Case Study: Asto Shipyard achieves more accurate, cost‑effective 3D ship designs with Bricsys (BricsCAD Mechanical)

Shipbuilder Asto Shipyard Delivers Accurate Designs with BricsCAD Mechanical

Asto Shipyard, a Dutch shipbuilder founded in 1956 that handles design, construction, maintenance and repair of inland vessels, needed greater accuracy and more modern workflows than its largely 2D process provided. To move to precise 3D structural and mechanical designs—especially for cramped, complex engine rooms—Asto adopted Bricsys’ BricsCAD Mechanical as a cost‑effective CAD solution.

Bricsys’ BricsCAD Mechanical (recommended locally by reseller CADKoop) delivered 3D modeling, Sheet Metal tools and the Communicator for BricsCAD to open .ipt and STEP files, allowing Asto to build a reusable parts library, begin parameterizing common elements, and produce clearer, more accurate engine‑room and structural drawings. The result: improved drawing precision, better client visualization (which aids sales), anticipated time savings through reuse and parameterization, and a lower‑cost alternative to Autodesk Inventor — all enabled by Bricsys.

Asto Shipyard

Melvin Hamar de la Brethonière

Project Manager