2013

BRICSCAD PROPOSAL

| ADDADVANTAGE

A Proposal on Bricscad

For Add Advantage

Director

Head Office Address A-6 Bhagirath colony Jaipur-302001 Rajasthan [email protected] ADDADVANTAGE

Information about Bricsys & AddAdvantage:

About Bricsys:

Bricsys® is a global provider of dwg engineering design software brought to market under the BricsCAD® brand. With relentless commitment to the success of the BricsCAD community, Bricsys is focused on providing an industrial strength CAD software platform and industry leading support at a compelling price to customers in the AEC, GIS, civil engineering, process and power, and mechanical CAD markets. Founded in 2002, Bricsys is a founding member of the Open Design Alliance.

The software, available in more than 15 languages, can be downloaded from the Bricsys website or obtained from a BricsCAD sales point in one of more than 70 countries worldwide.

Bricsys nv: European Headquarters Bellevue 5/201 9050 GEN T Belgi um Phone: +32 (0)9 244 01 90 Fax: +32 (0)9 244 01 99 Website: www.bricsys.com

About AddAdvantage:

AddAdvantage is a leading CAD Distribution Company in India. With Offices & Sales Presence in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Jaipur, Add Advantage has Pan-India Presence.

Add Advantage is a CAD company of note in India with a vision to provide CAD users with Alternative software, which are not only reasonably priced but also are at the cutting edge of technology to help the users gain a competitive edge in a global marketplace.

We believe in “Customer for Life” Philosophy & assure our customers of excellent after sales service. With offices in Hyderabad, Chennai and Jaipur, Add Advantage has a pan-India presence.

Table of content

 What is Bricscad?

 Key Features of Bricscad

 Features summary

 Options in BricsCad System Requirements Training Requirements Sample Client List What is Bricscad?

 Bricscad is a CAD package developed by Bricsys, a Belgium based global provider of engineering software through its network of 70 offices on four continents.

 It is the no. 1 and the most robust alternative to Autocad, which also works on the .dwg format. Bricscad uses the Open Design Alliance DWG libraries to read and write the DWG file format. This allows Bricscad to be highly compatible to Autocad.

 Bricscad has a very simple user interface, which does not require any special training, especially if the users are accustomed to Autocad. Users of Autocad have been able to adapt to Bricscad, within days.

 Files previously designed using Autocad, can be easily opened and worked on instantly.

 Autocad users can also open Bricscad files, and work on it seamlessly.

 BricsCad is the smart choice for engineers, architects, designers - virtually any professional who creates or uses CAD drawings.

 BricsCad provides unrivalled compatibility with Autodesk AutoCAD and is fully programmable with hundreds of third-party solutions. Currently, more than 160 third party applications run on Bricscad. Users who even have add-ons or self-developed API's on Autocad, continue to run the same on Bricscad, without any modifications and have not faced any problems.

 Bricscad is designed for both Windows & LINUX, with a Mac version expected soon. It is among the few CAD packages which run on Linux.

 Bricscad implements the AutoLISP scripting language, VBA and BRX.

 The software is capable of most AutoCAD release functions.

 Bricscad transparently maps AutoCAD command line commands to Bricscad equivalent commands.

 Thanks to the extended list of compatible API's (Application programming interface) available (LISP, SDS, COM, BRX), Bricscad is now chosen by hundreds of application developers to port their DWG based applications.

“BricsCAD - Your Unified CAD Solution.”

One Platform

With BricsCAD software one dwg-based CAD environment can take care of all your needs from simple 2D drafting to advanced 3D direct modeling. No need to buy and learn new or companion products, no need for annoying, time consuming conversions… just one unified CAD solution addressing today’s needs and allowing you to move to the world of 3D direct modeling and editing at your own pace and within your existing familiar environment.

Intelligent 3D

Today the BricsCAD solution already offers powerful tools for direct solid modeling using geometric constraints solving. Direct modeling operations apply to all ACIS solid geometry, whether created in BricsCAD or imported. Furthermore, a key feature of the BricsCAD direct editing capabilities is the preservation of design intent, vastly simplifying the work on complex designs.

Future proof

V13 further extends the BricsCAD software with core functionality in the areas of BIM* for the AEC market and mapping* for the GIS world, and also introduces the concept of assemblies for the technical CAD market. This foundation of core functionality will be externalized through APIs to support the BricsCAD partner community in the development of new value-added solutions. The visionary future, as laid out in a compelling technology roadmap, details the plans to further develop the platform both with advanced 2D tools as well as with 3D capabilities, allowing both existing and new users to grow at their own pace from simple drafting all the way to full-fledged 3D CAD, all within one familiar dwg-based environment.

