BricsCAD Feature Comparison – CADaptor Solutions

	BricsCAD					AutoCAD
	Lite	Pro	BIM	Mechanical	Ultimate	LT	Full
Drawings
Native DWG file format (thru AutoCAD 2021)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Password Protection	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
eTransmit	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sheet Set Manager	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Geographic Location	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Drawing Compare	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cloud Collaboration	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Interface
Dark and Light Color Themes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Industry standard commands, aliases, and variables	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Command Line (Autocomplete, Midstring, Clickable options)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Start tab	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
File (Drawing) tabs	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Model and Layout tabs	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Menu bar	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toolbars	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ribbon	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Tool Palettes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Contextual Right-click Menus	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Contextual Quad Menu	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Status Bar	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Workspaces	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Searchable Settings (Variables) Dialog Box	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Lockable Interface	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Clean Screen Mode	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Drawing Explorer	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Customizable User Interface (CUI)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Structure Browser	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌

Selection, Snap & Track
Selection Filtering (QSELECT)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Add Selected	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Select Similar	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Selection Cycling	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Entity Snaps (Osnaps)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Polar Tracking	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Zintersection 3D snap	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Nearest Distance	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Adaptive Gridsnap	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Real-time boundary detection	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
2D Dynamic UCS	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
3D Dynamic UCS	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅

Drawing Tools
Line, Polyline, 3D Polyline, Spline, Ray, Xline	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Multiline and Multiline Styles	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Circle, Arc, Ellipse, Eliptical Arc	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Polygon, Rectangle, Region, Donut, Point	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Helix	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
2D Parameters, Constraints	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅

Annotation Tools
Text, Multi-line Text, Text Styles, Text Editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Dimensions, Dimension Styles	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Multi-leaders, Mult-leader Styles	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Single and Multi-line text, Text Styles, Text Editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hatches, Gradients, Hatch/Gradient Editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Wipeouts	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Revision Clouds	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Attributes, Attribute Editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Tables, Table Styles	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fields	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Date Extraction	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Data Linking	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Annotation Scaling	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Spell Check	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Editing Tools
Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, Stretch, Mirror, Align	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Trim, Extend, Lengthen, Break, Join	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fillet, Chamfer	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
CopyGuided	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Grip Edit	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Properties Panel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Manipulator (3D Gizmo)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Draworder	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Reference Tools
Blocks, Block Editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Dynamic Blocks	1	1	1	1	1	✅	✅
Block Face Camera	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Blockify	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Associative Arrays	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Dwg (Xref) Attach, Clip, Bind, Edit	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PDF Attach, Clip	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Image Attach, Clip, Adjust, Transparency	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Point Cloud Preprocess, Attach, Crop, Colormap	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌

Visualization Tools
Layers, Layer States	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Transparency	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Visual Styles	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
LookFrom (ViewCube™)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Match Perspective	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Lights	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Sun Properties	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Materials	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Render	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Animation Editor	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Walkthrough navigation	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
ANIPATH command	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅

Modeling Tools
ACIS Modeling	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Solid and Surface Modeling	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Solid Primitives	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Mesh Primitives	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Polysolid	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Union, Subtract, Intersect, Interfere	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Sweep, Thicken	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Twist	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Fillet, Chamfer	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Slice	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Multi-slice	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
T Connect, L Connect, Connect with Nearest	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Extract Edges	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Direct modeling	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Deformable (Freeform) Modeling	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Audit, Simplify	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Stitch	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
3D Parameters, Constraints	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
3D Autoparametrize	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
3D Parametric Design Tables	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Section planes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Drawing Views	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅

Civil Tools
TIN Surface Modeling	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
TIN Volume Surface	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Grading	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Alignments	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Civil 3D Object Enabler	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Architectural Desktop Object Enabler	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
CADWorx Object Enabler	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅

Architectural Tools
BIM features	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Structural Modeling Toolset	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Project Database	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Library Database	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Site, Building and Stories	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Windows and Doors	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Fully Parametric Window Creation	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Rooms (Spaces)	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
3D Rooms	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Quickdraw	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Propagate	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌

Mechanical Tools
Mechanical Browser	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Parts Library	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Assembly Modeling	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Exploded Views	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Kinematic Analysis	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Bill of Materials	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Sheet Metal	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
SMEXTRUDE Command	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
SMRIBCREATE Command	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3D Solids Conversion to Unfoldable Sheet Metal Parts	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Corner Relief for Adjacent Edge Flanges	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Lofted Bends	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Coloring	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Diagnostic for Invalid Sheet Metal Features	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Batch Processing	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Import, Export, Output
Print/Plot	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Publish/Batch Plot	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
CTB & STB Table Files	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PC3 Printer Configuration Files	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Named Page Setups	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PDF Import, Export	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAE Import, Export	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
IFC Import, Export	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
3DM Import, Export	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
LandXML Import, Export	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
RFA Import	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
SKP Import	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
DGN Import	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DWF Export	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SVG Export	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
FBX Export	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
STL Export	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Additional formats available with BricsCAD Communicator	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌

Programming
ActiveX	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Entity data editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Script Recorder	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Full LISP Support (vl, vlr, vla and vlax)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
DCL engine	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
COM API	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
VBA DVB projects support	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
.NET	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
BRX (ARX)	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
TX (Teigha eXtensions)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
CUI menu files support, with Diesel expressions	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Licensing
Multi-platform Licenses	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Perpetual	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Perpetual + Maintenance	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Subscription	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Network Multi-user	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Volume (Perpetual)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Academic	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

(1) You can manipulate dynamic block insertions but you cannot create dynamic block definitions.