AutoCAD Alternatives

Apps similar to Autodesk AutoCAD include FreeCAD, which is free and open source. Other options are SketchUp, LibreCAD, SOLIDWORKS and Onshape. CAD Software like Autodesk AutoCAD are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPad.

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  1. progeCAD Smart icon
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    progeCAD Smart 2009 is a limited version of progeCAD . It is free for private, non-commercial use only.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. IGiS CAD icon
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    IGiS CAD is a powerful 2D drafting and 3D modeling software for professionals to design. plan, execute and analyze their projects with precision. It can be used in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Mechanical, Urban Planning, and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Your railing system translated into a customized design solution - Design in 2D, view in 3D from every angle, instantly populate a parts list, and get a quote with the click of a button.

    61 Railing Designer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. MacDraft icon
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    MacDraft Professional, powerful 2D CAD, drafting, technical illustration, architectural drawing and more in one easy-to-use, CAD software package

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5.  2 likes

    ImplicitCAD is a programmatic CAD program, implemented in Haskell. Unlike traditional CAD programs, programmatic CAD programs use text descriptions of objects, as in programming. Concepts like variables, control structures and abstraction are used, just as in programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. DWGSee CAD is inspired from DWGSee DWG Viewer, classic interfaces with command line. Rich editing and annotation menu buttons.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. IngeCAD icon
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    Free 2D DWG/DXF CAD for Linux in the spirit of classic AutoCAD — keyboard drafting with acad.pgp aliases, faithful DWG round-trip, paper space and dimensions, plus surveying and terrain plugins (points, construction chart, contours, profiles, earthworks, UTM georeferencing...

    9 IngeCAD alternatives

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    • Linux
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  8. Interior Design 3D is intuitive software for 3D home design and floor plan creation. It offers 600+ decor materials and furniture items, smart building tools and 3D virtual tours to walk through your future house or apartment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Patchwork 3D Community is a free software allowing to enhance a CAD model by applying materials, lights, and environment in real-time to obtain a photorealistic rendering. Non-commercial use only.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. LiCAD icon
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    With support for Lider CAD & GIS, CAD (Computer Aided Design) functions, mapping, cadastre, urban planning, construction, etc. to create projects, geographical analysis, query etc. by combining GIS (Geographic Information System) functions and CAD objects.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. CAD.FEM icon
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    CAD.FEM will assist you in designing and analyzing 3D models of structural elements or any other 3D models easily and accurately, and quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. SetCAD icon
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    SetCAD is a new general purpose drawing program in .NET platform. Now it is in development stage and released Beta version. It will be two versions : Free and Professional.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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