ArchiCAD Alternatives

Apps similar to ArchiCAD include FreeCAD, which is free and open source. Other options are Sweet Home 3D, SketchUp, Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit. CAD Software like ArchiCAD are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPad.

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  1. CADdirect icon
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    Artificial Intelligence CAD for DWG Files. Fully AutoCAD compatible. Easy to learn for AutoCAD users. The best AutoCAD alternative.

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    • Windows
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  2. ArCADia BIM icon
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    Software that allows you to create an almost complete design of a building and all installations in one environment. Lots of automation, precision tools, merging documents, collision analysis, in program rendering, 3D, IFC, and much more.

    100 ArCADia BIM alternatives

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  3. Offers stand-alone calculation, design, and visualization for MEP systems including electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Enables clash detection, integrated documentation, Open BIM collaboration, and flexible modular packages for projects.

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  4. CMS IntelliCAD icon
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    Feature-rich 2D and 3D CAD application supporting native DWG files, offering multiple-document interface, advanced drafting tools, full AutoLISP and ADS compatibility, IntelliCAD Explorer for managing layers and settings, seamless Windows integration, and support for legacy drawing formats.

    68 CMS IntelliCAD alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  5. QCAD icon
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    QCAD is an application for computer aided drafting in 2D. With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schemas and diagrams.

    83 QCAD alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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  6. Lumion icon
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    Lumion is a real-time 3D visualization tool for making movies and still shots of architecture, planning and design. It is also possible to give live demonstrations.

    53 Lumion alternatives

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  7. New 3d architectural BIM-system.

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  8. ARRIS icon
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    The most complete solution available for designing, drafting and modeling buildings. Created by building professionals for building professionals, ARRIS provides you with a more streamlined and focused process for producing your work.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. formZ icon
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    General purpose 3D solids and surface modeler

    form•Z, the 3D form synthesizer, is above all a 3D modeling program, even though it also includes drafting, rendering and animation. Additional photorealistic rendering is offered by form•Z RenderZone Plus.

    It is a general purpose.

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  10. View, capture, personalize, and print 3D models. Download many kinds of 3D files and edit them using the 3D modeling space. Take a picture with your webcam and make it 3D.

    123 Microsoft 3D Builder alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Windows
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  11. BricsCAD Shape lets you create without limits. Sculpt your ideas in solids from the start. It’s the power of free-form modeling with full CAD accuracy.

    142 BricsCAD Shape alternatives

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  12. Formerly Vellum Solids, Xenon™ is an associative 3D modeling software for product design and development that's easy to use. It offers history-based wireframe, solid and surface modeling with precision drawings, renderings and animation.

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