sweden.
BricsCAD editions[edit]
The BricsCAD software, available for the Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems, is available in six editions:
- BricsCAD Classic provides familiar 2D CAD drafting functionality, native DWG read/write, and incorporates a full LISP API for customization and automation of repetitive tasks.
- BricsCAD Pro contains all the functionality of BricsCAD Classic, and adds 3D Direct Modeling, 2D and 3D hardware libraries, high-definition rendering, a render materials library, mechanical assembly viewing and an AutoCAD ObjectARX-compatible development system that supports hundreds of third-party application programs.
- BricsCAD Platinum contains the features and functions of BricsCAD Pro, and includes 3D constraint system creation, surface entity creation and lofting, deformable modeling, automatic healing of imported solid geometry, automatic design intent recognition, and basic assembly creation & editing.
Three new editions of BricsCAD were released in late 2018. Prior to V19, the BricsCAD BIM product was delivered as a module named 'BIM for BricsCAD', that installed over a license of BricsCAD Platinum. BricsCAD Mechanical is a new product for V19. It includes upgraded functionality from the pre-V19 'Sheet Metal for BricsCAD' module, along with additional assembly modeling, kinematic animation, bills-of-material and exploded-view creation tools.
- BricsCAD BIM is a Building Information Modeling system that is based on the industry-standard .dwg file format. Its core database schema leverages the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), and is certified by BuildingSMART International as compliant with openBIM 'CV2.0-Arch IFC Export and Import'.[10] BricsCAD BIM supports design capture / mass modeling based on ACIS solids. These conceptual models can be classified automatically using BIMIFY, leveraging a set of machine learning algorithms developed by Bricsys. Another use of machine learning in BricsCAD BIM is PROPAGATE, a workflow that analyzes connections between solids. PROPAGATE then finds and presents similar situations in the model where the same connection can be applied. An example of the use of PROPAGATE is the automated analysis and justification of composition ply intersections throughout an entire BIM, based on an adjustment of said plies at a single location in the model.
- BricsCAD Mechanical is a 3D mechanical design tool with assembly modeling functionality. It is based on a direct modeling approach that is history-free. The product creates sheet metal features using lofted surfaces. This approach was chosen as a way to eliminate co-edge degradation as model features are created, modified and deleted. New to BricsCAD Mechanical V19 is the ability to work on the folded and unfolded representations of a single sheet metal part, simultaneously.
- BricsCAD Ultimate combines all the BricsCAD editions - Classic, Pro, Platinum, BIM and Mechanical - into one package. It allows customers who wish to run BricsCAD BIM and BricsCAD Mechanical together on a single machine to do so, leveraging a single install and a single activation key. The free thirty-day trial of BricsCAD is delivered as BricsCAD Ultimate. Trial customers can use the RUNASLEVEL command to change the edition of BricsCAD during their trial period.
All BricsCAD editions use the Open Design Alliance Drawing API software development platform, giving BricsCAD read and write capability of the DWG file format, made popular by Autodesk'sAutoCAD. BricsCAD V19 reads and writes 2018 .dwg files directly, from AutoCAD Release 12 through 2018. The software is capable of most contemporary AutoCAD release functions. BricsCAD is currently localized in 18 language versions.
Communicator for BricsCAD[edit]
Communicator for BricsCAD imports and exports 3D CAD data (geometry & Product Manufacturing Information [PMI]) for data exchange with major Mechanical CAD programs (e.g. CATIA, PTC Creo, Solid Edge, NX/UG, SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor) and several industry-standard neutral file formats. BricsCAD Communicator works with BricsCAD Pro for single part import/export, and BricsCAD Platinum / BricsCAD Mechanical for assembly import/export.
BricsCAD Shape[edit]
In January 2018 Bricsys released a free-of-charge conceptual modeling tool called BricsCAD Shape.[11] Derived from the BricsCAD Platinum solid modelling core, BricsCAD Shape gives architects and designers a 'digital clay' modelling environment for conceptual design of buildings and structures. The Shape workflow was designed to create CAD-accurate, non-ambiguous solid models, without requiring users to classify building elements.
