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Familiar and compatible CAD
BricsCAD is entirely based on the industry-standard DWG format, with full command, script, macro, and menu compatibility. BricsCAD feels like home!
Design Platform
2D drafting
3D modeling
Surveying
BIM
Mechanical

Powerful design platform
Quickly transform any design concept into production-ready deliverables.
BricsCAD®
- Native DWG
- LISP routines
- 3rd Party Applications
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Default supported file formats
*Included in all BricsCAD product levels
DWG
DWG
DXF
DWT
ACIS SAT
Micro Station
Colada
JPEG
TIFF
Draftsight
Wavefront
Additional BIM file formats
*Included in BricsCAD BIM and BricsCAD Ultimate
Rhino
Sketchup
Revit
IFC
Additional 3D & Mechanical file formats
*Requires Communicator for BricsCAD - Learn more
Parasolid
CATIA
Creo
3D PDF
Solidworks
Inventor
STEP
IGES
Siemens NX
ACIS
STL

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