
It is made from the BricsCAD solid modeling core and its native file format is. This is a free-of-charge conceptual modeling tool that was released by Bricsys in 2018. Drawing done using BricsCAD shape ( source) So, let’s look at the functionality of each of the editions in detail: 1. The release of V21 saw the functionality of BricsCAD Platinum moved to BricsCAD Pro and the BricsCAD Platinum was done away with. It comes in seven editions though before it’s the current version (V21) there were eight available editions, which included the BricsCAD Platinum. Nowadays, BicsCAD is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems.

In 2018, Bricsys was purchased by Hexagon AB, a company based in Sweden. In December 2016, it joined the BuildingSMART International consortium. The company is also the founding member of the Open Design Alliance. It acquired intellectual property rights from Ledas for parametric design tools that are constraints-based thus allowing the company to start developing applications related to assembly design and direct modeling.īricsys founder is Erik de Keyser and he is a long-time CAD entrepreneur.īesides Ghent in Belgium, Bricsys has other centers in Romania, Bucharest, Russia, and Singapore.

Excavator assembly drawing was drawn using BricsCAD ( source)īricsCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) software application developed by Bricsys, a Belgium-based company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Ghent.
