Anyone using Bricscad? 1

[stanier]

I got a flyer in the mail today for BRISCAD that claims to do all that Autocad can but at a reasonable price. is there anyone out there using it for engineering applications?

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[dik]

It's an excellent program. I've been using it for nearly 2 years. It has nearly all the features of AutoCAD2011 and is half the price of AutoCAD LT... Programs in Lisp, COM, VBA, BRX, SDS, and some other... I've not encountered any problems with Autocad conversions, both to and from. Reads Autocad to at least 3.15 and maybe earlier.

I use the Platinum version which does parametric modelling... I'm not really a cad operator, but anything (relatively simple) I've done with parametrics has been flawless... also importing large complex 3D objects is not a problem (Several meg file size). They can be edited and imported back to AutoCAD with the only notice is that Autodesk will stipulate that the drawing has been created in a non-autoCAD program.

Highly recommended. In two years it's only locked up twice and both times files were recovered... better than my previous version of LT.

Dik

 

[MiketheEngineer]

Anything is better than AutoCad

 

[a7x1984]

Anything is better than AutoCAD, Mike? Do you mean functionality or was that a pass at their branding monopoly?

"Structural engineering is the art of modelling materials we do not wholly understand into shapes we cannot..."...ah...screw it, we don't know what the heck we are doing.

 

[dik]

possibly bitter from the high cost and the maintenance costs... and by agreeing to their license, you permit Autodesk to come to your office and check for software without notice/warrant, or whatever (you may not have read the fine print of their EULA).

I picked up a trial copy of Bricscad and after a week (trial is good for a month), ordered it. It has nearly all the features and allows saving files to versions to at least 3.15... I've used it for some very complicated and large 3D stuff, without a glitch... it was half the price of LT and had all the programmability as ACAD 11... With my earlier copy of LT, it often locked up and I lost work. With Bricscad, it's only locked up a couple of times and the work was fully recovered.

I'm really sold on the product and I only use a fraction of its features.

Dik

 

[dik]

Forgot to ask, stanier, have you had a chance to use the trial copy?

Dik

 

[MiketheEngineer]

Anything is still better than AutoCad, price, usability, less crashes, price, ease of use, price, help desk, price, and did I say PRICE!!

Oh yeah - I could teach my secretary to use it (TurboCad) in about 30 minutes.!!

 

[stanier]

Hi dik,

Actually I do not produce drawings or 3D models I specialise in transient hydraulics. I was asking as my son was training in drafting. He has a free copy of Autocad and is sticking with that for now. My spare time is limited as I am a full time carer so perhaps one day I will get a chance or need to look at it.

I just have a downer on Autodesk as they bought Algor and stopped supporting the software I used for pipe stress analysis. So if I can put the boot in I will.

"Sharing knowledge is the way to immortality"
His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

http://waterhammer.hopout.com.au/