Why you'll love BricsCAD

 Full function 2D/3D dwg-based CAD  Advanced 2D tools and 3D direct modeling  Compatible programming platform  Suite of Third Party solutions  Industry-leading support and compelling price

Key Features of Bricscad V13

MCAD ASSEMBLY MODELING - (PLATINUM VERSION ONLY) MECHANICAL BROWSER BILL OF MATERIALS

ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS NEW KINEMATIC ANALYSIS FEATURES ARRAY DIALOG CHAPOO TOOLPALETTES: WALKTHROUGH NAVIGATION TOOLBAR COMBO BOXES

HIGHLY COMPATIBLE WITH DWG 2013 FILE FORMAT.

SUPPORT FOR DWG VERSIONS 2.5 TO 2013. ATTRIBUTES DIRECT MODELING DOCKPRIORITY

DYNAMIC UCS KEY AUTOCOMPLETE PRINTING FEATURES PUBLISH QLEADER HIGHLY COMPATIBLE ADS/SDS API. VIEWPORTS BRX/ARX SUPPORT.

Bricscad:

BricsCAD V13 software is available in Classic, Pro and Platinum editions addressing needs going from simple 2D drafting to complex 3D engineering, and now also including BIM*, mapping* and assembly functionality.

BricsCAD is the powerful CAD software platform unifying the familiar feature set of native dwg with advanced 2D tools and intelligent 3D direct modeling on Windows and Linux, and this at a compelling price. The user interface allows for modeling and designing with unmatched speed.

Advanced Functionality

The functionality provided by the BricsCAD software is not limited to the familiar feature set of dwg CAD but extends beyond this in both features as well as user interface.

UI innovation includes advances such as the drawing dashboard, providing simple centralized anagement of all drawing meta-data such as layers, styles, etc., and the Quad cursor, a BricsCAD-original interface which reduces clicks to a minimum.

Features summary: 3D Drawing: Assembly modeling

Assembly modeling allows you to organize .dwg files in hierarchical structures of mechanical components to model complex products. Assemble your products with both top-down and bottom-up design and compose your assembly with ease with the powerful 3D constraints between faces and edges of different mechanical components. Use existing geometry (including one imported from other CAD systems) to form mechanical components or browse trough thousands of standard X-Hardware parts (screws, nuts, bearings, ...). View the component hierarchy with the mechanical browser and maintain visibility in complex assemblies by hiding components.

Kinematic analysis

Move or rotate parts of your model to solve real-time forward and inverse kinematic problems.

Bill of materials

Generate a top-level or bottom-level list of all mechanical components used in a drawing.

Dynamic UCS

With the dynamic UCS feature enabled, the coordinate system is aligned automatically with a face of a solid when drawing entities. Faces highlight when moving the pointer while a drawing command is active and the XY plane of the coordinate system aligns with the highlighted face. When the drawing command finishes, the previous UCS is restored.

3D Direct Modeling in Rendered Mode with the Quad tool

BricsCAD Pro offers Direct Modeling in native .dwg - no conversion needed. With the 'Quad'-tool, which reduces clicks to an absolute minimum, modeling in rendered mode is made easy.

2D and 3D constraint solving

BricsCAD offers powerful tools for direct solid modeling using geometric constraints solving. Solid models can be modified by defining constraints between its elements. If there is a 3D constraint which fixes the placement of faces or edges, this constraint will be preserved during your modeling operations. It allows you to parametrize any feature of the 3D model.

Design Intent Recognition

For example, consider a model with a number of holes of the same radius. When the radius of a cylindrical face is modified, other faces that share the same diameter are recognized and modified automatically to keep the radii synchronized. Powerful 3D Render Engine and Materials Editor

BricsCAD has an extremely powerful rendering engine allowing you to work in permanent render mode. Materials and lights can be created and edited in the Materials section of the Drawing Explorer.

Cloud: Chapoo connectivity

With Chapoo you can upload files and share them with friends and colleagues. They can view your files in the cloud and annotate them to leave their comments; no downloading of the files or installation of any software is required.

Dimensions: Dynamic input and dynamic dimensions

Dynamic Dimensions are available while creating /editing entities. When moving a grip point, all related dimensions are displayed in real time and can be modified on the fly with Dynamic Input.

Associative dimensions

Dimensions are updated automatically when the geometry has changed. You can even dimension Model Space entities in Paper Space and see them being updated when you modify the entities in Model Space. Dimensions can now be linked to entity snap points such as endpoints, midpoints and perpendicular.

Interface: Settings manager

In the Settings Dialog you can check or modify the current value of all settings. The settings can be viewed alphabetically or categorized, grouping related settings in a tree view. The built-in search feature lets you find settings quickly and intuitively.

