BricsCAD and AutoCAD Features Compared
Last updated: July 20, 2026. Verified against Octave’s official V26 documentation.
Note: This is Octave’s own comparison of BricsCAD against AutoCAD, not an independently verified benchmark. The BricsCAD columns reflect Octave’s documentation directly; the AutoCAD LT and Full columns reflect Octave’s claims about a competitor’s product, not our own testing of AutoCAD. Autodesk’s actual feature set may have changed since this comparison was published, worth double-checking directly with Autodesk for anything decision-critical.
Quick answer: BricsCAD Lite roughly matches AutoCAD LT on core 2D drafting, with a few extras LT lacks. BricsCAD Pro adds full 3D modelling, civil and survey tools, and most import/export formats, putting it broadly in line with AutoCAD Full for general CAD and 3D work, though a handful of features differ each way. BricsCAD BIM and Mechanical add entire toolsets (building and manufacturing respectively) that don’t have an equivalent in this AutoCAD comparison at all, since Autodesk sells those as separate products. Ultimate combines everything. Across every tier, BricsCAD also offers perpetual licensing and cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS) that AutoCAD doesn’t in this comparison.
One restriction worth knowing upfront: BricsCAD’s Dynamic Blocks support (marked with note 3 throughout the tables below) isn’t available or licensed at all for BricsCAD purchased in, or for use in, the United States. This is a licensing restriction, not just a technical limitation, worth checking your own EULA for if this feature matters to your workflow.
Drawings
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native DWG file format (through AutoCAD 2026) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| DWG Password Protection | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| eTransmit | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sheet Set Manager | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Geographic Location Settings | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Esri Maps (via the GEOMAP command in BricsCAD) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Drawing Compare | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Cloud Collaboration | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Interface
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark and Light Colour Themes | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Industry standard commands, aliases, and variables | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Clickable Command Line with Auto Complete | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Start page | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| File (Drawing) tabs | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Model and Layout tabs | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Layout Manager | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Menu Bar | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Toolbars | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ribbon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Tool Palettes | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Contextual Right-click Menus | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Contextual Quad Menu | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Status Bar | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Workspaces | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Searchable Settings (SysVar) Dialog | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Lockable Interface | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Clean Screen Mode | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Drawing Explorer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Customizable User Interface (CUI) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Structure panel | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
Selection, Snap, and Track
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Filtering (QSELECT) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Add Selected | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Select Similar | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Selection Cycling | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Entity Snaps (OSNAPs) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Polar Tracking | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Z-intersection 3D snap | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Nearest Distance | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Adaptive Grid Snap | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Real-time Boundary Detection | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| 2D Dynamic UCS | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| 3D Dynamic UCS | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
Drawing Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line, Polyline, 3D Polyline, Spline, Ray, Xline | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Multi-lines and Multi-line Styles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Circle, Arc, Ellipse, Elliptical Arc | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Polygon, Rectangle, Region, Donut, Point | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Helix | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| 2D Parameters and Constraints | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| 2D Auto-constrain | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | note 1 | note 1 |
| Calculator | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Annotation Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions, Dimension Styles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Quick Dimension | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Multi-leaders, Multi-leader Styles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Single and Multi-line text, Text Styles, Text Editor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Hatches, Gradients, Hatch/Gradient Editor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Wipeouts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Revision Clouds | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Attributes, Attribute Editor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Tables, Table Styles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Fields | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Data Extraction | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Data Linking | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Annotation Scaling | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Spell Check | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| AutoCAD Mechanical Compatibility: Read, Display, Edit, Create | – | – | – | note 2 | note 2 | – | – |
Editing Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, Stretch, Mirror, Align | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Trim, Extend, Lengthen, Break, Join | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Fillet, Chamfer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Solid Fillet, Solid Chamfer | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| CopyGuided | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| MoveGuided | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Grip Editing | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Properties panel | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Manipulator (3D Gizmo) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Draw Order | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Undo Per Entity (Property History) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Optimize | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Simplify | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Drawing Health Management | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
Reference Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks, Block Editor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dynamic Blocks | note 3 | note 3 | note 3 | note 3 | note 3 | Y | Y |
