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220 BricsCAD V17 for AutoCAD Users
CHAPTER SEVEN BIM, Sheet Metal, & Communicator BRICSYS OFFERS ADD-ON MODULES THAT PERFORM SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS IN THE AR- EAS of architectural design, sheet metal fabrication, and translation to and from other 3D MCAD (mechanical CAD) systems. In this chapter, we look at the following add-ons available as a free 30-day trial from the associated Web page. ÐÐ BIM (building information modeling) for architects ($240) * https://www.bricsys.com/en_INTL/bim ÐÐ Sheet metal design ($300) * https://www.bricsys.com/en_INTL/sheetmetal ÐÐ Communicator export-import, including the import of assemblies ($610)* https://www.bricsys.com/en_INTL/communicator * Functions missing from AutoCAD Each of these add-on modules is an extra cost, prices in the hundreds of dollars. Equivalent software from Autodesk is in the thousands of dollars, except for the import-export module, which Autodesk provides its customers for free. Prices are shown in US$ and accurate at time of writing.
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Table of Contents AutoCAD-BricsCAD
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Tips Widget (BricsCAD Only)........
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Customizing Workspaces and Quad....
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WORKSPACES, 3D VIEWING, QUAD CURSOR
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APPENDICES A. Command Name Cross-re
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CHAPTER ONE BricsCAD for AutoCAD Us
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Subscriptions. Autodesk made annual
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The BricsCAD Advantage BricsCAD sho
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and orders them in hierarchical str
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DS Tools from Design Sense adds to
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Keep Your BricsCAD If you like your
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WHAT’S MISSING FROM BRICSCAD? Bri
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Supported Operating Systems Bricsys
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ÐÐ ÐÐ Release notes Online tuto
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The white layer icon indicates laye
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Settings command extends search opt
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dimStyle command now offers an Edit
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mAutoUpdate variable controls wheth
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dmTwist command modifies 3D solids,
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3dCompareMode variable determines i
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View properties can be edited befor
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE BIM MODULE BIM
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smForm command converts a selected
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WHAT’S NEW IN FILES AppLoad comma
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CHAPTER TWO Comparing User Interfac
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Start Screens BricsCAD and AutoCAD
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‘:’ VS ‘TYPE A COMMAND’ For
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The Prompt Menu Flags option is a b
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Editing with the Quad With the Quad
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TOURING THE SETTINGS DIALOG BOX Thi
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By clicking the Find , button, you
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ACCESSING AND MOVING BRICSCAD PANEL
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The toolbar of the Layers panel in
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MECHANICAL BROWSER VS PARAMETRICS M
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Double-click a file name to open th
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Additional status items with AutoCA
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DIFFERENCES IN VIEW CUBES AutoCAD h
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BricsCAD’s Select command display
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Above: AutoCAD’s Design Center. B
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ÐÐ Project administration for ass
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CHAPTER THREE Compatibility of Draw
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CHECKLIST OF DWG 2017 ENTITIES The
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The dashes ( — ) in “read / —
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Multilines BricsCAD reads and creat
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HISTORY OF BRICSCAD’S DWG SUPPORT
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Array Rectangular Associative Hatch
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TEXT ENTITIES BricsCAD accurately d
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DimInspect AutoCAD BricsCAD * read
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Radius Dimensional Constraint Verti
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Underlays AutoCAD BricsCAD * partia
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3D Solids AutoCAD BricsCAD read / c
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NURBS Planar Revolve Sweep 3 Compat
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The differences in layer properties
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Left: AutoCAD’s tabbed Modify Det
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BricsCAD supports all the QLeader o
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Multiline Styles BricsCAD creates m
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Section styles are created and modi
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Shaded shaded with Edges shades of
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CHAPTER FOUR Customizing and Progra
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AutoCAD Options vs BricsCAD Setting
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The process for customizing each of
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This reveals the items in the File
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c. Click OK. Notice that the “Clo
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Q: What’s the difference between
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4. Under My Tutorial, right-click M
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4. The toolbox created. Go ahead an
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As with menus, the list of items in
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Tabs. Just as a ribbon is just a li
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CUSTOMIZING MOUSE BUTTONS & DOUBLE-
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After downloading, load the tablet.
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CUSTOMIZING ALIASES AND SHELL COMMA
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Other Areas of Customization Custom
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Both CAD systems use the same simpl
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5. Choose the .lin file you wish to
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.xlg .xlg Xref log files .$$$ ... E
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.tga .tga Raster format (Targa) fil
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BricsCAD V17 Automation Object Mode
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ABOUT TX The TX SDK produces TX mod
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(ADS is short for AutoCAD Developme
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CHAPTER FIVE Operating Dual-CAD Des
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Upgrades. Following the initial lic
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Choosing an international location
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provides other resources, such as a
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Running BricsCAD & AutoCAD in One O
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STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION While seve
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Tutorial: How to Add AutoCAD’s Su
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To save the current user interface
Page 181 and 182: BricsCAD’s roamable files consist
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Page 193 and 194: CHAPTER SIX Working in 3D BRICSCAD
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Page 197 and 198: Direct Modeling Tutorial To see how
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Page 201 and 202: Workspaces, 3D Viewing, Quad Cursor
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Page 205 and 206: WORKING WITH THE QUAD CURSOR All ed
Page 207 and 208: WORKING WITH A 3D MOUSE BricsCAD su
Page 209 and 210: 3D Design Intent BricsCAD Platinum
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Page 213 and 214: Mechanical Browser & Hardware Libra
Page 215 and 216: To pick a part from the library, fo
Page 217 and 218: Modeling and Deforming 3D Surfaces
Page 219 and 220: Accessing Assembly Commands ÐÐ En
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Page 229 and 230: Section and Detail Styles You can c
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Page 235 and 236: HOW BIM DESIGN WORKS BIM designs co
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Page 241 and 242: Accessing BIM Commands ÐÐ Enter o
Page 243 and 244: TUTORIAL I: HOW SHEET METAL DESIGN
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Page 247 and 248: Adding Form Features (new to V17) F
Page 249 and 250: 1. Start BricsCAD in the Sheet Meta
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APPENDIX B System Variable Cross-re
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APPENDIX C Command Alias Cross-refe
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APPENDIX D Keystroke & Button Cross
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CTRL/CMD KEYS To operate Ctrl-key s
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SHIFT KEYS Shift keys are temporary
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Mouse and Tablet Buttons The follow
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The tablet overlay provided by Bric
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3D MOUSE CONTROLS AND BUTTONS AutoC
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