The "BricsCAD for AutoCAD users" book is the go to reference. Does such a list exist?Īs others have said. I'd like to be able to present a list of items that BricsCAD does noticeably better or items completely missing from AutoCAD to new employees. He's likely to want to use AutoCAD if it's just the same. The new employee isn't likely to notice the speed difference or care much about the cost. It's not good enough to say it's just like AutoCAD, only faster and less expensive. With each new hire, I find myself in the position of salesman. I'm looking for help in refining my sales pitch for BricsCAD Pro. Still, at this age, they shouldn't be picky about what CAD program you put in front of them if you are offering them a Broussard said: So, I can see the argument from the viewpoint of a younger person. Then, when they are asked to sit down for an AutoCAD test, they will flounder to some extent. Otherwise, the exposure they had in college (probably minimal) won't really solidify into their heads. A new student may benefit from only working on AutoCAD itself. In my case, a 20+ year career pretty much has me considered as "highly experienced". When I needed to do some job hunting, so I can also add, " I have been keeping up with some of the new features of AutocAD by using a seat at a local Maker space". AutoCAD itself does not change much over the years, so I expect to be up to speed immediately."īut, I have also taken advantage of an AutoCAD seat at a local maker's club. I have been mindful of that issue, and when I have needed to find other work, I always have stated that, If they then decide to join, there will not be an issue. I understand, of course, that people are hired for their AutoCAD skills and that they are rightly proud of those skills, but instead of losing the chance to work on AutoCAD, they are broadening their skills by also becoming proficient in BricsCAD.Īs a practical matter, I suggest that you make it clear during the hiring process that the successful candidate is going to be using the company's preferred CAD platform, BricsCAD. Having explained that to the employee, if they still "do not care much about the cost" they are working at the wrong company. All should be of concern to every employee. That allows you to be more competitive, it allows you to invest for the future and it allows you to be more generous towards your employees, and it helps overall company profitability. Your company is saving a lot of money by using BricsCAD in place of AutoCAD. Every employee should understand that companies who do not care about costs are not going to be around long. I have held senior positions in a number of companies and when I came across similar attitudes, I took it as a teaching moment. Instead of providing technical reasons why your employees should prefer BricsCAD, I recommend that you instead focus on the business issues. I was struck by your comment: "The new employee isn't likely to. But when we're talking about an organisation, pitching BricsCAD for everyone against a whole basket of expensive, incompatible products is compelling. If we're talking about a single user, pitching BricsCAD's speed and cost against AutoCAD is already a good argument. He was offered a suite containing Inventor for modelling the door mechanism, Revit for modelling the buildings (since doors must be installed in buildings), and AutoCAD for other drafting. A roller-shutter door manufacturer was shopping for CAD. Hundreds of applications run in BricsCAD. You also get confusing duplications like Revit Structures vs Advance Steel, requiring translators.īricsCAD users can all use. Try exploding an AutoCAD solids model in Revit. These different apps generally have different file formats and don't always play well together. Autodesk tries to split its market across many many products - eg drafting (Autocad), mechanical (Inventor), architectural(Revit), Civil(Civil3D).
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