GSTARCAD VS BRICSCAD | COMPARISON

COMPARE THE GSTARCAD 2023 WITH BRICSCAD. ​

 

REMARKS

  • This table is for reference only 
  • Empty space means functionally not supported
  • The package that contains LT version does not support BEDIT
  • Table comparison updated at Sep 1st 2022
     


GstarCAD 2023 BricsCAD 2022
Files Pro Std Pro LT
64-bit Support ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
.dwg and .dxf  for AutoCAD version 2.5 to latest ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
.pat,.shx,.lin and etc ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Password Protection ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
File Recover and Audit ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Purge ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Etransmit ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Sheet Set Manager ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
CAD Standard .dws ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Xrefs in-place Editing ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
DWF Underlay  ✓  ✓ 
PDF Underlay ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
DGN File Formate Support ✓  ✓  View only View only
DWG Convert  ✓  ✓ 
Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP，EMF ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Plot and Publish  to PDF ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Publish to DWF 2D & 3D ✓  ✓ 
Import SVG ✓  ✓ 
Export to SVG ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
DAE import/export (XML 3D data) ✓  ✓ 
Collaboration ✓  ✓  Bricsys24/7 Bricsys24/7
IFC format ✓  ✓  BricsCAD BIM BricsCAD BIM
ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool ✓  ✓ 
Single-document Mode ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Digital signature ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Reset Settings to Default. ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
DWF Import ✓  ✓ 
Interface GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Quick Properties ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Hidden Message Settings ✓  ✓ 
CUI Menus and Toolbars  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
CUI Import & Export ✓  ✓ 
Drag and Drop Customization ✓  ✓ 
Visual Menu Customization  ✓  ✓ 
Ribbon/Classic ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Properties Palettes ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Design Center / Tool Palettes  ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Library TOOLPALETTES TOOLPALETTES BricsCAD Mechanical BricsCAD Mechanical
Xref Palette ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Command Line and auto complete ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
WorkSpace command ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Clean Screen ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
New Dynamic Input  ✓  ✓ 
File Tab ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Extended Quad cursor 2D/3D ✓  ✓ 
Get Started Page ✓  ✓ 
Selection, Snap & Track GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Navigation Cube ✓  ✓  LookFrom LookFrom
SELECTIONCYCLING ✓  ✓ 
Right-Click + Drag Method ✓  ✓ 
Selection Preview  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Quick Select   ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Select Similar ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Xtra Grips for Pline & Hatch Objects ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Osnap  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Grid and Snap ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Polar & Track  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Distance from Endpoint and Divide Segments options ✓  ✓ 
Multifunctional Grips ✓  ✓ 
Group ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
ADDSELECTED command ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Multiple command ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Dimensions GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
DIMCENTER Command ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Reassociate Dimension ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Rapid Distance ✓  ✓ 
Standard Dimensions  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Associative Dimension  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Quick Dimension  ✓  ✓ 
Qleader ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Dimension Break ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Multileaders ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Dynamic dimensions ✓  ✓ 
Dimensional constraints ✓  ✓ 
Text GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Text Align / Text Match  ✓  ✓ 
Change Text ✓  ✓ 
Mtext ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Text ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Multi-language Character Set  ✓  ✓ 
In-place Text Editor  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Mtext Editor  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Support .shx and .ttf font ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Spelling  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Check spelling in Mtext ✓  ✓ 
Field ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Revcloud ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Wipeout ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
Rtext / Arc text ✓  ✓ 
Text Incremental Copy ✓  ✓ 
Text on line ✓  ✓ 
Statistics Summation ✓  ✓ 
Layers GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Auto Layer ✓  ✓ 
Change to ByLayer（SETBYLAYER） ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Properties Manager ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer States Manager ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Translator ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Walk ✓  ✓ 
