160 Like FreeCAD Good alternative? YES NO FreeCAD is a general purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler. The development is completely Open Source (LGPL License). FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering and... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux DWG support Parametric Modeling Windows XP Compatibility Add a feature Freecad is (as mentioned in the description) for 3D parametric CAD, and has no drafting functionality worth speaking of. Not a bad program, but certainly not an AutoCAD replacement. It has much more similarity to SolidWorks than AutoCAD Guest • Jan 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree I use Freecad to design my 3D printing models. Guest • Oct 2015 • 5 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree Not bad for a free Software, but Workflow seems very antiquated and unneccessarily complicated. It lacks logic on available tools in different workbenches. There are much ways to get to your goal but every way takes really a lot of clicks and more of trial and error. Guest • Aug 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Not directly supporting DWG: needs a commercial/trial license of a file converter Guest • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Very good app, has many workbenches for different branches of engineering. It has a very helpful community forum. I really recommend trying it before looking for any other alternative. Guest • Jun 2017 Disagree Agree FreeCAD is not a bad program, but it seems to lack functionality that AutoCAD provides. Currently FreeCAD seems to be in an early stage of development, and should probably not be considered for use in a professional production context, as a replacement for AutoCAD. Guest • Mar 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree FreeCAD is a software for 3d parametric model, AutoCAD is not that. Guest • Sep 2015 • 0 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree
420 Like Sketchup Good alternative? YES NO SketchUp (formerly Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and... Freemium Mac Windows Web No features added Add a feature Sketchup doesn't seem to be able to open .dwg files Guest • Jan 2017 • 5 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree
68 Like DraftSight Good alternative? YES NO DraftSight is a professional-grade, open 2D CAD product for users who want a better way to read, write and share DWG files. DraftSight is easy to use and is available... Freemium Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature Because i'ts equal in 2D part. Very good, has free version, and multiplatform. Guest • Feb 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree One of the better, if not the best CAD for Linux. Works on Fedora, would recommend this program. Guest • Mar 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree the free version really read/write autocad files. rbadillarx • Mar 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree This is the closest program in functionality to Autocad, It could use some stability improvements. Guest • May 2017 Disagree Agree DraftSight is developed as a competitor to AutoCAD 2D. Distributed as a free (well also has a paid version) software to compete with 2D AutoCAD. Guest • Jul 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Fully compatible with, industry standard, AutoCAD DWG files. Uses a command line based interface that works in the same way as AutoCAD. Guest • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree The interface is very similar and it was able to open existing autocadd drawings. this allowed a seamless transition. Guest • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree
85 Like LibreCAD Good alternative? YES NO LibreCAD (originally QCad then CADuntu) is an open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. It is based on Qt, which is a leading cross-platform... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com Construction layers Add a feature LibreCAD is only a 2d Drafting software while AutoCAD also has 3d modelling capabilities Guest • May 2016 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Similar GUI like AutoCAD, and for 2D drawing, it is a perfect solution Guest • Jul 2017 Disagree Agree
47 Like OpenSCAD Good alternative? YES NO OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS. Unlike most free software for... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
36 Like BRL-CAD Good alternative? YES NO BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
15 Like SolveSpace Good alternative? YES NO SOLVESPACE is a parametric 3D CAD program with extrude, revolve, union and difference functions. Save/Export as DXF, PDF, SVG, STL, STEP. Mesh generation expected by... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Parametric Modeling Add a feature
28 Like Bricscad Good alternative? YES NO A powerful CAD platform, with features familiar to you from native .dwg applications. BricsCAD unifies advanced 2D design with the intelligence of 3D direct modeling.... Commercial Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
17 Like QCAD Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Personal Mac Windows Linux Scripting Add a feature
23 Like ArchiCAD Good alternative? YES NO ArchiCAD is an architectural BIM CAD software for Macintosh and Windows developed by the Hungarian company Graphisoft. Commercial Mac Windows Interior Design Add a feature
9 Like TurboCAD Good alternative? YES NO 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... Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
3 Like form•Z Good alternative? YES NO Powerful 3D design application featuring a variety of modeling personalities and tools with an easy to use interface to express and communicate your imagination. Freemium Mac Windows Parametric Modeling Add a feature
3 Like Autodesk 123D Design Alternative? YES NO 123D Design is a free, powerful, yet simple 3D creation and editing tool which supports many new 3D printers. Free Personal Mac Windows iPad No features added Add a feature Discontinued Autodesk has discontinued their line of 123D apps and has consolidated features and workflow into Tinkercad, Fusion 360, and ReMake. Blog post: http://blog.123dapp.com/2016/12/important-news-about-the-next-chapter
3 Like DesignFreeQ Good alternative? YES NO Simply Smart CAD. DesignFreeQ is an easy to use CAD modeller. Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
7 Like Vectorworks Good alternative? YES NO Vectorworks is a computer-aided design (CAD) software program developed by Nemetschek North America that is used for drafting, technical drawing and 3D modeling.... Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
