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BricsCAD Lite |
BricsCAD PRO |
BricsCAD BIM |
BricsCAD Mechanical |
AutoCAD |
AutoCAD LT |
LICENSING |
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Multi-platform Licenses |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Perpetual |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Perpetual + Maintenance |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Subscription |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Network Multi-user |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Volume (Perpetual) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Academic |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
DRAWINGS |
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Native DWG file format (through AutoCAD 2021) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Password Protection |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
eTransmit |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Sheet Set Manager |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Geographic Location |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Drawing Compare |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Cloud Collaboration |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
INTERFACE |
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Dark and Light Color Themes |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Industry standard commands, aliases, and variables |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Command Line (Autocomplete, Midstring, Clickable options) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Start tab |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
File (Drawing) tabs |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Model and Layout tabs |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Menu bar |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Toolbars |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Ribbon |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Tool Palettes |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Contextual Right-click Menus |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Contextual Quad Menu |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Status Bar |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Workspaces |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Searchable Settings (Variables) Dialog Box |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Lockable Interface |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Clean Screen Mode |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Drawing Explorer |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Customizable User Interface (CUI) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Structure Browser |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
SELECTION, SNAP & TRACK |
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Selection Filtering (QSELECT) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Add Selected |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Select Similar |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Selection Cycling |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Entity Snaps (Osnaps) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Polar Tracking |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Zintersection 3D snap |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Nearest Distance |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Adaptive Gridsnap |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Real-time boundary detection |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
2D Dynamic UCS |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
3D Dynamic UCS |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
DRAWING TOOLS |
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Line, Polyline, 3D Polyline, Spline, Ray, Xline |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Multiline and Multiline Styles |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Circle, Arc, Ellipse, Eliptical Arc |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Polygon, Rectangle, Region, Donut, Point |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Helix |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
2D Parameters, Constraints |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
ANNOTATION TOOLS |
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Text, Multi-line Text, Text Styles, Text Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Dimensions, Dimension Styles |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Multi-leaders, Mult-leader Styles |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Single and Multi-line text, Text Styles, Text Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Hatches, Gradients, Hatch/Gradient Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Wipeouts |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Revision Clouds |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Attributes, Attribute Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Tables, Table Styles |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Fields |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Date Extraction |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Data Linking |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Annotation Scaling |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Spell Check |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
EDITING TOOLS |
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Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, Stretch, Mirror, Align |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Trim, Extend, Lengthen, Break, Join |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Fillet, Chamfer |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
CopyGuided |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Grip Edit |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Properties Panel |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Manipulator (3D Gizmo) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Draworder |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
REFERENCE TOOLS |
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Blocks, Block Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Dynamic Blocks |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Camera-facing Blocks |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Blockify |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Associative Arrays |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Dwg (Xref) Attach, Clip, Bind, Edit |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
PDF Attach, Clip |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Image Attach, Clip, Adjust, Transparency |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Point Cloud Preprocess, Attach, Crop, Colormap |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
VISUALIZATION TOOLS |
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Layers, Layer States |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Transparency |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Visual Styles |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
LookFrom (ViewCube™) |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Match Perspective |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Lights |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Sun Properties |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Materials |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Render |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Animation Editor |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Walkthrough navigation |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
ANIPATH command |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
MODELING TOOLS |
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ACIS Modeling |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Solid and Surface Modeling |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Solid Primitives |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Mesh Primitives |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Polysolid |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Union, Subtract, Intersect, Interfere |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Sweep, Thicken |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Twist |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Fillet, Chamfer |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Slice |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Multi-slice |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
T Connect, L Connect, Connect with Nearest |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Extract Edges |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Direct modeling |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Deformable (Freeform) Modeling |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Audit, Simplify, Stitch |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
3D Parameters, Constraints |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
3D Autoparametrize |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
3D Parametric Design Tables |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Section planes |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Drawing Views |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
CIVIL TOOLS |
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TIN Surface Modeling |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
TIN Volume Surface |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Grading |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Alignments |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Civil 3D Object Enabler |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Architectural Desktop Object Enabler |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
CADWorx Object Enabler |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
IMPORT, EXPORT, OUTPUT |
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Print/Plot |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Publish/Batch Plot |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
CTB & STB Table Files |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
PC3 Printer Configuration Files |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Named Page Setups |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
PDF Import, Export |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
DAE Import, Export |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
IFC Import, Export |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
3DM Import, Export |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
LandXML Import, Export |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
RFA Import |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
SKP Import |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
DGN Import |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
DWF Export |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
SVG Export |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
FBX Export |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
STL Export |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Additional formats available with BricsCAD Communicator |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
PROGRAMMING |
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ActiveX |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Entity data editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
Script Recorder |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Full LISP Support (vl, vlr, vla and vlax) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
DCL engine |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
COM API |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
VBA DVB projects support |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
.NET |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
BRX (ARX) |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
TX (Teigha eXtensions) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
CUI menu files support, with Diesel expressions |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
ARCHITECTURAL TOOLS |
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BIM features |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Structural Modeling Toolset |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Project Database |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Library Database |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Site, Building and Stories |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Windows and Doors |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Fully Parametric Window Creation |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Rooms (Spaces) |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
3D Rooms |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Quickdraw |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
Propagate |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
MECHANICAL TOOLS |
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Mechanical Browser |
x |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Parts Library |
x |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Assembly Modeling |
x |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Exploded Views |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Kinematic Analysis |
x |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Bill of Materials |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Sheet Metal |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
SMEXTRUDE Command |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
SMRIBCREATE Command |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
3D Solids Conversion to Unfoldable Sheet Metal Parts |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Corner Relief for Adjacent Edge Flanges |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Lofted Bends |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Coloring |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Diagnostic for Invalid Sheet Metal Features |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |
Batch Processing |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
x |
x |