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While in older versions it took some months until Bricscad for Linux/macOS released
(around February ?), since V20 they tried to bring all OS versions nearly at the same time.
I think that hasn't changed and V21 should be released soon (?)

Apple Silicon ....
well, latest Bricscad seems to run fine on Big Sur already,
I think it should be manageable that Bricscad runs on ASi by Rosetta2 without too much
development effort. Rosetta2 even still offers legacy OpenGL support for that.
Apple itself seems to be quite confident that Intel Apps run reasonably fast on Apple Silicon.
So I am confident that Bricscad will run on Apple Silicon.

As for Universal Binaries that provide Intel x86_64 code AND Apple ARM optimized code,
I haven't heard anything from Bricsys, if they are interested to support ASi.
But Bricsys own code is only one part of ASi compatibility.
Bricsys also has to bring all(!) 3rd party libraries developers on their side to provide ASi
ready libraries for them. These are also essential things like ACIS Solid Modeling Core or
RedSDK graphics framework.
(And if you search on RedSDK's or Spatial's websites for Apple or Metal, you won't find
any hints or comments)
((Vectorworks promised Rosetta Support ASAP and next Version ASi optimized code,
if possible, for the same 3rd party libraries reason))

But I hope Bricscad will be interested in Apple Silicon and I am curious if Apples SoC's
ML cores could accelerate Bricscad's AI commands like Bimify or Propagate.

• Compatibility
• BricsCAD Pro (v19-v20)
• AutoCAD (2019-2021)¹
• Visio (Professional 16/19, Online Plan 2)
• SQL Server (2014-2019)²
• Program Features
• VidCAD Explorer
• Concept Drawings
• Diagram Drawings
• Consultant Cables⁴
• Floorplan Symbols
• 2D Rack Design
• 2D Rack Drawings⁴
• VidCAD Reporter
• Jetbuilt Import/Export
• Setup Options
• Standalone Setup
• Network Setup
• Support/Updates
• Technical Support (1st year included)³
• Program Updates (1st year included)³

Bricscad Demo Online

• Compatibility
• BricsCAD Pro (v19-v20)
• AutoCAD (2019-2021)¹
• Visio (Professional 16/19, Online Plan 2)
• SQL Server (2014-2019)²
• Program Features
• VidCAD Explorer
• Concept Drawings
• Diagram Drawings
• Consultant Cables⁴
• Floorplan Symbols
• 2D Rack Design
• 2D Rack Drawings⁴
• VidCAD Reporter
• Jetbuilt Import/Export
• Setup Options
• Standalone Setup
• Network Setup
• Support/Updates
• Technical Support
• Program Updates

• Compatibility
• BricsCAD Pro (v19-v20)
• AutoCAD (2019-2021)¹
• Visio (Professional 16/19, Online Plan 2)
• SQL Server (2014-2019)²
• Program Features
• VidCAD Explorer
• Concept Drawings
• Diagram Drawings
• Consultant Cables⁴
• Floorplan Symbols
• 2D Rack Design
• 2D Rack Drawings
• VidCAD Reporter
• Jetbuilt Import/Export
• Setup Options
• Standalone Setup
• Network Setup
• Support/Updates
• Technical Support (1st year included)³
• Program Updates (1st year included)³

Bricscad Demographics

Bricscad Demo Version

• Compatibility
• BricsCAD Pro (v19-v20)
• AutoCAD (2019-2021)¹
• Visio (Professional 16/19, Online Plan 2)
• SQL Server (2014-2019)²
• Program Features
• VidCAD Explorer
• Concept Drawings
• Diagram Drawings
• Consultant Cables⁴
• Floorplan Symbols
• 2D Rack Design
• 2D Rack Drawings
• VidCAD Reporter
• Jetbuilt Import/Export
• Setup Options
• Standalone Setup
• Network Setup
• Support/Updates
• Technical Support
• Program Updates

Bricscad Demo Version

¹Only a full AutoCAD license is compatible, not AutoCAD LT
²VidCAD Phoenix is distributed with Microsoft® SQL Server Express 2014
³Additional support and update plans are available after the first year
⁴Not yet available for use in Microsoft® Visio drawings