Access 3D building-modeling and BIM workflows in the same, familiar BricsCAD® environment without the disruption of learning a new system.
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A Flexible Platform for 2D, 3D Designs and BIM
BricsCAD BIM is built on the familiar BricsCAD system, so you can leverage the 2D drafting tools as you ease into 3D workflows at your own pace. Enjoy the flexibility to create simple 3D designs, import or produce BIM for collaborations, or model with accuracy for construction and fabrication.
BricsCAD Ultimate is our all-in-one solution for designers, engineers, manufacturers and contractors. It brings our CAD and BIM software together into one bundle, so multi-disciplinary organizations can benefit from a continuously developing workflow to work better together.
BricsCAD BIM is an AI-driven CAD software that adds industry-specific 3D and BIM capabilities to the core 2D functionality of BricsCAD Pro. BricsCAD BIM is designed for small or solo CAD users in the AEC industry, who have not made the move to more expensive and complex, larger BIM solutions.
In BricsCAD BIM, design decisions come first and machine learning algorithms automate the laborious tasks of manipulating BIM data, documentation and levels of detail.
You can find a flexible, direct building-modeling tool and a professional CAD product in the same DWG platform. Design geometry can directly be converted to BIM elements.
A safe path to BIM for CAD users without the disruption of learning a traditional BIM system. Spending less on software and training while avoiding performance dips during transition lowers the barriers to entry.
BricsCAD BIM leverages the power of solid CAD modeling that supports flexible design, BIM and the accuracy needed by engineers and manufacturers, opening the possibility of linking BIM with fabrication workflows in the BricsCAD Ultimate package.
BricsCAD BIM software is a comprehensive Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution that offers an integrated approach to design, construction and building management. It is designed to provide architects, engineers and construction professionals with a powerful and flexible tool for creating and managing BIM models.
BricsCAD BIM makes Building Information Modeling (BIM) easy by adopting a unified DWG-based workflow from concept to deliverables. Begin conceptual modeling in 3D solids, then classify BIM elements automatically using BIMIFY. Increase Level of Development (LOD) consistently, with help from machine learning algorithms – such as Propagate. Create associative detail drawings and quantity take-offs at any point in the BIM development workflow.
BricsCAD BIM provides a simple, lightweight solution for those CAD users who only want to work with IFC files and participate in BIM workflows in their familiar software environment. BricsCAD BIM enables CAD designers to access 3D building-modeling and BIM workflows in the same, familiar BricsCAD environment without the disruption of learning a new system.
For projects involving the design of plants inside buildings – such as those in the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, or semiconductor industries – you can use BricsCAD BIM as the CAD platform for CADWorx® and benefit from being able to develop building and plant designs simultaneously, thereby avoiding unforeseen problems that cause delays during construction.
BricsCAD BIM allows users to work seamlessly between 2D drafting and 3D modeling within a single platform. This unified workflow eliminates the need for multiple software applications, reducing complexity and enhancing productivity. Being entirely DWG-based, BricsCAD BIM eliminates use of disparate solutions for conceptual and detail design.
The software natively supports the DWG file format, ensuring compatibility with other CAD software and making it easy to integrate into existing workflows.
Users coming from traditional CAD backgrounds will find the interface familiar and easy to navigate, reducing the learning curve and facilitating a smooth transition to BIM, making it very easy for CAD designers to move from 2D design/drafting to 3D BIM.
BricsCAD BIM uses direct modeling technology, allowing users to create and modify geometry quickly and intuitively without the constraints of a parametric system. This enables rapid design iterations and flexibility.
The software supports parametric components, which can be easily modified to meet specific design requirements. This is particularly useful for creating repetitive elements like windows, doors and furniture. Libraries of components and vendor data used by other BIM systems can be imported, parametrised and re-used.
BricsCAD BIM features artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the Propagate tool, which automates repetitive tasks by suggesting design elements and propagating them across the model intelligently.
The software allows users to develop models to various Levels of Development (LOD), supporting detailed design, documentation and construction planning.
BricsCAD BIM provides robust data management capabilities, enabling users to add, manage and extract BIM data efficiently. This includes properties, materials, classifications and metadata associated with building elements.
IFC import/export certified by BuildingSMART. The software is certified for Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) import and export, ensuring interoperability with other BIM applications and facilitating collaboration across different disciplines.
When used in combination with Bricsys 24/7, BricsCAD BIM supports collaborative workflows, allowing multiple users to work on the same project simultaneously. This enhances teamwork and improves project coordination.
The software includes clash detection capabilities that automatically identify potential conflicts between building elements, helping to resolve issues early in the design process and reducing costly rework.
BricsCAD BIM integrates with cloud-based collaboration platforms, such as Bricsys 24/7, providing centralized access to project files, facilitating communication and ensuring that all stakeholders have access to the latest information.
An open API enables custom programs and LISP routines and other scripting languages to be developed to automate repetitive tasks, address customer-specific workflows or deliverables requirements.