The geometry domain of BricsCAD Shape is equivalent to that of BricsCAD BIM, and the native file format of both products is 2018 .dwg. 3D concept models created in BricsCAD Shape open in BricsCAD BIM for automatic classification of building elements and their spatial locations. BricsCAD Shape has a simplified user interface that reduces command options to a minimum for support of effective solids modeling.[12] BricsCAD Shape also includes a library of parametric windows and doors, materials libraries and a set of 3D furniture and objects.
Bricsys 24/7[edit]
Bricsys also provides a cloud collaboration SaaS (software as a service) Common Data Environment (CDE) called Bricsys 24/7. Prior to 09 November 2017, Bricsys 24/7 was known as Chapoo.[13]
APIs and customization[edit]
BricsCAD implements many AutoCAD Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). In general, BricsCAD provides a nearly identical subset of AutoCAD-equivalent function names. In the case of non-compiled AutoCAD applications (e.g. LISP, Diesel and DCL), these programs can be loaded and executed directly in BricsCAD. Specifically regarding LISP routines, BricsCAD supports AutoCAD Vl, Vlr, Vla and Vlax functions. Bricsys also supports developers who wish to use LISP encryption, but as expected, BricsCAD cannot read AutoCAD FAS (compiled LISP) files.
Most compiled application programs developed for AutoCAD's Advanced Runtime eXtension (ObjectARX) facility require only a recompilation with the BricsCAD Runtime eXtension (BRX) libraries. BRX is source code-compatible with AutoCAD's ARX 2018, with a few exceptions. Bricsys also supports the deprecated Autodesk Development System (ADS) through BricsCAD's (also deprecated) SDS interface.
Partners[edit]
Bricsys is focused on the development of the core CAD software platform and works with application development partners to bring to market solutions for the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction), Civil, GIS and mechanical CAD markets.
Bricsys offers LGS 2D and 3D, two component technologies that enable 2D and 3D constraint management.[7] Bricsys offers licensing of these modules to software developers that build products on Windows (32/64-bit), MacOS, and Linux, for integration into their own software products. Licensees for these modules include ASCON (CAD), Cimatron (CAD/CAM) and others.
Comparison of speed[edit]
According to independent tests, BricsCAD's OpenLISP-based run-time environment is faster than AutoLISP (in Autodesk, Inc's AutoCAD).[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Erik de Keyser, CEO, Founder of Bricsys
- ^Can You Make Money Selling $500 CAD Software? The Bricsys Story, CAD Insider, October 3, 2012.
- ^Randall Newton, Bricsys aims to expand its low-cost CAD empire, GraphicSpeak - A Jon Peddie Research Publication, October 11, 2012.
- ^Randall Newton, Bricsys delivers viable alternative universe for DWG-based CAD development, GraphicSpeak - A Jon Peddie Research Publication, October 26, 2011.
- ^Get brisk with Bricscad, Geospatial Today
- ^Menhirs NV Acquires Intellectual Property Rights from LEDAS
- ^ abRalph Grabowski, Exclusive Q&A: What it means, now that Bricsys bought IP from Ledas, WorldCAD Access, October 5, 2011.
- ^Open Design Alliance - ODA Members
- ^'Bricsys join buildingSMART as international members'. buildingSMART. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^'News - Bricsys joins buildingSMART to give the .dwg community access to the huge potential of the BIM approach'. bricsys.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^'You're going to love BricsCAD Shape! - Bricsys CAD Blog'. Bricsys CAD Blog. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^'New 3D-Modeling Software Increases Efficiency by Focusing on Fast, Intuitive 'Shaping' Inputs'. ArchDaily. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^'Bricsys 24/7: next generation AEC collaboration - Bricsys CAD Blog'. Bricsys CAD Blog. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^https://www.cadnauseam.com/2017/01/21/bricscads-lisp-kicks-sand-in-the-face-of-autocads/
External links[edit]
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