Getting started with BriscCAD

Choosing BricsCAD provides you with a compatible, dwg-based CAD software in a single download. It allows you to open, edit, and save .dwg files without conversion, ensuring seamless collaboration with users of other dwg-based CAD platforms. You can start working with any .dwg file immediately in BricsCAD, supporting your design process efficiently.

BricsCAD allows you to design freely and collaborate effectively with its .dwg compatibility. You can open .dwg files in your current CAD system, work on them in BricsCAD, save them, and then open them in other CAD software without converting the file. This also means you can share your designs with others 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 versions of BricsCAD 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.

If you want to download 2D CAD software, your best bet is BricsCAD Lite! Download BricsCAD Lite and benefit from a professional, DWG-based 2D CAD software that is complete with AI-driven productivity tools. BricsCAD Lite delivers a familiar CAD environment catering to your 2D drafting needs, allowing you to create and annotate detailed drawings like floor plans easily. You also have the power to optimize drawings you may receive from a client or colleague, ensuring that your drawings are reliable and accurate and your workflow is efficient. Plus, with the capability to create customizations via LISP, BricsCAD Lite ensures that your CAD software for 2D design works just how you need it to.

On the hunt for new 3D CAD software? BricsCAD Pro is a powerful CAD platform with 2D drawing and 3D modeling capabilities. Go from a 3D model to a 2D drawing with commands like VIEWBASE and generate 3D models from 2D geometry with parametric and direct modeling tools. Import and work with survey data, create TIN surfaces, and generate annotated drawings. BricsCAD Mechanical is equipped with mechanical toolsets for 3D assembly inspection and 2D documentation for production. BricsCAD BIM's Scan-to-BIM workflow lets you create 3D models of buildings easily.