FreeCAD Alternatives

Apps similar to FreeCAD include SketchUp. It's paid, but LibreCAD and Hew are free. Other options are Autodesk AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, FluidCAD and OpenSCAD. CAD Software like FreeCAD are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPad.

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  1. Shapr3D icon
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    From design to manufacturing. Teams collaborate with more impact. Instinctive design meets multidevice capability and full interoperability for the ultimate 3D design workflow.

    57 Shapr3D alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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  2. BricsCAD icon
     49 likes

    BricsCAD the first all-in-one CAD design solution in .dwg that answers all your needs; 2D drafting, 3D modeling, mechanical design, and BIM. BricsCAD is a cost-effective, innovative, and familiar CAD solution.

    94 BricsCAD alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Software for 3D mechanical design, simulation, and visualization. Provides parametric, direct, and freeform design options, along with integrated simulation, CAM tools, and advanced rendering up to 16K resolution. Features include section views and customizable rendering environments.

    70 Autodesk Inventor alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  4. Dune 3D icon
     16 likes

    Dune 3D operates as a parametric 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software. It provides users with the capability to sketch and constrain both in 2D and 3D dimensions. Furthermore, it allows for the addition of chamfers and fillets to designs.

    66 Dune 3D alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. PTC Creo icon
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    With Creo Parametric, and its extensions, you can create, analyze, view, and share designs downstream using 2D CAD, 3D CAD, and parametric and direct modeling capabilities.

    87 PTC Creo alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  6. Catia icon
     10 likes

    CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) (in English usually pronounced /k?'ti?/) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.

    61 Catia alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. Rhinoceros icon
     33 likes

    Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS* curves, surfaces, and solids, point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.

    66 Rhinoceros alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Solid Edge icon
     13 likes

    Solid Edge is an industry-leading mechanical design system with exceptional tools for creating and managing 3D digital prototypes. With superior core modeling and process workflows, a unique focus on the needs of specific industries, and fully integrated design management, Solid...

    46 Solid Edge alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • iPad
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  9. OwlCAD icon
     5 likes

    Free browser-based parametric CAD for 3D printing. Model, repair and export print-ready STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, STEP and DXF. No install, no account.

    26 OwlCAD alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Plasticity icon
     8 likes

    Plasticity is a 3d modelling software for concept artists. Modelling in Plasticity is quick and efficient due to the unique gizmos, shortcuts, and thoughtful workflow.

    26 Plasticity alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. CAD Sketcher icon
     11 likes

    CAD Sketcher is a free and open-source project looking to enhance precision workflows in Blender by bringing CAD like tools, features and usability to Blender.

    62 CAD Sketcher alternatives

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    • Blender
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. CADAM icon
     5 likes

    The open source text to CAD web app.

    57 CADAM alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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