Thursday, April 30, 2015

Bricsys Releases BricsCAD V15.2

http://www.bricsys.com
GENT, Belgium, Apr 30, 2015 - Bricsys announces the release of BricsCAD V15.2, a free update for BricsCAD V15 that offers major new and improved features. 

The major update includes the following highlights.

Quad Cursor Draws

The function of the unique Quad cursor is extended so that it now also draws entities. Users bring up the Quad by clicking the right mouse button to not only modify selected entities, but also place new ones in drawings.

Sheet Metal Junctions

A significant improvement to the sheet metal design facility creates junction features automatically, with BricsCAD supporting several types of junctions.

Junction gaps are automatically preserved, and can be controlled separately by the user. A new system variable defines the target CAM system for unfolding sheet metal parts.

Web Map Service

Map Connect adds correctly located maps to drawings through a connection to a web map service. One or more data layers can be selected for downloading as image files; users can specify the ground resolution and number of tiles into which the data should be divided. The ten most recently used connections are remembered for subsequent sessions. The Geographic Location dialog is redesigned so that users can define and store geographic location data in drawings.

Additional Features

Version 15.2 also offers users the following enhancements, and many more:
  • Basic editing of 3D solid faces containing spline geometry
  • Offset with preview faces of 3D solids as well as detected boundaries.
  • Import 3D data from BIM and SketchUp files
  • Stacked multi-line text settings dialog
  • Support photometric IES files and web-style lights
  • Auto-complete commands by searching for mid-string text
Pricing and Availability

This new update is free. All BricsCAD users with a V15 license can download this major upgrade free of charge from the Bricsys Website. The English language version is available now; translated versions will be made available over the coming weeks. 

New users can try BricsCAD for Windows, Linux, and Mac for 30 days at no charge by downloading them from http://www.bricsys.com.

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. For more information, visit http://www.bricsys.com.

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