Welcome to Learning BricsCAD. A fundamentals level course for the practical use and application of BricsCAD in a design environment. This course is intended for the learner who is new to computer-aided design (CAD). No experience with BricsCAD or any other CAD product is necessary.

Course chapters

After completing this course you will be able to:

1/ Create and use Layers.

• Utilize separate virtual sheets to organize a drawing.
• Use the Drawing Explorer to create, delete, or change layers in a drawing.
• Change the appearance of objects in a drawing.
• Add layers into a drawing using the Drawing Explorer.
• Utilize the Layer List to change the current layer and alter certain layer properties.
• Understand how a layer can be changed.
• Delete a specific layer.

2/ Modify object properties.

• Understand how general properties affect an object.
• Make changes to an object using the Properties palette.
• Select an object and dynamically change it using Quad.
• Use a source object to apply congruent properties to another object.

3/ Obtain information about objects.

• Show specific information in a drawing using an Inquiry Command.
• Identify specifics about an objectusing a List command.
• Measure objects in a drawing for distance, angle, radius, and area.
• Use a Boundary Area to accurately measure an area of a curved or irregular object.
• Determine the location of an object on the coordinate plane.