<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
is	O
a	O
software	O
application	O
for	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bricsys	B-Language
nv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Erik	O
de	O
Keyser	O
,	O
a	O
longtime	O
CAD	B-Application
entrepreneur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
Bricsys	B-Language
acquired	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
from	O
Ledas	O
for	O
constraints-based	O
parametric	O
design	O
tools	O
,	O
permitting	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
applications	O
in	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
direct	O
modeling	O
and	O
assembly	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Ghent	O
,	O
Belgium	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
additional	O
development	O
centers	O
in	O
Nizhny	O
Novgorod	O
and	O
Novosibirsk	O
,	O
Russia	O
;	O
Bucharest	O
,	O
Romania	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
is	O
a	O
founding	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Open	O
Design	O
Alliance	O
,	O
and	O
joined	O
the	O
BuildingSMART	O
International	O
consortium	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Bricsys	B-Language
nv	O
was	O
acquired	O
in	O
full	O
by	O
Hexagon	O
AB	O
of	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
comes	O
in	O
five	O
,	O
workflow-centric	O
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
V21	O
,	O
a	O
sixth	O
edition	O
called	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Platinum	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
V21	O
,	O
all	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Platinum	O
functionality	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Edition	O
was	O
deprecated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Lite	O
(	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Classic	O
 '	O
in	O
V20	O
and	O
below	O
)	O
is	O
designed	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
2D	O
drafting	O
workflows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reads	O
and	O
writes	O
native	O
DWG	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
LISP	B-Language
API	B-Application
for	O
customization	O
and	O
the	O
automation	O
of	O
repetitive	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Lite	O
,	O
plus	O
3D	O
modeling	O
and	O
parametrics	O
,	O
standard	O
part	O
libraries	O
,	O
a	O
rendering	O
engine	O
,	O
a	O
materials	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
AutoCAD	I-Algorithm
ObjectARX-compatible	O
development	O
system	O
that	O
supports	O
hundreds	O
of	O
third-party	O
application	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
V21	O
and	O
above	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
offers	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
deprecated	O
Platinum	O
Edition	O
,	O
including	O
3D	O
constraint	O
system	O
management	O
,	O
surface	O
entity	O
creation	O
and	O
lofting	O
,	O
TIN	O
surface	O
creation	O
,	O
deformable	O
modeling	O
,	O
automatic	O
healing	O
of	O
imported	O
solid	O
geometry	O
,	O
automatic	O
design	O
intent	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
basic	O
assembly	O
creation	O
&	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
contains	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
concept-through-documentation	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Modeling	I-Architecture
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
uses	O
ACIS	O
as	O
its	O
core	O
modeler	O
,	O
allowing	O
push-pull	O
,	O
free-form	O
development	O
of	O
concept	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Low	O
level-of-development	O
(	O
LOD	O
)	O
massing	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
automatically	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Model	I-Architecture
using	O
an	O
A.I.-assisted	O
workflow	O
,	O
called	O
BIMIFY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
also	O
supports	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
continuous	O
Level	O
of	O
Development	O
"	O
via	O
a	O
machine	O
learning	O
/	O
A.I.-assisted	O
feature	O
named	O
PROPAGATE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
supports	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
model	O
once	O
,	O
use	O
many	O
times	O
"	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
BIM	B-Architecture
data	O
refinement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
V21	O
,	O
sheet	O
set	O
generation	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
automated	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
delivery	O
of	O
a	O
drawing	O
sheet	O
standards	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
database	O
schema	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Industry	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Classes	I-Application
(	O
IFC	O
)	O
from	O
BuildingSMART	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
is	O
certified	O
by	O
BuildingSMART	O
International	O
as	O
compliant	O
with	O
the	O
IFC	O
openBIM	O
'	O
IFC4	O
 '	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
schemas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Mechanical	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
3D	O
mechanical	O
part	O
and	O
component	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Mechanical	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
push-pull	O
,	O
direct	O
modeling	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Ultimate	O
is	O
a	O
bundle	O
that	O
combines	O
all	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
editions	O
-	O
Classic	O
,	O
Pro	O
,	O
BIM	B-Architecture
and	O
Mechanical	O
-	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
installer	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
30	O
day	O
free	O
trial	O
download	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
trial	O
,	O
customers	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
RUNASLEVEL	O
command	O
to	O
try	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
trial	O
period	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
reverts	O
to	O
a	O
free-of-cost	O
3D	O
solid	O
modeler	O
,	O
called	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
trial	O
version	O
(	O
or	O
an	O
installation	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Shape	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
license	O
with	O
the	O
entry	O
of	O
a	O
valid	O
license	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Mechanical	O
and	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Ultimate	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
product	O
family	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
V19	O
,	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
BIM	B-Architecture
product	O
was	O
delivered	O
as	O
a	O
module	O
called	O
"	O
BIM	B-Architecture
for	O
BricsCAD''	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
a	O
separate	O
license	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Mechanical	O
was	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
V19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
3D	O
direct	O
modeling	O
functionality	O
sourced	O
from	O
the	O
pre-V19	O
"	O
Sheet	O
Metal	O
for	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
"	O
module	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
MCAD	O
toolsets	O
,	O
developed	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
editions	O