| Camera-facing Blocks | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Blockify | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | note 4 | note 4 |
| Associative Arrays | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| DWG (XREF) Attach, Clip, Bind, and Edit | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| PDF Attach and Clip | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Image Attach, Clip, and Adjust, with Transparency | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Point Cloud Colour-mapping | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
Visualization Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layers and Layer States | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Entity Transparency | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Visual Styles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| LookFrom (ViewCube) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Match Perspective | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Lights | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Sun Properties | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Materials | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Rendering | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Animation Editor | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Walk-through 3D Navigation | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| ANIPATH command | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Built-in Direct Link with Twinmotion/Unreal | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
Modeling Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACIS-based Solid Modeling | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Solid and Surface Modeling | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Solid Primitives | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Mesh Primitives | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Polysolids | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Union, Subtract, Intersect | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Interfere | – | note 5 | note 5 | note 5 | note 5 | – | Y |
| Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Sweep, Thicken | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Twist | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Fillet, Chamfer (3D) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Slice | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Multi-slice | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| T-Connect, L-Connect, and Connect with Nearest Tools | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Extract Edges | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Direct (history-less) Modeling | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Deformable (Free-form) Modeling | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Audit, Simplify | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Solidify | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Stitch | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| 3D Parameters and Constraints | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| 3D Automatic Parameterization | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| 3D Blockify and Parametric Blockify | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| 3D Parametric Design Tables | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Section Planes (Plane, Boundary, Volume, Slice) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Drawing Views: Base, Projected, Section, Detail, Break | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| 3D Threads | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Align | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Bubble Viewer (static and kinematic scans) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
Civil and Survey Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIN Surface Modeling | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Civil Points | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| TIN Volume Surface | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| TIN Volume Report | – | Y | – | – | – | – | – |
| MPolygon | note 6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Grading | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Alignments | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Strings | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Profiles (Vertical Alignments) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Corridors | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Autodesk Civil 3D Object Enabler | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Boundary Trim | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| GIS Data | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Labels | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Civil Section lines | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Civil Section views | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Auto mapping | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
Building Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD-based BIM features | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| IFC Import/Export | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| IFC4x3 Export | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| IFC4x3 Classifications | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| IFC Import as Underlay | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| BIM Update Underlay | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| IDS Import | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| RVT/RFA Import | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| RVT Export | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Structural Modeling Toolset | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Project Database | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Model federation reference points (Survey, Project, Site) | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Project Browser | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Library Database | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Site, Building and Stories | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Windows and Doors | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Fully Parametric BIM Component Creation | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Bill of Materials (BOM) Manager | – | – | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| 3D Spaces | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Wall | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Roof | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Quickdraw | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Quickbuilding | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Classifier (PCC 11) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Floor Detection | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Project Section | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | note 7 |
| Point Cloud Geometry Detection | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud FitPlanar (geometry detection) | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Trace (geometry detection) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Outline Filter | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Room Detection | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud FitRooms | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Scan2Bim | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Dollhouse | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Gap Filling | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Show Bubbles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Point Cloud Eye Dome Lighting | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Construction Detail Management | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Propagate | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Custom BIM Properties | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Graphical Override | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Drawing Customizations | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| BIM Dimensions | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Selection Dimensions | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Analytical Models | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| Python Scripts (Beta) | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| BCF issue management | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