Supported by an extensive developer network offering many added value add-in applications.
BricsCAD BIM automates the generation of 2D documentation from 3D models, including plans, sections, elevations and schedules. This ensures consistency and accuracy in construction documents.
The software supports dynamic annotations that automatically update as the model changes, ensuring that all documentation reflects the current design state.
Users can customize documentation to meet specific project requirements, including creating custom templates, styles and labels.
BricsCAD BIM provides advanced rendering capabilities, enabling users to create realistic visualizations of their designs. This helps in presenting design concepts to clients and stakeholders effectively.
The software supports real-time visualization, allowing users to explore models interactively and make informed design decisions based on visual feedback.
BricsCAD BIM integrates with virtual reality tools, providing immersive experiences that enhance understanding and communication of design intent.
BricsCAD BIM offers a cost-effective alternative to other BIM solutions, making it accessible to small and medium-sized firms without compromising on features and capabilities. It is extremely cost-effective and economical compared to an AutoCAD subscription.
The software provides flexible licensing options, including perpetual licenses and subscription models, allowing organizations to choose the best solution for their needs and scale as their projects grow. Licenses do not require named users, supporting both full-time and occasional use, and have no geographical restrictions - one license for planet Earth.
BricsCAD BIM is available on Windows, macOS and Linux, providing flexibility in choosing the preferred operating system and ensuring accessibility for a wider range of users.
BricsCAD ‘s industry-leading technical support (available with a maintenance contract) assists users with troubleshooting, software updates and best practices to ensure smooth operation and maximize productivity.
Users have access to a variety of training resources, including tutorials, webinars and documentation, to help them fully leverage the capabilities of BricsCAD BIM and stay up to date with the latest features.
Bricsys fosters a strong user community, providing forums and user groups where professionals can share insights, ask questions and collaborate on best practices.
Future-proof, constantly evolving technology, incorporating machine learning and AI based features that speed productivity and increase quality, with updates released annually.
BricsCAD BIM software offers a powerful, flexible and cost-effective solution for professionals involved in building design and construction. Its comprehensive modeling capabilities, seamless workflow integration and support for industry standards make it a valuable tool for enhancing productivity, collaboration and design quality. By using BricsCAD BIM, teams can streamline their workflows, reduce risks and deliver high-quality solutions efficiently, ultimately contributing to the success of their projects.
Discover how BricsCAD BIM enables a streamlined workflow for design, construction and fabrication in a single DWG environment.
Experience the freedom to model with a 3D workflow unrestricted by pre-defined parts or library components. Use intuitive push-pull direct modeling to sculpt your mass-model concept. Your model remains light and responsive because it is not overloaded or over-constrained.
BIMQUICKDRAW takes sketching into the 3D realm. You can create and modify 3D room layouts as easily as sketching out a 2D floor plan. Creating and editing rectangular and L-shaped rooms and buildings has never been so fast.
Create a BIM from a solid massing model BIMQUICKBUILDING supports iterative and generative design workflows, quickly transforming a solid massing model into a conceptual BIM model with slabs, walls and spaces -- helping the designer to explore many design options in an early design phase.
You have unlimited freedom to create Spaces and Zones, using a free-form direct modeling approach. Spaces can be simple or complex 3D volumes, or 2D abstractions. These methods deliver the freedom to specify building areas with full freedom.
BricsCAD BIM modeler and McNeel’s Rhinoceros®/Grasshopper have a live, two-way link to bridge the gap between early-stage generative design and BIM by translating geometric entities into BIM elements.
BricsCAD BIM gives you the ultimate flexibility of modeling your designs with direct modeling or the Top View Mode, which gives you the familiar experience of modeling in a plan view. Creating simple wall layouts with doors and windows has just become a lot more efficient in BricsCAD BIM.
Visualize your projects at every phase of the workflow with BricsCAD BIM. With a single click, you can start real-time rendering using Twinmotion or Lumion and walk through your fully rendered model project.
Leverage the power of AI tools to automatically convert your concept study models to fully classified BIM models (LOD 200). Then, increase the LOD of your BIM continuously using the power of BricsCAD BIM’s AI-powered workflows.
BIMIFY examines the geometry of each solid in the model and detects and assigns IFC entity classifications automatically. This automated classifier can save hours of work in the creation of a BIM.
BIMAUTOMATCH will automatically match and complete BIM information across multiple entities, such as missing compositions, properties and more. Add compositions to a wall and BIMAUTOMATCH will suggest adding that composition to every matching wall in the entire BIM.
Drive a consistent level of detail (LOD) across your entire BIM automatically. Adjust a composition ply at a ceiling/wall juncture and replicate the change across the BIM, wherever you need it. You always have full control over the suggestions BIMPROPAGATE makes.
Create clear and accurate construction documentation in record time using the automatic generation of sections, elevations, drawing views and sheet layouts. You can always customize them using the world’s best drafting and annotation tools. Change your BIM and all associated drawing views will be regenerated automatically to stay in total synch with the model.
