Bricsys® unveiled the latest professional CAD, BIM, and Mechanical software with the launch of BricsCAD® V25. During the virtual event, the Bricsys product teams showcased over sixty smart features designed to automate and accelerate workflows. Each of BricsCAD’s products benefits from new or enhanced tools that help users complete designs faster.
Jan Syssauw, Vice President of Product and Development, introduced the advances made inside BricsCAD V25. He said Bricsys’ product innovation focused on users and their businesses’ needs: "Making design and collaboration work more efficient and faster through our smart and easy-to-access features, … leveraging sophisticated tools without a steep learning curve."
The Bricsys’ team revealed the innovative tools in an hour packed with product and workflow demonstrations. Key highlights from Bricsys’ all-in-one CAD solution include:
- Productivity features in a familiar UI for CAD, BIM, Mechanical, and Civil users
- Innovative 2D/3D workflows to harness 2D/3D data
- Smart approaches for fast modeling capabilities and skills
- Enhanced Drawing Health tools for DWG fidelity and accurate deliverables
- Extended commands and functions for workflow parity with users’ other CAD tools
BricsCAD® Lite and BricsCAD® Pro
BricsCAD Lite V25 and BricsCAD Pro V25 have new tools and features to give users the best, easy-to-use CAD software for design and drafting.
Customer-driven updates add new features to accelerate 2D drafting, optimize 3D workflows, and work with DWGs from multiple sources:
- Enhanced 2D drafting and detailing tools
- Commands to automate 2D geometry creation and detailing workflows
- Enhanced DWG interoperability: drawing health, XREF search, and geometry, annotation, and print commands
BricsCAD® BIM
BricsCAD BIM V25 introduces new BIM tools in an open BIM modeling software built on a familiar DWG-based platform.
The latest tools make BricsCAD BIM the easiest path for CAD users to deliver and exchange IFC models: efficient design changes, precise BIM data exchange, and LOD and LOI adherence.
- Smart 3D modeling to edit 3D digital assets for 2D documentation
- Tools to exchange BIM data without complexity: IDS XML and Georeferenced IFC
- Automated scan-to-BIM to bring reality-capture data into a simple, fast workflow
BricsCAD® Mechanical
BricsCAD Mechanical V25 offers the fastest route to complete and accurate production materials, inside a familiar, DWG-based CAD software for engineering and manufacturing.
New tools for fast 2D mechanical design and drafting, optimizing manufacturing workflows, and leveraging 3D models for 2D documentation include:
- AutoCAD® user familiarity: Dialogs, Annotation, and 2D FEA features
- DFX optimization tools: Assembly Sequence and Assembly Inspection
- 3D to 2D tools for accurate documentation: fast annotation for SVG files
BricsCAD® Pro for Civil and Survey users
BricsCAD Pro V25's Civil/Survey Toolset unlocks new capabilities tailored for surveyor and civil engineering workflows.
New and enhanced features simplify survey-data integration and streamline construction documentation in BricsCAD:
- Data collection: import survey data from Leica in one click
- Drafting tools for surveyors: 3D String, Linear labels and tables, and Curve Calculator
- Deliver accurate terrain models: TIN Surface smoothing
The Bricsys team reaffirmed its commitment to offering flexible licensing options, including perpetual licenses and 12-month subscriptions, with floating licenses available for multi-user networks. BricsCAD Lite, BricsCAD Pro, BricsCAD BIM, and BricsCAD Mechanical can be purchased individually or as an all-in-one solution with BricsCAD® Ultimate, which encompasses CAD, BIM, and Mechanical design capabilities.
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