Express tools

About Express tools

Express tools is a collection of productivity tools that can be added to BricsCAD®. You might already know these tools from AutoCAD®.

The tools are available for you to provide additional options or possibilities but they are unsupported. Bricsys is not responsible for the successful operation of these tools.

If you want to know more about how these tools work, go to CADwiesel.

Adding Express tools to BricsCAD®

  1. Go to the Bricsys application page.

  2. If Express Tools is not present on the application page, enter Express tools in the search field.

  3. Click the Express Tools tile.

    The Express Tools detail page displays.

  4. Do the following:

    • Select the BricsCAD® version.
    • Tick the I agree to the extended privacy statement box.
    • Click the Download button.

    You will receive a zip file.

  5. Unzip this file to a location of your choice.

  6. Without BricsCAD® running, double click on the installation file and install the Express Tools.

    • Select a language.
    • Specify the installation folder or accept the default folder.
    • Click the Install button.

    The Express tools are installed.

    The Express.cui file is added in the Support folder of the roamable root folder. By default this is C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Bricsys\BricsCAD\<version>\en_US\Support

  7. The next time you launch BricsCAD®, the Express tools are available in:

    • The Express menu.
    • Four Express tools toolbars.
    • The Express Tools tab on the ribbon.

Unloading the Express tools

  1. Launch the CUIUNLOAD command.

    The Customization Groups dialog box displays.

  2. Select EXPRESS.

  3. Click the Unload button.

Reloading the Express tools

Type expressmenu in the Command line, then press Enter.

The Express.cui file is reloaded as a partial cui and the Express tools menu, toolbars and ribbon tab are available again.