Manufacturing Tools
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD Mechanical 2021 DWG file format | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Support for 2D Mechanical Drawing Standards (ISO, DIN, JIS, ANSI) | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Parts Reference and Part Lists | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Balloons associated with Part References | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Power dimensions | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Welding Symbols | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Surface Texture | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Feature Control Frame | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Datum ID | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Edge Symbol | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Taper and Slope Symbols | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Leader Notes | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Rescale Annotations | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Mechanical Browser | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Parts Library | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Piping | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Assembly Modeling | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Assembly Inspect | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Exploded Views | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Bill of Materials (BOM) | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Balloons associated with BOM and Drawing Views | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Sheet Metal Design | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| 3D Solids to Sheet Metal Parts Recognition and Conversion | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Corner Relief for Adjacent Edge Flanges | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Lofted Bends | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Other features: Junctions, Miters, Tabs, Form Features | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Feature Colouring | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Diagnostic and Repair for Sheet Metal Features | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
| Batch Processing of Sheet Metal Features | – | – | – | Y | Y | – | – |
Import, Export, and Output
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print/Plot | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Print as JPG / TIFF / PNG / BMP | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Publish/Batch Plot | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Create PDF Bookmarks | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| CTB and STB Files | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| PC3 Printer Configuration Files | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Named Page Setups | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| PDF Import, Export | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| DAE Import, Export | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| IFC Import, Export | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| 3DM Import, Export | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| LandXML Import, Export | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Import Autodesk Civil 3D Data | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| RFA Import | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| SKP Import | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| DGN Import | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| RVT Import, Export | – | – | Y | – | Y | – | – |
| DWF Export | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SVG Import | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| SVG Export | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| FBX Export | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| STL Export | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Point Cloud Export (LAZ, HSPC, PTS) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | note 8 |
| Point Cloud Import (e57, HSPC, LAS, LAZ, LGSX, HSPC.PACK, PTS, PTX, RCP, RCS, RSP, RDBX, ZFS) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | mixed, see note 8 |
| Datasmith Export | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Additional formats via Communicator for BricsCAD (CATIA, IGES, Inventor, JT, NX, Parasolid, Pro/E-Creo, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, STEP, STL, VDA-FS, XCGM) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | mixed |
Programming
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveX | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Extended Entity Data Editor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Script Recorder | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Full LISP Support (vl, vlr, vla, vlax) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| Dialog Control Language (DCL) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| COM API | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VBA Project Support | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| .NET Core API | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| BRX (ARX-compatible API) | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y |
| TX (Teigha eXtensions) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| CUI Menu File Support, with Diesel Expressions | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Licensing
| Feature | Lite | Pro | BIM | Mechanical | Ultimate | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-platform Licences (Windows, Linux, macOS) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Perpetual Licences | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Perpetual + optional Maintenance | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Subscriptions | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Network Multi-user | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | – |
| Academic | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Notes
- AutoCAD can automatically apply geometric constraints, but not a combination of geometric and dimensional constraints together.
- Creating AutoCAD Mechanical-compatible symbols in BricsCAD Mechanical or Ultimate uses these commands: AMSURFSYM, AMEDGESYM, AMWELDSYM, AMSIMPLEWELD, AMNOTE, AMFCFRAME, AMDATUMID, AMPARTLIST, AMPARTREF, AMRESCALE.
- Creating and editing Dynamic Block definitions in BricsCAD requires Experimental mode to be turned on, and isn’t available or licensed at all for BricsCAD purchased in, or for use in, the United States (check the EULA for specifics). Outside Experimental mode, existing Dynamic Block insertions can still be manipulated, and some can be converted to Parametric Blocks, which can be further edited.
- AutoCAD’s equivalent to Blockify is called Smart Blocks.
- BricsCAD’s Interfere command processes roughly 10 times more entities than AutoCAD’s, shows interferences in a manageable list view, displays intersection volume, and keeps the results list available after the command finishes.
- The MPOLYGON, MPOLYGONEDIT, and POLYDISPLAY commands aren’t available in BricsCAD Lite, though MPolygons in an opened drawing still display and can be edited via grips.
- AutoCAD’s PCEXTRACTSECTION command only generates lines, not orthographic photos.
- Autodesk’s product suite needs ReCap to import non-native point cloud formats and convert them to AutoCAD’s native RCS/RCP; for LAS, LAZ, PTS, and PTX specifically, Map 3D and/or Civil 3D may be enough on their own.