use	O
the	O
Open	O
Design	O
Alliance	O
Drawing	O
API	B-Application
software	O
development	O
platform	O
,	O
giving	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
read	O
and	O
write	O
capability	O
of	O
the	O
DWG	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
made	O
popular	O
by	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
reads	O
and	O
writes	O
DWG	O
files	O
directly	O
via	O
its	O
NEW	O
,	O
OPEN	O
,	O
SAVE	O
and	O
SAVEAS	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
most	O
contemporary	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
release	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
is	O
currently	O
localized	O
into	O
15	O
language	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communicator	O
for	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Communicator	O
for	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
is	O
an	O
add-on	O
that	O
imports	O
and	O
exports	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
data	O
(	O
geometry	O
&	O
Product	O
Manufacturing	O
Information	O
 [ PMI ] 	O
)	O
for	O
data	O
exchange	O
with	O
major	O
Mechanical	O
CAD	B-Application
programs	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
CATIA	B-Algorithm
,	O
PTC	B-Algorithm
Creo	I-Algorithm
,	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
,	O
NX/UG	B-Algorithm
,	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
and	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Inventor	I-Device
)	O
and	O
several	O
industry-standard	O
neutral	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Communicator	O
works	O
with	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Pro	O
for	O
single	O
part	O
import/export	O
,	O
and	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Mechanical	O
for	O
assembly	O
import/export	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
Bricsys	B-Language
released	O
a	O
free-of-charge	O
conceptual	O
modelling	O
tool	O
called	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
solid	O
modelling	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
geometry	O
domain	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Shape	O
is	O
equivalent	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
and	O
the	O
native	O
file	O
format	O
of	O
both	O
products	O
is	O
DWG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Shape	O
has	O
a	O
simplified	O
user	O
interface	O
that	O
reduces	O
command	O
options	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
for	O
support	O
of	O
effective	O
solids	O
modelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Shape	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
parametric	O
windows	B-Application
and	O
doors	O
,	O
materials	O
libraries	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
3D	O
furniture	O
and	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
also	O
provides	O
a	O
cloud	O
collaboration	O
SaaS	O
(	O
software	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
)	O
Common	B-Architecture
Data	I-Architecture
Environment	I-Architecture
(	O
CDE	O
)	O
called	O
Bricsys	B-Language
24/7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
9	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Bricsys	B-Language
24/7	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Chapoo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
24/7	O
is	O
the	O
Common	B-Architecture
Data	I-Architecture
Environment	I-Architecture
(	O
CDE	O
)	O
for	O
document	O
management	O
and	O
workflow	O
automation	O
including	O
role-based	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
Cloud'''	O
is	O
an	O
in-product	O
panel	O
that	O
gives	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
users	O
access	O
to	O
cloud	O
storage	O
,	O
file	O
viewing	O
,	O
collaboration	O
and	O
simple	O
file	O
locking	O
/	O
versioning	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Bricsys	B-Language
24/7	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
basic	O
access	O
and	O
storage	O
allocation	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Maintenance	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Cloud	O
storage	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BricsCAD	B-Language
implements	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
Application	B-Application
Programming	I-Application
Interfaces	I-Application
(	O
APIs	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
provides	O
a	O
nearly	O
identical	O
subset	O
of	O
AutoCAD-equivalent	O
function	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
non-compiled	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
applications	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
LISP	B-Language
,	O
Diesel	O
and	O
DCL	O
)	O
,	O
these	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
loaded	O
and	O
executed	O
directly	O
in	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
regarding	O
LISP	B-Language
routines	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
supports	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
Vl	O
,	O
Vlr	O
,	O
Vla	O
and	O
Vlax	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
also	O
supports	O
developers	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
LISP	B-Language
encryption	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
cannot	O
read	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
FAS	O
(	O
compiled	O
LISP	B-Language
)	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
compiled	O
application	O
programs	O
developed	O
for	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
's	O
Advanced	O
Runtime	O
eXtension	O
(	O
ObjectARX	B-Application
)	O
facility	O
require	O
recompilation	O
with	O
the	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
Runtime	O
eXtension	O
(	O
BRX	O
)	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRX	O
is	O
source	O
code-compatible	O
with	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
's	O
ARX	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
also	O
supports	O
the	O
deprecated	O
Autodesk	O
Development	O
System	O
(	O
ADS	O
)	O
through	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
's	O
(	O
also	O
deprecated	O
)	O
SDS	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
works	O
with	O
application	O
development	O
partners	O
to	O
bring	O
AEC	O
(	O
Architecture	O
,	O
Engineering	O
and	O
Construction	O
)	O
,	O
Civil	O
,	O
GIS	B-Application
and	O
Mechanical	O
CAD	B-Application
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
offers	O
LGS	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
,	O
two	O
component	O
technologies	O
that	O
enable	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
constraint	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bricsys	B-Language
offers	O
licensing	O
of	O
these	O
modules	O
to	O
software	O
developers	O
that	O
build	O
products	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
32/64	O
-bit	O
)	O
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
for	O
integration	O
into	O
their	O
own	O
software	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Licensees	O
for	O
these	O
modules	O
include	O
ASCON	O
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Cimatron	O
(	O
CAD/CAM	O
)	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
advocates	O
,	O
BricsCAD	B-Language
's	O
OpenLisp-based	O
run-time	O
environment	O
is	O
faster	O
than	O
AutoLISP	O
(	O
in	O
Autodesk	O
,	O
Inc	O
's	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
