steven-g Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 For anyone wanting to find out more about Bricscad here is a link to hundreds of short 2 or 3 minute tutorial videos each covering different topics 2d-drafting 3d-modeling learn-bim customization drawing installation-licensing interface images mechanical printing-plotting programming sheetmetal learn-shape There is also a series of books offered freely that cover Bricsacd BricsCAD for AutoCAD users (348 pages) Inside BricsCAD V18 (386 pages) Customizing BricsCAD V18 (590 pages) There is a complete training course covering the basics which is apparently over 36 hours of content from “Ron Myers - Summit Learning & Technology” which looks to be free as well, though you do have to register. And quite a few blogs are now covering Bricscad https://blog.bricsys.com/ https://blog.bricsys.com/category/topics/heidis-blog/ https://www.cadnauseam.com/2018/07/31/a-b-tip-1-clean-slate/ http://www.cadalyst.com/cad/bricsys-we’re-not-holding-back-dwg-part-1-37431 For anyone wanting to try out the program here are links to download a 30-day trial https://www.bricsys.com/en-intl/bricscad/ https://www.bricsys.com/en-intl/bim/ https://www.bricsys.com/en-intl/sheetmetal/ Bricscad also has a free program called Shape which gives you the chance to build models using the same tools as are found in the full program. It's a really good way to try out all the 3D modeling tools. Without the 30 day limit The file format is DWG just the same as all the other flavours of Bricscad so if you are doing an initial sketch or developing a complete drawing package in Bricscad, turning your model into a BIM model or using the sheetmetal upgrade, it always remains the same DWG file, with the same commands https://www.bricsys.com/en-intl/shape/ And if you come across a problem with the program or even have ideas to improve it then there is always support, and any questions here are sent directly to the people developing the program. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Great post Steven. Lots of good links. I have pinned this thread so it will stay at the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Good idea Cad64. I really am hoping BricsCAD comes out with an MEP BIM platform. -TZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, tzframpton said: Good idea Cad64. I really am hoping BricsCAD comes out with an MEP BIM platform. -TZ Yes, I'm excited for this company and looking forward to seeing them grow and become a real contender in the CAD world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 They have been around for 20 years, and I only heard about it last year, but since then I am steadily becoming more and more impressed not only with the program itself but the quality of support, some say it still has a way to go, but in quite a lot of areas it is already way ahead of some Autodesk products, and for my needs it would be a no-brainer which product to use. So what are the major requirements in the world of MEP, it's one area of construction I have never been involved with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, steven-g said: So what are the major requirements in the world of MEP, it's one area of construction I have never been involved with. For starters, they need a package that has intelligent content directly related to MEP items, like Ducts, Pipes, Conduits, Equipment, etc. From there, engineering and calcs would be good, and of course BOM's. -TZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 There might be some of that available as an app I didn't think to add that above, but there are hundreds available. I just did a quick search on BOM and got 15 results, though I don't know how relevant they would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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