SketchUp AlternativesOnly apps categorised as CAD Software

The best CAD alternative to SketchUp is FreeCAD, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SketchUp and loads of them are CAD Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting CAD Software alternatives to SketchUp are Sweet Home 3D, Autodesk AutoCAD, Shapr3D and pCon.planner.

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  1. FreeCAD icon
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    A powerful open-source parametric 3D modeler ideal for mechanical engineering, supporting Python scripting, running on Windows, Linux, and Mac, with modular architecture allowing extensive adaptability and use with scientific computing libraries.

    117 FreeCAD alternatives

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  2. Sweet Home 3D icon
     325 likes

    Open-source, Java-based software that allows users to create detailed floor plans, arrange furniture, and explore the final layout in 3D, assisting in interior design projects with ease and flexibility.

    66 Sweet Home 3D alternatives

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  3. Autodesk AutoCAD icon
     215 likes

    Leading CAD software known for its robust 2D and 3D modeling capabilities, facilitating intricate designs in architecture, engineering, and construction across Mac, PC, and web. Features include a dynamic API for customization, cloud access, and subscription-based service for continual updates and collaborations.

    132 Autodesk AutoCAD alternatives

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  4. Shapr3D icon
     32 likes

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

    46 Shapr3D alternatives

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  5. pCon.planner icon
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    The professional furnishing 2D-/3D-tool for everybody: The pCon.planner is a cost-free application allowing you to comfortably and professionally create complex furnishing concepts and to visualize them in a photo-realistic quality. File Formats: dwg, dxf, 3ds, skp, ... Language.

    82 pCon.planner alternatives

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    • Free
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  6. SOLIDWORKS icon
     88 likes

    Leading 3D CAD software for design, analysis, and product data management, developed by Dassault Systèmes. Enhances productivity, fosters collaboration, and accelerates time to market. Features include parametric modeling, photorealistic rendering, and strong PLM process support.

    104 SOLIDWORKS alternatives

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  7. BRL-CAD icon
     57 likes

    BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for...

    76 BRL-CAD alternatives

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    • Free
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  8. Onshape icon
     32 likes

    Onshape is a professional CAD system – Parts, Assemblies, Drawings – with version control and collaboration built in. Each Onshape plan (Free, Education, Professional, and Enterprise) gives you all of the CAD and data management functionality with no time limit.

    43 Onshape alternatives

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    • Free Personal
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  9. Autodesk Fusion icon
     45 likes

    Integrated CAD, CAM, and CAE suite offering cloud modeling, simulation, and manufacturing tools with collaborative editing, free-form and parametric design, licensing for students, hobbyists, and startups, plus support for 3D printing and CNC machining.

    47 Autodesk Fusion alternatives

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    • Free Personal
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  10. Dune 3D icon
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    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.

    60 Dune 3D alternatives

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    • Flathub
     
  11. BricsCAD icon
     48 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.

    80 BricsCAD alternatives

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  12. 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.

    63 Rhinoceros alternatives

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