Bricscad V11 is well on its way to become the standard
alternative CAD software for users and application developers. In this
comparison chart you get an overview.
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Bricscad (Windows)
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Bricscad (Linux)
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AutoCAD
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= New feature
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Platinum
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Pro
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Classic
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Classic
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2011
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LT
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| Files
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| Native DWG 2010 file format
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| DWG for AutoCAD version 2.5 to 2011
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| Support for DWGCODEPAGE
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| Support for DWT files (Drawing templates)
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| Drawing recovery
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| Password protection
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| Xrefs in-place editing
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| PDF underlay
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| Export to PDF using style tables
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| Export to DWF 2D & 3D
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| User File Manager
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| eTransmit
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| eBridge to Vondle
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| Commands
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| Industry standard AutoCAD commands
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| AutoCAD command Line
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| AutoCAD 3D surface commands
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| Interface
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| Dockable Properties toolbar
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| Edit multiple drawings (MDI)
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| Extended Drawing Explorer
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| Object Properties toolbar
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| Searchable Settings Manager
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| Context menu
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| Customization
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| AutoCAD CUI menus and toolbars
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| Visual menu customization
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| Customizable Status bar
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| 3D
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| ACIS viewing
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| Full ACIS modeling & editing
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| X-Solids
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| X-Hardware
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| X-Tools
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| Layouts
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| Multiple paper spaces
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| Lock layout viewports
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| Selection, Snap & Track
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| Selection preview
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| Quick Select tool
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| Cycling through entities or subentities during
selection
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| Hot grips for multiple grip points modification
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| eSnap
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| Midpoint & Parallel snap
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| Snap- and eSnap- from
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| Snap to user-defined offset from user-selected
point
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| SnapTrack™
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| Polar tracking
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| Apparent & extended intersection snap
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| Alignment paths parallel to Z-axis
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| Text
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| Multi-language character set
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| TrueType fonts
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| Spelling
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| Find & replace
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| In-place WYSIWYG MTEXT editor
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| MTEXT via internal or external editor
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| Fields (4)
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| Text exploding (TXTEXP command)
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| Raster images
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| Image menu
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| Image clipping
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| Raster image support
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| Support for ECW and JPEG2000
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| Support for MrSID
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| Transparency support
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| Other functionalities
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| Powerful rendering engine
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| Real time pan & zoom
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| Non-rectangular viewports
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| Preview filter
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| Layers toolbar
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| Layer States Manager
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| Layer preview
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(3)
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| Rectangle creation with support for area and
dimension
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| Block units for insertion in different units
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| Dynamic blocks support (5)
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| Hatch editing
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| Gradient hatches
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| Separate hatches
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| Trim/extend to hatch pattern lines
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| Associative dimensions
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| Dynamic input and dimensions
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| Edit properties of multiple entities
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| Table support
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
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| User Profiles Manager
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| Printing
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| CTB color table files
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| STB style table files
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| PC3 printer configuration files
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| PLOT command
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| Programming
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| ActiveX, including in-place editing
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| Entity data interface
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| Script recorder
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| New AutoLISP engine
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| LISP vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support
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| LISP encryption
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(3)
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| Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS)
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| New DCL engine
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| New COM API (AutoCAD COM)
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| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
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| VBA DVB projects support
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| BRX (Bricscad Runtime eXtension)
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ARX
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| DRX (DwgDirect) support
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| CUI menu files support
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| Legacy menu MNU and MNS file support
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| API for toolbar and menu customization
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| Menu Diesel expressions
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| Visual Studio 2005 (VC8) compatible
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| Unicode C/C++ interface
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| Licensing
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| Single
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| All-In
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| eBridge
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| Network
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| Volume
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| Academic
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(1) View only. Edit under development.
(2) Partial.
(3) To be implemented.
(4) Wide range of variables that can be used in Mtexts ; does not
support object properties.
(5) Dynamic block creation not possible yet.