Octave BricsCAD Reviews & Product Details

What works for our nternal teams is that; BricsCAD integrates exceptionally well with AWS when used as a CAD automation engine on Windows EC2 or WorkSpaces. Its strong scripting support for .NET, makes it easy for us to build event‑driven workflows that process DWG files directly from S3 triggers. With AWS Lambda orchestrating tasks and Systems Manager executing scripts remotely, BricsCAD becomes a reliable, cloud‑scalable tool for converting drawings, validating standards, and extracting metadata without manual intervention. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BricsCAD still requires a Windows runtime, which limits containerization options and prevents fully serverless deployments. Running GUI‑based software in headless EC2 environments also requires tuning to avoid session timeouts. Licensing management on cloud instances could be more streamlined for large automation fleets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using BricsCAD is very good at delivering a full-featured CAD experience while also being compatible with DWG. I used this software to draft technical drawings and I found that switching from other CAD software was not a problem, it felt very intuitive. Also I found that this software was very efficient, especially with large files, and that it didn’t require any special hardware to run. I also appreciate that this software has advanced features such as 3D modeling and automation in a single license. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Advanced features are not easily accessible by new users. Though DWG compatibility is excellent, some minor differences compared to more established CAD programs can be seen during complicated operations. Learning resources are good but not as extensive as those offered by larger competitors, which might take some time for new users to learn. Also, customization options are present but need technical knowledge to be used to the fullest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Affordable: Costs much less than AutoCAD, with one-time license options.

Fast: Runs smoothly, even on older computers.

Easy to learn: Works almost the same as AutoCAD, so switching is simple.

All-in-one: Handles 2D drafting, 3D modeling, mechanical, and BIM in one tool.

Compatible: Opens DWG files, makes clean PDFs, and supports AutoCAD routines and toolbars. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Blocks: Parametric blocks are weaker than AutoCAD’s and can slow things down.

Support: Customer service can be slow to respond.

Bugs: Some updates make the program slower or less stable.

Missing features: A few AutoCAD commands and tools aren’t available or are less polished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

better documentation tools: section-plane manipulation & interference checking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

endless competing with incumbents.

they position themself as the true CAD alternative, should be the best ... for your convenience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Workflow and Commands are reliable, good crossovers like Civil Extensions and Vestra-Build ins. 2D Workspace is reliable and good to manage. You can Customize almost everything withing BricsCAD. When it comes to 2D Drawings, im very very happy with the Software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

3D Layout is still in the middle ages. To be more clear, your Drawing will be fine in Modelspace, but as soon as you want to start layouting your project in Paperspace it becomes a mess to work with. To be clear, the drawing will become insanley huge. Unbearable without minimum 100GB Workstorage/RAM at hand, the movement within your 3D buildings will be limited to stutters and its all over not a good area to work in since the Layouts gonna be messed up and moved as soon as you change somesthing on the 3D Build, when you already started some layouts in Paperspace. User friendly? no -.- Project friendly? also no. BIM friendly with even more Data acked in your Drawings? Hell no. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The price compared to AutoCAD. It seems to run smoother as well and not as laggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's parametric block design compared to AutoCAD's dynamic blocks. I HATE how the visibility states can be outside of the block so that when you explode a block that has visibilities will then be put into the dwg outside of the block. This causes crazy lag if you need to explode multiple blocks. This requires you to use the DEPARAMETRIZE command before you explode, but this also removes the imported fields inside the blocks. Not ideal. I also do not like how when you copy and paste an entity inside of a block that is tied to a visibility, it copies and pastes that visibility again. (Because you can have more than one visibility inside of a block... cool idea, but now I see why AutoCAD doesn't allow it) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- User Interface Familiar to most users (Similar to older versions of Autocad)

- Easy to Learn for experienced designers from other platforms.

- Pay one time get it forever.

- Upgrades to new versions are not expensive.

- Full version has BIM.

- For Metalic Structure Design (Mechanical Module) , has almost all Comercial shapes available worldwide.

- The Layout Mode is Excelente and Easy to Produce tech drawings from 3d models, the "Base View" and "Projected View" commands works very well.

- One of the Best to produce, "Pre-feed" drawings and "Sho drawings" in one singl platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Not the fastest software in the market.

- Not the best for complete "Plants" design, does not manage very well big files.

- The "Sheet Metal" module still needs work, does not feel completely developed yet.

- Tool Bars, contain too much information.

- It is Overwhelming to sart using wihtout help, due to it´s hundreds of visible "buttons".

- Old Design interface, Looks old. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it's a great working tool, I'm a cadist draftsman and I use it every day, some functions are very specific to each scenary, brics as I said has good specifications for architecture and design engineering, which helps me a lot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think there should be a bigger database of layers to be used, it's possible to import layers, which is good but I think there should be a broader starter kit to cover a lot of variety Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The easy to use it and the simplicity in the commands makes it so user friendly to use. Its at par with any CAD software , in-fact better and faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The personal biggest problem me is right-clicking on the mouse because it's not the same as AutoCAD, the problem if you used to work in AutoCad is hard to get used to BricsCAD Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use , easy to installation,ease of integration . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't find any such thing to dislike , but need to inprrovement in layering part of the tool . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.