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DWG compatibility, familiar interface,
flexible licensing & superior performance.
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Read, write and save to .DWG
BricsCAD's .dwg compatibility enhances design documentation, improving the 2D drawing workflow. You can open and save .dwg files directly, ensuring seamless compatibility with AutoCAD® for efficient collaboration.
Save money with our flexible licensing
BricsCAD offers flexible CAD licensing: choose perpetual, subscription, network, or standalone options. A BricsCAD perpetual license costs about half of a yearly AutoCAD® subscription, delivering significant savings while meeting your needs.
Experience enhanced performance
2.7x faster opening 500+ DWG files and 2.8x faster running advanced LISP routines. BricsCAD uses multi-core CPUs to accelerate drawing loads, enhancing detail view creation and rendering for optimal performance on modern hardware.
Searching for the best AutoCAD® alternative?
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BricsCAD enables every drafter, mechanical engineer, architect, surveyor, and product designer to achieve more for a lower total cost. Upgrade from AutoCAD® to BricsCAD - the best CAD alternative - in just one hour and be productive in less than one day.
Need a better AutoCAD® LT?
Want the power of LISP and access to network licenses? Choose BricsCAD Lite for your 2D drafting work.
Starting from $314 / year.
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"BricsCAD offers licenses at a reasonable price and yet has the same functionality and stability as our previous CAD software."
Masahiro Abe - Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“We’re able to either send an email or put a phone call through and have someone attend to our support needs straight away.”
Michael Larobina - CEO, Realserve, Australia
“(With BricsCAD) we were seeking a technological change which would serve us best in the changing market requirements."
Henrik Huth - Senior Director of Engineering Performance & Standards, PERI, Germany
“We want all project teams...to use BricsCAD, so it is important that the software is user-friendly and easy to learn, which we have found it to be. Also, the integration of 2D, 3D, and BIM in one platform enables a person to grow into a modeler.”
Dieter Froyen, Head of Work Preparation, Willemen Groep, Belgium
"BricsCAD offers licenses at a reasonable price and yet has the same functionality and stability as our previous CAD software."
Masahiro Abe - Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“We’re able to either send an email or put a phone call through and have someone attend to our support needs straight away.”
Michael Larobina - CEO, Realserve, Australia
“(With BricsCAD) we were seeking a technological change which would serve us best in the changing market requirements."
Henrik Huth - Senior Director of Engineering Performance & Standards, PERI, Germany
“We want all project teams...to use BricsCAD, so it is important that the software is user-friendly and easy to learn, which we have found it to be. Also, the integration of 2D, 3D, and BIM in one platform enables a person to grow into a modeler.”
Dieter Froyen, Head of Work Preparation, Willemen Groep, Belgium
"BricsCAD offers licenses at a reasonable price and yet has the same functionality and stability as our previous CAD software."
Masahiro Abe - Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“We’re able to either send an email or put a phone call through and have someone attend to our support needs straight away.”
Michael Larobina - CEO, Realserve, Australia
“(With BricsCAD) we were seeking a technological change which would serve us best in the changing market requirements."
Henrik Huth - Senior Director of Engineering Performance & Standards, PERI, Germany
“We want all project teams...to use BricsCAD, so it is important that the software is user-friendly and easy to learn, which we have found it to be. Also, the integration of 2D, 3D, and BIM in one platform enables a person to grow into a modeler.”
Dieter Froyen, Head of Work Preparation, Willemen Groep, Belgium
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