When will version 18 be available for linux? (Even beta versions?)

didiEl

Hello

Is there a roadmap to when version 18 will be available?

Wagner da Silva

Que desespero, até o MAC tem, e olha que a maioria acredito, usa o outro ACAD por lá, mas no Linux temos BricsCAD e este tem sido o melhor de todos os CADs no Linux.
Mas que desespero saber que somos os últimos, e olha que tenho 40 estações numa escola próxima das maiores industrias metalmecânica do Brasil e do Mundo as estações tudo em Linux...

Já que o Unity do Ubuntu deixou de existir, qual interface gráfica base os desenvolvedores utilizam para desenvolver o BricsCAD?
Tenho usado no Deepin 15.5 e na escola no Xubuntu 16.04, no Deepin o incomodo assim como no KDE Plasma é ficar fora de foco a todo momento, é preciso estar clicando na janela.
Sei que é difícil, são muitas interfaces, mas sabendo que é a oficialmente recomendada fica mais fácil escolher, afinal no Linux temos essa possibilidade!

Desespero! Vem logo BricsCAD V18 em Pt-BR!!! E que o comando que gera vista explodida seja mais aperfeiçoado fazendo uma vista explodida tal o SW, ai fecho não precisa animações, cinemática mais nada! Tá 1000%

Arnaudk

Hi !

I think the platform availability is based on the popularity. If there are 3x more sales on Mac platform than Linux, I understand their policy.

However, having a multiplatform release is the best option though.

You ought to contact the sales team directly.

Bruno de Mello Campos Limmer

It's already available - I'm running Version 18.1.12 (x64) revision 52385 beta on openSUSE.

Zak

@Bruno de Mello Campos Limmer said:
It's already available - I'm running Version 18.1.12 (x64) revision 52385 beta on openSUSE.

Does bricscad have an update manager were beta channels can be selected?

Tijs Vermeulen

Does bricscad have an update manager were beta channels can be selected?

No, please file a support request to ask for beta access.

Michael Mayer

@Arnaudk said:
I think the platform availability is based on the popularity. If there are 3x more sales on Mac platform than Linux, I understand their policy.

Hadn't expected this distribution ratio.

Looking in my glass ball,
with Windows still being Microsoft, macOS getting less and less Apple in
hard and software for pro users, more and more security and privacy
scandals, all important developments in 3D seeing only in Blender,
in short, I think I need to learn Linux and Blender.
I see for my self a need to preoccupy myself with open source OS like
Linux in the not so far future and prefer or switch Software that
supports that. Like Bricscad and Modo vs C4D and Vectorworks.

I am also a bit irritated to not see the Linux release around the Mac release
like it was in the past. I hope it is maybe just because of the release of Shape.

didiEl

I contacted the BricsCAD support, and they told me that version 18 for Linux and MAC will be released this month, or beginning of April. So MAC does not have a higher priority than Linux, they share equal priority. So far I look forward to the release, and thank you for your comments to my question.

Michael Mayer

I think it has,
as V18 Mac is out for quite a while now

Zak

@didiEl said:
Hello

Is there a roadmap to when version 18 will be available?

It will likely be available for linux when the cows come home. I would rather start using V18 and get used to the ribbon interface rather than get used to using V17 and then switch to V18. I like ribbons.

ArthurCamargo

Any news?

didiEl

I'm still waiting

Rodolphe Simon

@Arnaudk said:
Hi !

I think the platform availability is based on the popularity. If there are 3x more sales on Mac platform than Linux, I understand their policy.

However, having a multiplatform release is the best option though.

You ought to contact the sales team directly.

Linux is very popular, they will keep the Linux platform, other wise Linux users will switch to Mac and use a more mature Autodesk product.
We Linux users came in on the ground level and they should stay loyal...(at least that's my hope).

Michael Mayer

According to the number of forum posts I would have said Linux users
are much more than Mac (?). I think providing Linux support may be a bit
more tedious over Mac or Windows though.
But is there any other serious CAD available for Linux ?
If not I would not miss that (market?) opportunity.

Apple got very difficult for 3D Pro Users since 2012. The vast majority
already switched to Windows. Its freedom in hardware and software
looks very promising but there are other issues for me.

So I also started learning and playing with Linux (Kubuntu) again.
My experience is quite positive so far. Linux is cool, Modo runs perfect,
Bricscad also works well (beside some smaller strange behviors ?) but
is V17 only.
For my work needs, I could leave at some point to Windows or Linux
like I did to Mac years ago. But between both I tend more to Linux.

Resto Mara

Unfortunately, CAD is just a small part of the software needed for a businesses to operate. And it is almost all Windows. So, even BricsCAD is available on Linux it is not enough to switch platform.
Quote Bricsys CEO Erik De Keyser:
"Still, we must say that applications availability for Mac and Linux is not much. That has to do with 95% of our sales being on Windows"

Michael Mayer

Being cross platform was one of the most important features why
I bought Bricscad.
I'm doing Archviz and BIM. Some CAD, lots of 3D and a bit of 2D
Graphics and Office. So everything available on Linux too.

I had a similar situation when I finally switched to Mac.
Thought for years I could not switch because of my "standard"
Software being Windows only. (3DSMax, Microstation)
First Intel Macs allowed me to run Windows on Mac. But my standard
software went on a virtual Windows machine soon and I preferred
using mainly OS X. And then found at least as good replacement
software, cross platform or specific for OS X. Especially for all these
peripheral productivity helpers around your main software.

I don't see (many) problems there for Linux.
And there are still VMs or Wine that should run most niche software
as long as it does not heavily rely on GPU.

As for selling mostly Bricacad for Windows licences,
for Mac there are beautiful CAD solutions available since years, Bricscad
for Mac came at which point for the first time ? V14 or later ?
Archicad or Vectorworks work nicely how a Mac user expects Software
to work. Bricscad's ACAD legacy behavior is quite distracting for people
used to have high UI/UX standards. So I see there still some extra potential
for increasing Bricscad's sympathy and further market share.

Hopefully Shape Mac will help to get more attention.

Apple was always a walled garden and that had many advantages,
as long as the garden provided all you need.
But they degraded hardware AND desktop OS since iOS.
(WWDC in June will show if there is still hope)
Windows may use the dependency of their users to force to rent only,
Microsoft Store software only and mandatory cloud usage, at any time.

So I have to think Linux will get more and more important in the future.
Currently Linux desktop is still for enthusiasts but with more users that
may get better too.

Quote Bricsys CEO Erik De Keyser in Paris :
"You use Bricscad with Linux - does that work for you ?"

Michael Mayer

https://blog.bricsys.com/bricscad-v18-linux-available/