Only four companies make all the AutoCAD-workalike programs out there: Bricsys of Belgium, Graebert of Germany, IntelliCAD Technical Consortium of USA, and NanoSoft of Russia. All the others that you may have heard of are based on code by either Graebert or the ITC. Two of them held conferences in the past few weeks to outline their plans for 2019. Let's see what's going to … [Read more...] about AutoCAD workalikes Bricsys and Graebert go corporate
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Hexagon strengthens its construction solutions portfolio for AEC market with Bricsys acquisition
Hexagon AB continues its aggressive expansion into new markets with the acquisition of Belgian CAD software developer Bricsys. Founded in 2002, Bricsys introduced its flagship product BricsCAD as an AutoCAD competitor and that is still the company’s largest base of users. However, the company has a talented team of developers and has added on new products and expanded the … [Read more...] about Hexagon strengthens its construction solutions portfolio for AEC market with Bricsys acquisition
Teigha update adds support for AutoCAD 2018
The update also adds support for the Autodesk ReCap .rcp format. We review why the ODA is important to the CAD marketplace. The latest update to the Teigha CAD development platform adds support for the changes in the .dwg file format introduced by the latest version of Autodesk AutoCAD. Teigha 4.3 is now available as a beta release, allowing companies that use Teigha as a … [Read more...] about Teigha update adds support for AutoCAD 2018
BricsCAD officially compatible with Intergraph CADWorx Plant
For tiny Bricsys the deal a big step forward in its battle to be taken seriously as a legitimate alternative to AutoCAD. CAD vendors Bricsys and Intergraph Process, Power & Marine today announced that the new release of Intergraph CADWorx Plant 2017 is compatible with both AutoCAD and BricsCAD. For Bricsys, a small software company based in Ghent, Belgium, this is a big … [Read more...] about BricsCAD officially compatible with Intergraph CADWorx Plant
Autodesk revenue down 18% in third quarter
The warnings about lower revenue during business model transition are still true. AutoCAD business is in the cellar. By Randall S. Newton Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) continues to see revenue declines as it moves through its transition from selling software licenses to selling software subscriptions. Revenue in the third quarter of Fiscal 2017 (ended October 31, 2016) was $490 … [Read more...] about Autodesk revenue down 18% in third quarter