What’s New in BricsCAD V17 Communicator

Translation from MCAD files

 

In addition to the new Communicator features described earlier, the V17 release adds these functions.

ALTERNATE PATH

You can now specify alternate paths for all supported CAD formats. This lets Communicator find standard parts that might be associated with assemblies being imported.

HIDDEN PARTS

When parts are designated as “hidden” in the original CAD files, you can now decide whether to import them or ignore them, depending on your preference. Not importing hidden parts makes the resulting file smaller.

PRODUCT STRUCTURE

When an assembly has components that are nested (both locally and externally), the entire structure is now exported to STEP files. This allows other CAD systems to display the  BricsCAD product structure of imported models.