Mline – Multiline

The Mline command creates multiple parallel lines. You can create and edit your own multiline styles in the Drawing Explorer.

Attribute management

BATTMAN (Block Attribute Manager): this command allows you to edit all attribute properties and settings in a block definition, then synchronize the changes in all block references.

Graphic device per viewport

This new feature allows you to print a multiple viewport layout of which each layout has a different shademode applied: e.g. hidden lines removed, rendered, wireframe.

Sheetsets Manager

A sheet set is a collection of layouts from different drawing files. The Sheet Set manager lets you manage existing sheets sets and create new ones from scratch or based on a template sheet. Sheet sets can be published, printed and e‐transmitted.

Printing: Page setups

Using page setups you don't have to go through all the options on the Print dialog each time you want to print your drawing. All settings can now be saved to a Page Setup, which can then be applied to a paperspace layout. Page Setups are saved in the drawing and can be copied between drawings.

Publish improvements

It is now possible to reverse the order of the sheets in a sheet list and to move sheets up and down in the list. A 'Publish in background' option is added.

Other features: Layer filters

Use expressions and layer properties to filter out sets of layers, and store filters for reuse. The current layer filter optionally can be applied to the Layer combo in the Entity Properties toolbar.

Layer explorer

For layouts and paper space viewports, columns were added for ViewPort (VP) Color, VP Linetype, VP Lineweight and VP Plot Style.

Block manager

Browse blocks in non-open drawings and insert them in the current drawing from the new Blocks panel in the Drawing Explorer. Reference editing

The Refedit tool allows you to edit the content of external references (Xrefs) and block inserts from within the current drawing, which is referred to as in-place reference editing. RefEdit either works on a portion of the reference which you edit or on the entire drawing or all entities in the block.

Commandline improvements:

When typing a command auto complete suggestions show in a small popup window. If the current entry matches a single command, the command name is completed automatically.

Options in BricsCad

The #1 Alternative to Autocad, comes in three options at a fraction of the price!

1. Bricscad Classic (2D): Has more features than Autocad LT with the same interface.

2. Bricscad Professional (3D): This is equivalent to Autocad full version. All autocad options are available, with many short commands which are very useful & easier than Autocad.

3. Bricscad Platinum: Besides having all features of Bricscad Professional version, it includes parametric modeling as well. Used extensively by mechanical industries.

Advantages of Bricscad Classic (2D) over AutoCad LT

1) DWG for AutoCAD version 2.5 to 2013

2) PDF underlay

3) AutoCAD 3D surface commands

4) Layer preview

5) Circle with multiple copy option

6) Offset with both option

7) Extended Drawing Explorer

8) Erase option in Extend Command

9) All object selection methods display on command execution.

10) It can be customized and used with Add ons just like Autocad.

11) 2D constraint solving

12) Editing Dimensions is possible

System Requirements:

 Operating systems:

o Windows 7 o Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or later (all editions except Starter Edition) o Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (all editions except Starter Edition) o Recent Fedora / recent OpenSuse / recent Ubuntu.

 Hardware:

o Processor: 1 GHz processor or faster, or compatible processor o RAM: 256 MB, 1 Gb or more recommended o Hard drive: 250 MB for program files + 1 GB free space o Display: 1024x768 XGA with true color (minimum)

Training Requirements:

ABSOLUTELY NO training is required for AutoCAD users or users who have already undertaken extensive training in AutoCAD.

Users, who are accustomed to AutoCAD, have been able to adapt to Bricscad, within days. SAMPLE CLIENT LIST

International Clients: Metso Group Pennat Engineering Pvt Ltd Kemper Audi Heyamans SGS Group RGS- Cad Radel Godbole Gates Pvt Ltd Ballast Ham Dredging BV

Domestic Clients: Emuge India Pvt Ltd Jadhav Switchgear Services Parani Steels Vici Engineering Pan Asia Ltd Surabhi Engineering Gujrat Corporate Milk Marketing Federation Sun Engineering Spectra Associates KJK Ploydiamond Bagla Group Vijai Electricals Aicons Kare Power Warade Automation Solution Pvt Ltd Rondo India Indoasian Cartel Engineers Hotset India ( Nexthermal ) Srinivasa Automations Systems CM Associates Wheels India Pvt Ltd Nagel India Hitech Engineers East Coast Constructions Chadha Industries Pvt. Ltd Aicons Engg Company Knorr-Bremse Systems for Commercial Vehicles Ved Engineering K. M. Enterprises Unirail BG LI IN Electricals Ltd BHEL And many More Companies..