Searching for a less expensive option than AutoCAD® to work with IMPACT Design?

BricsCAD is an extremely competitive CAD solution and offers both rental and perpetual licenses starting at €1,940 for annual rental (3 x year rental) and €1,200 for perpetual (including the first-year annual maintenance) for a single license for BricsCAD Pro v20 (the minimum version to run IMPACT v16). This is around a 70% saving over 3 years***

BricsCAD is built on native DWG file format and supports both 2D and 3D. You can even open; read; edit and save your old AutoCAD® documents v2.5 to DWG 2018.

AutoCAD® Users can be ready for action with BricsCAD in 30 minutes. There are a couple of minor contrasts yet the expectation to absorb information is quick as it has a recognizable UI.

You can read a full feature comparison between the two software here: BricsCAD vs. AutoCAD Feature Comparison – Bricsys Support and Help Centre.

You can read a full feature comparison between the two software here: BricsCAD vs. AutoCAD Feature Comparison – Bricsys Support and Help Centre.

IMPACT with BricsCAD is faster, since the product is in general more lightweight and has a modern code. The continual improvements on BricsCAD and constant fixes makes sure that the software can keep handling future challenges. Multi-threading workflows are also implemented to make use of  multiple cores in the CPU. Click here to read more

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A big advantage when exporting to IFC file format from BricsCAD BIM, is that when opening the IFC model in a viewer, the precast elements in the project will be introduced in the same tree-structure as inside the IMPACT Project Manager.

Your IFC exported Project initially created in IMPACT Design also sorts the precast elements by buildings, floors, and types. This makes it very easy and fast to look up information from the navigation menu.

For further information on IFC exports from BricsCAD please visit the IMPACT Wiki here: Export to IFC in BricsCAD – IMPACT Documentation (strusoft.com).

***Three Year Substantial Savings 

We, StruEngineers handles StruSoft’s design & detailing services business in India. We have taken advantage of the huge savings switching from AutoCAD to BricsCAD.

We now have switched 10 x Users over to BricsCAD Pro v20 to work with IMPACT.

To give you an idea on the huge savings (around 70%!!) on either perpetual or subscription/rental rates see the cost breakdown in the tables below in Euros. Note these are based on today’s prices and consider the cost over 3 years.