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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BricsCAD

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ABricsCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) toolkit, supporting 2D drawing, 3D modeling and visualizations, and is customizable as well as compatible with many 3rd party applications, developed by Belgian company Bricsys, a Hexagon company since late 2018.

    $314

    per year

    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/AGrabCAD Workbench was a CAD collaboration solution that helps designers to manage files and engage partners in the design process. Since August 2022 it has been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    BricsCADGrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    BricsCAD Lite
    $590
    one-time fee
    BricsCAD Pro
    $1,265
    one-time fee
    BricsCAD Mechanical
    $1,780
    one-time fee
    BricsCAD BIM
    $1,890
    one-time fee
    BricsCAD Ultimate
    $2,100
    one-time fee
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BricsCADGrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    BricsCADGrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of BricsCAD and GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    Feature
    BricsCAD
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    3D Modeling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    2D Drafting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Parametric Design7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    BricsCADGrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
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    User Ratings
    BricsCADGrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BricsCADGrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hexagon AB
    SMBs who do want to minimse their involvement with expensinve, inconvenient and bloated Autodesk products will find lots to love. The only hinderence is the market share of Autodesk means some 3rd party developers will not support it unfortunately, but it has it's own solutions to many things users of the AutoCAD ecosystem currenrtly rely on.
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    Discontinued Products
    GrabCad Workbench is well suited for group projects, where all my team members can view the designs at the same time, and by integrating it with CAD software like SolidWorks, all my team members can see the live changes in the projects based on the recommendations received. I can also do conversations with my team, which are project-specific, thus reducing time in email and video conferences. For assemblies, I can generate a Bill of materials with a single click. However, there are some drawbacks like every member needs to have an account in order to sync files with everyone, and the platform requires good internet connectivity otherwise file uploading will be time-consuming.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Hexagon AB
    • 3D Modeling
    • Machine learning / A.I.-assisted feature named PROPAGATE.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • GrabCAD is the source of truth for the files being used
    • GrabCAD is free
    • Easy to use and get started
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Hexagon AB
    • there is not full compatibility with dynamic blocks but it isn't so bad -we can create them in AutoCAD and use them to some extent anyway
    • it doesn't look as "sexy" and the interface looks kinda orimitive in some screens but the functionality is all there and the some
    • there is the hurdle of users thinking they are getting a lesser product so more marketing pozazz is needed to get the message over it is a very capable product
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    Discontinued Products
    • The software is not intuitive.
    • You must have an account to share files.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Hexagon AB
    it's exteremly useable. AutoCAD users will carry over many eisting skills and learn some new ones on the cross over. It's fast adn lightweight meaning ot can be run on just about any PC. The help and support are realy good and problems are usually responded to within a day by experts.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Hexagon AB
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Never needed.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hexagon AB
    Very cost-effective solution, it even supports pointclouds natively and is something we will investigate further as time goes on and may in fact utilise it to replace AutoCAD with 3rd party add-ins at some point in the future, and we hope it can further reduce costs in the long-run as it continues to develop and mature.
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    Discontinued Products
    It’s the bottom of the barrel.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Hexagon AB
    • Evaluation and budget management
    • Better monitoring of projects
    • Respect of execution deadlines
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • GrabCad Workbench is the best in terms of integration with other CAD software like SolidWorks where live changes can be made to a product.
    • GrabCad Workbench has a common parts library, which allows us to use repetitive parts without redesigning them again and again. Hence saving a lot of time.
    • I can do all the conversations in the file itself, reducing time in email and other modes.
    • It automatically generates BOM for my assembly files.
    • It tracks versions, all the files are updated automatically for all members once a new version is created.
    • It would be good if it can be updated to read drawing and sketch files.
    • The team needs to improve the stability of the platform.
    Incentivized
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