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and orders them in hierarchical structures, even reading assembly structures from other MCAD
systems, like Solidworks and Inventor. Kinematic analysis of moving and rotating parts reviews
motions forwards and backwards in real time. Sheet metal and BIM (building information modeling)
design are optional add-on modules. None of these are in AutoCAD or operate with .dwg files.
Direct modeling and editing lets you directly interact with 3D models. See chapter 6 for more. While
this is possible in AutoCAD, Autodesk tells its users to use their stand-alone Fusion 360 software
and pay an extra cost.
APIs and Customization
Bricsys is making it easier for third-party developers to adapt AutoCAD add-ons to BricsCAD — just
as Bricsys works to make it easy for AutoCAD users to learn BricsCAD. For programmers, this is
done through APIs, short for “application programming interfaces,” and BricsCAD supports almost
the same list of APIs as does AutoCAD.
AutoCAD API Equivalent in BricsCAD Notes
Action Recorder (*) Scripts, SCR AutoCAD’s Action Recorder scripts cannot be edited;
scripts recorded by BricsCAD can be edited.
ActiveX ActiveX In-place editing; not available in BricsCAD for Linux or Mac
ADS SDS ADS code ported from AutoCAD requires just a recompile using
BRX headers; ADS/SDS are deprecated by Autodesk and Bricsys.
ARX BRX or TX Ported ARX code requires just a recompile using new BRX headers;
when used with TX (ex-DRX), ported ARX code must be rewritten.
AutoLISP LISP Ported AutoLISP code runs as-is in BricsCAD; no changes needed,
includes support for Vl, Vlr, Vla, and Vlax functions and encryption.
COM COM Ported AutoCAD COM code runs as-is in BricsCAD;
not available in BricsCAD for Linux or Mac.
CUI CUI Ported AutoCAD CUI files made need adjsting for BricsCAD.
Diesel Diesel Ported Diesel code runs as-is in BricsCAD; no changes needed.
DCL DCL Ported DCL code runs as-is in BricsCAD; no changes needed.
CUI CUI Ported AutoCAD menu and toolbar macros work as-in in BricsCAD.
.Net Teigha.NET BricsCAD provides Teigha.NET and extra BRX-managed wrappers;
not available in BricsCAD for Linux, Mac, or Windows Standard version.
... TX Teigha eXtensions (formerly DRX) from Open Design Alliance;
not available in AutoCAD.
... VBA Current AutoCAD VBA code runs as-is in 32-bit BricsCAD for Windows;
not available in BricsCAD Linux, Mac, 64-bit Windows, or Windows Standard
VSTA ... VSTA is unavailable in BricsCAD.
Generally, BricsCAD provides a nearly identical subset of equivalent function names. In the case of
non-compiled code, such as LISP and DCL, you just drop it into the BricsCAD environment. With
compiled code, you recompile it using headers provided by Bricsys to registered developers. See
https://www.bricsys.com/en_INTL/applications/developers.
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