<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Software Solutions for Drafting, Surveying, Site Design and the Field]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://chasmtech.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Lance Maidlow]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://chasmtech.wordpress.com/author/lmaidlow2012/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Save $6,825 Over 5 Years From the AutoCAD Rental&nbsp;Program!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Like many software companies, Autodesk is moving to a software rental model.  Although this approach is common for new cloud based solutions, will it be accepted by AutoCAD users who are accustomed to owning their desktop software?</p>
<p>The chart below shows the savings that AutoCAD rental customers can achieve over a 5 year period by switching to BricsCAD.  You save $810 the first year and your savings increase to a total of $6,825 after 5 years. Multiply that by the number of licenses you have &#8211; and you can realize a significant impact on your bottom line.</p>
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<p>But what is the risk?</p>
<p><strong>DWG compatibility:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">BricsCAD is 100% DWG supporting files back to version 2.5.</p>
<p><strong>Functionality:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">BricsCAD has all of the functionality of AutoCAD and much more. <a href="https://techevate.com/bricscad-resources/bricscad-vs-autocad-comparison/" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</p>
<p><strong>End User Training:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">BricsCAD has virtually the same interface as AutoCAD and will even load your custom menu files. Users are fully operational in the new environment in minutes. A recent BricsCAD adopter commented:</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>&#8220;I have the BricsCAD link and just installed it on my machine.  After about 5 minutes of changing some settings it already feels like home.  You were right, it feels the same as AutoCAD&#8221;</em></p>
<p><strong>Customization:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">BricsCAD will load and run your custom AutoLISP functions without change.  If you have developed ARX applications, these can be configured for BricsCAD with a simple recompile.</p>
<p><strong>Performance:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">You will be stunned at how fast BricsCAD runs compared to AutoCAD even on low cost notebooks.</p>
<p><strong>What Do the Pro&#8217;s Say:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">Ralph Grabowski, a preeminent technology author, celebrating 30 years of reporting on CAD, provides all if the information you need in his 300 page <a href="https://techevate.com/wp-content/uploads/BricsCAD-For-AutoCAD-Users-16.pdf" target="_blank">BRICSCAD for AutoCAD Users eBook</a>.</p>
<p><strong>3rd Party Applications</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">With its free 3rd party developer program, Bricsys is developing an ever growing network of developers. Read these reviews the <a href="https://chasmtech.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/effective-planning-and-design-using-bricscad-and-mapworks/" target="_blank">survey </a>and <a href="https://chasmtech.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/civil-site-design-the-next-generation-in-subdivision-design/" target="_blank">civil</a> markets.</p>
<p><strong>Take Away</strong></p>
<p>The potential impacts of change are always a concern amongst owners, CAD managers and users. Unlike other AutoCAD clones which focus on price, BricsCAD eliminates virtually all of the risk at a cost savings that can&#8217;t be ignored.  It certainly deserves the few hours of effort required for an evaluation <a href="https://www.bricsys.com/common/download.jsp?ref=684" target="_blank">Download a 30 Day Trial Here</a>.</p>
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