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. Archimedes is a free and open source CAD (Computer Aided Design) software. It is a robust system built over Eclipse’s Rich Client Java Platform fully based on plug ins. This means it is easily extensible but also has a pretty thin core that allows you to select the features you...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  2. DesignFreeQ icon
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    Simply Smart CAD. DesignFreeQ is an easy to use CAD modeller.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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  3. Precision Plan Pro offers an advanced digital takeoff and PDF solution. This all-in-one software allows for easy plan tracing and data exporting into organized reports. It provides powerful PDF file manipulation, similar to Adobe Acrobat.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. 3D Orchard icon
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    3D Orchard is a free online platform for crowdsourced design. It includes free, built-in CAD tools and everything needed to turn an idea into a physical product. Because the computer-aided design (CAD) tools are built-in and free, people can edit and evolve each others 3D models.

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    • Online
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  5. 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.

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  6. Unique free 2.5 CAD software where you can: design your part quickly and easily, get instant pricing, and order online. Import DXF/IGES/STEP, Export:DXF/IGES/STEP/STL.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    CADPlatform Parametric Modeling Platform. It's base on Open Cascade Technology.

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    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  8. BeckerCAD icon
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    BeckerCAD12 3D Pro includes comprehensive system libraries related to the following areas:

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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  9. DDL (Digital Dry Layout) is the all-in-one platform built specifically for the natural stone industry. It covers the entire business cycle — from project planning and digital vein matching to warehouse management, sales, CRM, and online distribution.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. AutoQ3D CAD icon
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    AutoQ3D CAD is a full 2D and 3D CAD application that allows you to create, edit and share your drawings and designs. It is intended for everybody as professionals, sketchers, architects, engineers, designers, students and more.

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    CScheme is the integration of geometric kernels in a functional language.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  12. Linkage is computer aided design software used for quick prototyping of linkage mechanisms. The number of operations needed to add a link and get it connected to other links in the mechanism has been minimized to the lowest number possible, making this program ideal for...

    8 Linkage Mechanism Designer and Simulator alternatives

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