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. TurboCAD icon
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    TurboCAD is a CAD software suite, with several different feature levels. It is a competitor to the likes of Autodesk's AutoCAD program, and is used by engineers, architects and hobbyists.

    58 TurboCAD alternatives

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  2. DataCAD icon
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    DataCAD is a professional-level AEC CADD program for architectural design, photo-realistic rendering, animation, and construction document creation. Developed by architects and software engineers for architecture, DataCAD includes tools that make design and drafting easier, such...

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    • Windows
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  3. Sverchok icon
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    Sverchok is a parametric tool for architects and designers. You can use it to program objects' shapes without knowing any programming languages.

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    • Blender
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  4. Argon™ is a CAD and 3D precision modeling software for Mac and Windows. It offers wireframe, solid and surface history-free modeling with precision drawings, photo-realistic renderings and animation.

    70 Argon™ 3D Modeling CAD alternatives

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  5. Assetforge icon
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    Asset Forge allows anyone to create 3D models and 2D sprites using building blocks. Finished assets are compatible with most available game engines.

    127 Assetforge alternatives

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    • Linux
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  6. Finch 3D icon
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    Optimize building design with AI and graph technology. Get immediate feedback on performance, detect errors and find optimal solutions in the early stages of design.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. SWAPP icon
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    SWAPP applies intelligent, advanced algorithms to deliver accurate, detailed, and complete Architectural construction documents and BIM models faster than ever before.

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    • Windows
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  8. Caddie icon
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    Caddie provides designers with all the tools they need to sketch, design, detail and visualise their ideas in 2 and 3 dimensions, to produce superb quality drawings full of character and stunning 3D images that bring their designs to life.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. MegaCAD 3D is the ideal synthesis of an innovative solid and surface modeling system and a full-feature 2D drafting program. If you are developing your model in 3D or if you are drawing a 2D design, each step will automatically be transferred from one dimension into the other...

    67 MegaCAD 2D/3D alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. BuildersCAD icon
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    Professional CAD System, developed for Architects, Builders and Residental Designers

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    • Windows
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  11. Cobalt is a parametric 3D modeling software for product design and development that's easy to use. It offers wireframe, solid and surface modeling with precision drawings, renderings and animation.

    83 Cobalt 3D Modeling CAD alternatives

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    • Mac
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  12. IDEA Architecture is a low-cost 3D Architectural Software renown by experts to be the BIM Software offering the easiest transition for AutoCAD users. 2 software in 1: 3D Architectural Design but also a full CAD software.

    27 IDEA Architecture alternatives

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    • Windows
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