BricsCAD Mechanical
What BricsCAD Mechanical is
BricsCAD Mechanical is paid mechanical design software from a maker founded in 2002 and headquartered in Ghent, Belgium. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and uses hybrid modeling. The software provides assembly design, sheet-metal tools, surface modeling, assembly instruction and inspection, mechanical symbols and annotations, bill-of-materials generation, and sheet-metal fabrication. Its listed plan also includes all BricsCAD Pro features. File exchange covers DWG, DXF, DWF/DWFx, STL, OBJ, DAE, STEP, IGES, ACIS SAT/SAB, CATIA, Parasolid, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, NX, Creo, JT, VDA-FS, and XCGM. The BricsCAD Mechanical plan costs €998.00 per user per year, billed annually. A 30-day trial is available, and no free plan is listed. This combination gives mechanical teams tools for assemblies, sheet metal, surfaces, and exchanging designs across many CAD formats on three desktop operating systems.
Who it suits
It suits mechanical designers who need assembly, sheet-metal, and surface modeling on Windows, macOS, or Linux. The extensive import and export list supports workflows exchanging files with many CAD systems.
What it does well
- Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Includes assembly, sheet-metal, and surface modeling
- Generates bills of materials
- Supports many CAD file formats
- 30-day trial offered
What to know first
- Costs €998.00 per user per year
- Billed annually
- No free plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| BricsCAD Mechanical | billed annually · Assembly instruction and inspection toolkit · Mechanical symbols and annotations · Bill of Materials generation · Sheet-metal fabrication · All BricsCAD Pro features | €998 a year |
As bricscad.octave.com lists them, read 16 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
BricsCAD Mechanical covers core mechanical modeling and fabrication tasks with broad CAD format compatibility. Its annual per-user cost and paid-only model should be considered before adoption.
Facts from BricsCAD Mechanical's own pages
- Assembly design
- Yes · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
- File import and export
- DWG, DXF, DWF/DWFx, STL, OBJ, DAE, STEP, IGES, ACIS SAT/SAB, CATIA, Parasolid, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, NX, Creo, JT, VDA-FS, XCGM · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2002 · bricscad.octave.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Ghent, Belgium · bricscad.octave.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Modeling method
- hybrid · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
- Sheet-metal tools
- Yes · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
- Surface modeling
- Yes · bricscad.octave.com, 16 Sept 2026
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