DWG™ Compatible CAD Software for 2D Drafting and Drawing

BricsCAD allows you to design freely and collaborate effectively with its .dwg compatibility. You can open .dwg files in BricsCAD, work on them, save them, and then open them again in other CAD software without any conversion. This also means you can share your designs with colleagues working in other .dwg-based CAD systems and vice versa. So you can rest easy knowing that these designs will be displayed correctly.

When you receive a .dwg file from a colleague or client, you can begin working with it immediately. All BricsCAD product levels are compatible with .dwg files, so whether you're using BricsCAD^® Lite, BricsCAD^® Pro, BricsCAD^® BIM or BricsCAD^® Mechanical, BricsCAD ensures your design process is fully supported. For example, the Scan-to-BIM workflow in BricsCAD BIM allows you to create a landscape and building from scanned data, and BricsCAD creates these files in native .dwg so you can use them throughout various stages of your project.

BricsCAD significantly enhances your .dwg workflows, offering flexibility throughout your design process. BricsCAD's DWG compatibility ensures you can create design documentation quickly and easily with 2D drawing creation workflows. You can seamlessly transition from a 2D design environment to a 3D modeling space or even to specialized BIM and mechanical CAD platforms - all while using the same familiar DWG file format. What sets BricsCAD apart is its compatibility with the familiar DWG file format across these platforms, ensuring a smooth workflow without the need to convert or disrupt your existing understanding of file organization. We have integrated artificial intelligence and machine learning within BricsCAD to supercharge your workflows - not only enhancing the efficiency of the design process but also simplifying complex operations, leading to smarter, faster, and more accurate results. BricsCAD blends versatility and innovation to improve DWG-based CAD workflows for professionals across all industries.

BricsCAD significantly enhances DWG compatibility, and we've extended this compatibility to working with Dynamic Blocks. We understand that your transition to BricsCAD must be seamless to be successful. BricsCAD is entirely read-only compatible with AutoCAD^® Dynamic Blocks, allowing BricsCAD users to open files containing Dynamic Blocks without any issue. You can also directly edit Dynamic Blocks properties through grips, enabling a more intuitive editing process. While BricsCAD does not allow you to change the original underlying block definitions — adding, removing, or changing actions — we have an excellent solution with the BLOCKCONVERT command. This tool enables users to convert Dynamic Blocks into BricsCAD-native Parametric Blocks, maintaining their functionality and ensuring that previous block libraries remain useful. So when you move to BricsCAD, you'll experience minimal disruptions in your workflow while transitioning from other CAD software, maintaining compatible designs and a productive design process.