Best CAD software alternative for 2024
Searching for .DWG compatible CAD software?
Meet BricsCAD®
The most cost-effective CAD software.
with a familiar interface, flexible licensing
& superior performance.
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
Civil & Surveying
BIM
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Powerful design platform
BricsCAD is a modern, high-performance DWG-based CAD platform that accelerates your 2D & 3D design and drafting workflows.
“On the data side, there was no migration work. BricsCAD has full compatibility with drawings made with the programs previously used."
Davide Vinci, 3D Model Engineer & Data Management / Senior Piping Specialist, Ponterosso Comart S.p.A, Italy
“The volume of 3D modeling work is increasing every day and I expect BricsCAD to support our smooth transition from 2D CAD to 3D CAD.”
Masahiro Abe, Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“BricsCAD offers licenses at a reasonable price and yet has the same functionality and stability as our previous CAD software.”
Masahiro Abe, Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“BricsCAD is a good product and a good fit for many of our users working with CAD drawings - especially for our international users.”
Daniela Matchke, Production Conception and Management, Strabag SE
“I can say BricsCAD's software is an indisputable replacement for our existing 2D CAD software.”
Jan Marcinski, Group Manager of Product Conception and Management, Strabag SE, Austria
“On the data side, there was no migration work. BricsCAD has full compatibility with drawings made with the programs previously used."
Davide Vinci, 3D Model Engineer & Data Management / Senior Piping Specialist, Ponterosso Comart S.p.A, Italy
“The volume of 3D modeling work is increasing every day and I expect BricsCAD to support our smooth transition from 2D CAD to 3D CAD.”
Masahiro Abe, Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“BricsCAD offers licenses at a reasonable price and yet has the same functionality and stability as our previous CAD software.”
Masahiro Abe, Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“BricsCAD is a good product and a good fit for many of our users working with CAD drawings - especially for our international users.”
Daniela Matchke, Production Conception and Management, Strabag SE
“I can say BricsCAD's software is an indisputable replacement for our existing 2D CAD software.”
Jan Marcinski, Group Manager of Product Conception and Management, Strabag SE, Austria
“On the data side, there was no migration work. BricsCAD has full compatibility with drawings made with the programs previously used."
Davide Vinci, 3D Model Engineer & Data Management / Senior Piping Specialist, Ponterosso Comart S.p.A, Italy
“The volume of 3D modeling work is increasing every day and I expect BricsCAD to support our smooth transition from 2D CAD to 3D CAD.”
Masahiro Abe, Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“BricsCAD offers licenses at a reasonable price and yet has the same functionality and stability as our previous CAD software.”
Masahiro Abe, Production Engineering Division, Mazda, Japan
“BricsCAD is a good product and a good fit for many of our users working with CAD drawings - especially for our international users.”
Daniela Matchke, Production Conception and Management, Strabag SE
“I can say BricsCAD's software is an indisputable replacement for our existing 2D CAD software.”
Jan Marcinski, Group Manager of Product Conception and Management, Strabag SE, Austria
BricsCAD®
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- LISP routines
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Interoperability without compromise
BricsCAD lets you exchange design data freely across all project stakeholders and all major file formats.
Default supported file formats
*included in BricsCAD Lite, Pro, BIM, Mechanical and Ultimate
DWG
AutoCAD
DXF
DWT
ACIS SAT
PDF
Micro Station
Colada
JPEG
TIFF
Draftsight
Wavefront
Extra BIM file formats
*included in BricsCAD BIM and Ultimate
Rhino
Sketchup
Revit
IFC
Extra 3D & Mechanical file formats
*requires an extra-cost module Communicator for BricsCAD
Parasolid
CATIA
Creo
3D PDF
Solidworks
Inventor
STEP
IGES
Siemens_NX
ACIS
STL
Solid Edge