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BENEFITS

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Get more done with the latest tools and features.

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Performance boost

Access new and enhanced features to automate workflows across mechanical, BIM, civil and survey work.

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AI-driven productivity tools

Leverage smart AI features for 2D drafting and 3D modeling.

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Seamless compatibility

Use enhanced Drawing Health tools to maintain DWG fidelity and deliver accurate results.

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DEVELOPMENT

Innovation Timeline

See how BricsCAD has evolved throughout the most recent versions.

V23

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47 New features

165 Enhanced features

  • Improved design workflows with automated Drawing Health Management.
  • A refreshed user interface for easier navigation.

V24

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54 New features

141 Enhanced features

  • In-product tutorials to get to work quickly.
  • New and redesigned functions to enhance efficiency.

V25

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36 New features

187 Enhanced features

  • Improved design data interoperability and AI-driven features.
  • Highest DWG fidelity and interface familiarity in BricsCAD yet.

V26

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30 New features

212 Enhanced features

  • Innovations for faster design edits with as much as 25% time savings on key design processes.
  • Multiple enhancements for working with blocks and dynamic blocks.

V27

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31 New features

254 Enhanced features

  • Enhanced connectivity with import of neutral data formats Step, IGES and FBX.
  • Innovations that enable faster 2D drafting workflows such as the improved quad, dynamic input at cursor and BricsCAD Assist.

*These numbers refer to BricsCAD Lite and BricsCAD Pro.

Features

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Pro / Lite

V27

ENHANCED

BricsCAD Assist

AI‑driven chat panel that helps users quickly find documentation, how‑to tips, and guidance, all integrated directly into the BricsCAD interface.

Unique to BricsCAD

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Pro / Lite

V27

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Quad Cursor marking menu

Quad now offers marking‑menu gestures for 2D entities, enabling faster, predictable interaction with context-relevant commands to boost productivity.

Unique to BricsCAD

BricsCAD interface showing a command autocomplete dropdown with "line" typed, suggesting LINE and related commands.

Pro / Lite

V27

NEW

Dynamic input at cursor

Dynamic Input displays information at your cursor, so you can focus on your work instead of the command line offering faster, precise input.

BricsCAD interface showing a colorized 3D point cloud of a building exterior with a "Specify the third plane" prompt.

Pro / Lite

V27

NEW

Point cloud snapping options for precise input

New snap options with new commands for extracting points and edges from point cloud planar patch intersections, enabling precise point cloud snapping.

BricsCAD Open File dialog showing a file browser with an IGES format selected from a dropdown list of supported file types.

Pro / Lite

V27

ENHANCED

Handle non-native data exchange formats

STEP and IGES import/export is included in BricsCAD product levels with 3D capability, saving the cost of additional translation tools.

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BIM toolset

V27

NEW

Navisworks® file import

Import Autodesk® Navisworks® NWD and NWC files directly into BricsCAD, bringing coordinated project context in without a manual rebuild.

Unique to BricsCAD

BricsCAD Create Routine dialog showing Drawing Health tasks with options like Purge, Audit, and Find Outliers.

Pro / Lite

V27

ENHANCED

Customizable routines for Drawing Health

More options to customize your routines in the Drawing Health panel or through the command line.

Unique to BricsCAD

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BIM toolset

V27

NEW

Point clouds to mesh data

Collaborate efficiently with large point clouds, with up to 80% file size reduction and full compatibility with legacy CAD (POINTCLOUDTOMESH/ MESHSIMPLIFY).

Unique to BricsCAD

BricsCAD interface showing an "Add block to library" dialog for a Chiller component over a 3D piping system model.

BIM toolset

V27

ENHANCED

BIM & mechanical blocks in the CAD Library

Insert BIM and mechanical blocks from the Library with complete property sets. No manual re-entry, no data loss between projects.

Unique to BricsCAD

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Pro / Lite

V27

ENHANCED

2D geometric constraints for display performance

Advanced performance of the 2D geometric constraints display by introducing updated glyphs (NEWGEOMGLYPHS).

BricsCAD Civil Explorer panel showing TIN Surfaces, Alignments, Corridors, and Sections alongside cross-section views with cut-fill areas.

Pro / Lite

V27

NEW

Calculate section volumes

Calculate earthwork and structural volumes and create volume tables for faster, more accurate reporting (CALCULATESECTIONVOLUMES).

BricsCAD Import Properties dialog mapping columns to properties, with a dropdown list of BIM property options visible.

BIM toolset

V27

NEW

Bulk property import

Import and update large property sets from Excel or CSV with full control. Keep model data synchronized automatically as source files change.

Unique to BricsCAD

BricsCAD TIN Surface Style dialog showing Contours tab with interval and smoothing settings over a 3D terrain model.

Pro / Lite

V27

NEW

TIN surface style

Display the same TIN surface in different ways using styles that control contours, triangles, and points for every stage of your workflow.

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Pro / Lite

V25

ENHANCED

Large drawing clean-up workflows

Unique clean-up workflow in the DWGHEALTH system to help maintain superior performance in large drawings.

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BricsCAD Create or Edit Block Definition dialog showing a floral prep sink block with dynamic block preview and block list.

Pro / Lite

V26

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Dynamic Block editing

Edit parameters and actions of Dynamic Blocks to ensure seamless workflow compatibility in a mixed block environment (available only for users outside the United States).

BricsCAD interface showing the Blocks panel with a list of block definitions and their properties for a DWG file.

Pro / Lite

V26

NEW

Drawing Explorer block search

Quickly find and manage blocks in large drawings, making it easy to identify which blocks are being used and reused.

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