In BricsCAD BIM, drawing view generation is threaded across multi-core CPUs, to keep you working smoothly while drawings and sheet sets are being generated.
BIM Typed Plans templates With user configurable BIM Typed Plans templates, you can generate and customize any plan layout (architectural, structural, fire and life safety, etc.) using 2D graphical overrides for BIM elements and custom annotations and tags.
Create and manage 2D drawings, sections and schedules from the integrated BIM Project Browser. Everything is organized and well-structured in one place.
Place and update tags and dimensions automatically with BricsCAD BIM’s automatic annotation tools.
Model stairs your way and let BricsCAD BIM create a 2D symbol on the sheet. Stairs in BricsCAD BIM, whether they were created with the BIMSTAIR tool or with direct modeling, now get an automatic and adapted 2D representation on sheets. The BIMSTAIR command panel has also been updated for improved user-friendliness.
Increase your model’s LOD by adding information and duplicating it at any or all matching instances across your BIM automatically. With high accuracy and consistent Level of Detail across the entire BIM, exact quantity take-offs and bills of materials can be extracted, displayed and exported.
The Propagate workflow in BricsCAD BIM can be used to replicate architectural and structural details across an entire BIM. Details can be automatically parameterized, then stored, managed and used from the detail library. These custom components can be re-used across distinct stages of the design process and across multiple projects.
The BOM Manager, previously only available in Mechanical, has been integrated in BricsCAD BIM to significantly increase quantity take-off capabilities. Creating lists, schedules and bill of materials has become much easier and users have gained more control over their data.
Drive a consistent level of detail (LOD) across your entire BIM automatically. Adjust a composition ply at a ceiling/wall juncture and replicate the change across the BIM, wherever you need it. You always have full control over the suggestions BIMPROPAGATE makes.
The accuracy of BricsCAD BIM offers new horizons for engineers and manufacturers of building products. Custom components can be designed and shared as assemblies for use within the BIM or on the shop floor for fabrication.
Manufacturers of building components can create production-ready assemblies in BricsCAD® Mechanical, then share their designs as libraries of components for use with BricsCAD BIM.
The Parametrize workflow in BricsCAD BIM lets you create intelligent, fully parametric building components in seconds, without the hassle of manual parameter and constraint assignment.
Manufacturers of building components can work in BricsCAD Mechanical or other mechanical design systems, then share their designs as libraries of components for BricsCAD BIM
BricsCAD BIM supports building mechanical services in full 3D. The intuitive modeling tools let you create HVAC ducts and pipes as flow segments. These segments can be automatically connected via bends, T-connections and automatic branching.
An alternative solution working on top of BricsCAD, used to develop detailed MEP models, is AX3000.
Drive a consistent level of detail (LOD) across your entire BIM automatically. Adjust a composition ply at a ceiling/wall juncture and replicate the change across the BIM, wherever you need it. You always have full control over the suggestions BIMPROPAGATE makes.
Scan existing conditions to verify the accuracy of old survey drawings and start your renovation projects from an accurate, as-build model. Point clouds can help you check progress and quality during construction and make a permanent record of the completed building for future renovations.
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Enjoy the efficiency of automation with BricsCAD BIM to detect floors and auto-generate 2D linework as a basis for a 2D building-plan layout. A 2D plan can easily be converted to 3D geometry without advanced modeling skills.
BricsCAD BIM is the best tool for modeling the existing conditions quickly and accurately. Industry-first performance, flexible modeling tools and various automations support the efficient generation of smart BIM from scans.
BricsCAD BIM supports global, open standards to ensure interoperability and enable smooth collaboration with everyone on the extended design or build team.
BricsCAD BIM’s underlying database is a direct, 1:1 mapping with the OpenBIM Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) 4.0 schema. We support open standards across the product, such as the BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) for display and resolution of design issues.
When you import SKP files into BricsCAD Shape, they are automatically stitched into solids. BricsCAD Shape supports the latest versions of SKP files for import.
Import geometry from RVT files as a reference or as native, editable solids directly into BricsCAD BIM, enabling easy collaboration with teams using Revit®.
Super-charge your productivity by importing from the vast selection of families supplied by manufacturers and import vital information along with accurate geometry natively in BricsCAD BIM.
The Bricsys Collective™ brings our premier third-party application developers together to offer the solutions for structural engineering and analysis, building mechanical systems, photoreal rendering, and algorithmic design.
“BIM and Plant are required to integrate well. BricsCAD is perfectly compatible with CADWorx and meets our design needs.”
“By checking the design models and eliminating errors in the preparation phase, we avoid failure costs and the associated loss of time during implementation.”
“It took me one morning to make the transition to BricsCAD.”
“With BricsCAD, the usability is similar to our previous CAD solution, making it easy to train our users. The range of functions is comparable, sometimes even extended and the price is reasonable.”