Layer Previous ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Isolate ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Unisolate ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Lock ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Unlock ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Unlock All ✓  ✓ 
Lock Other Layers ✓  ✓ 
Layer Freeze/Freeze Other ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Freeze Other Layer ✓  ✓ 
Thaw All Layers ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer On/Off ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Off Other Layer ✓  ✓ 
Turn All Layers On ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layer Merge ✓  ✓ 
Layer Delete ✓  ✓ 
Layer Match ✓  ✓ 
Hatch GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Gradient Hatches  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Custom Patterns  ✓  ✓  Less patterns Less patterns
Background and Color for Hatch Patterns ✓  ✓  Less patterns Lless patterns
Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Superhatch ✓  ✓ 
Hatch grip edit ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Raster images GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, ...) ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw...) ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Express Tools GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
Lockup (with password) ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layout Merge ✓  ✓ 
Synchronize Viewports ✓  ✓ 
Breakpoint Check (CLOSELINE) ✓  ✓ 
Fast Select (FASTSEL command) ✓  ✓ 
Change Base ✓  ✓ 
Layer Draw Order ✓  ✓ 
Area Table ✓  ✓ 
Break Object ✓  ✓ 
Block Break ✓  ✓ 
Block Replace ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Block to XREF ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Graphic Compare ✓  ✓ 
Batpurge ✓  ✓ 
Layout by Path ✓  ✓ 
Line2pl ✓  ✓ 
Sptpl ✓  ✓ 
GstarCAD Tools ✓  ✓ 
Table Tools  ✓  ✓ 
Plot tools ✓  ✓ 
Drawing Compare ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL) ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Others GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
CLIPIT Command ✓  ✓ 
Quick Edit Block Attribute Text ✓  ✓ 
System Variable Monitor ✓  ✓ 
Region ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Make Shape ✓  ✓ 
Import Layout as Sheet ✓  ✓ 
Viewport Scale ✓  ✓ 
Attribute Increment ✓  ✓ 
Define Layout Viewport from ModelSpace（M2LVPORT） ✓  ✓ 
Security ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Free Scale ✓  ✓ 
Hatch to Back ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Reverse ✓  ✓ 
Synchronize Attributes ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Clip ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Array Panel ✓  ✓ 
Align Tool / Arrange Tool ✓  ✓  Arrange Arrange
Areasum ✓  ✓ 
Table ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Symmetric Draw ✓  ✓ 
Outline Objects ✓  ✓ 
Real time boundary detection ✓  ✓ 
Invert Fillet ✓  ✓
Draw and Modify Commands ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Offset Both Option ✓  ✓ 
Helix ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Real Time Pan & Zoom  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Annotative Objects ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Object Scales ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Redraw and  Regeneration  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layout and Paper Space ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Layout Viewport settings ✓  ✓ 
Magnifier ✓ 
Barcode & QR Code ✓  ✓ 
Non-rectangular Viewports  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Shortcut Customization ✓  ✓ 
Match Properties Across Drawings ✓  ✓ 
Multilines and Multiline Styles  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Block Create and Insert  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Block Attribute Definition  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Refedit ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Hyperlink ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Scale List ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Dynamic Block Create/Insert/View ✓  ✓  Partially Partially
MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length) ✓  ✓  Area Area
Dynamic Block Editor (BEDIT) ✓  Partially
AutoXLSTable ✓  ✓ 
Pline Boolean  ✓  ✓ 
Layout export ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
COPYGUIDED ✓  ✓ 
EXTRACTBLOCKS ✓  ✓ 
2D Geometric Constraints  ✓  ✓ 
3D GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
POLYSOLID ✓  ✓ 
PLANESURF ✓ 
SURFOFFSET ✓ 
CONVTOMESH ✓  ✓  ✓ 
CONVTOSOLID ✓  ✓  ✓ 
CONVTOSURFACE ✓  ✓  ✓ 
CONVTONURBS ✓ 
Point Cloud ✓  ✓  ✓ 
3D Edition Grips ✓ 
Section Plane ✓  ✓ 
Flatshot ✓  ✓  ✓ 
3D Surfaces  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
ACIS Modeling & Editing  ✓  ✓ 
3D Orbit options ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Render  ✓  ✓ 
Visual Styles ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Solid Editing ✓  ✓ 
Solprof / Solview / Soldraw ✓  Partially
3D Constraints ✓ 
Design intent ✓ 
Surface entity creation ✓ 
Deformable Modeling ✓ 
Lofting ✓  ✓ 
Lighting ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Parametric Blockify ✓  ✓ 
Printing GstarCAD Pro GstarCAD Std BricsCAD Pro BricsCAD LT
CTB & STB Plot Style Files  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Plot Styles Table Editor ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Built-in Print Driver ✓  ✓ 
Import & Editing of Page Setups  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Publish  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Hide and Shade Plot  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Batch Print ✓  ✓ 
Arrange frame ✓  ✓ 
Publish to PDF ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ 

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