OpenSCAD Alternatives

Apps similar to OpenSCAD include FreeCAD, which is free and open source. Other options are Autodesk AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, FluidCAD and Autodesk Fusion. CAD Software like OpenSCAD are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Antimony icon

    Antimony

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    Antimony is a computer-aided design (CAD) tool from a parallel universe in which CAD software evolved from Lisp machines rather than drafting tables.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  2. CAD Sketcher icon

    CAD Sketcher

     10 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.

    61 CAD Sketcher alternatives

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    • Blender
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  4. CADAM icon

    CADAM

     5 likes

    The open source text to CAD web app.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    CADAM screenshot 1
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    Autodesk Fusion

    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 pri...

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  6. DeclaraCAD icon

    DeclaraCAD

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    A declarative parametric 3D modeling application built using Open Cascade (pythonocc) and enaml (python). It's similar to OpenSCAD in that everything is intended to be defined programatically.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. OwlCAD icon

    OwlCAD

     4 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.

    25 OwlCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • CA flagCanada
    A planetary gearbox produced by the planetary generator rather than modelled by hand. Tooth counts and clearances come from standards tables, and every part stays editable afterwards.
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  9. Dust3D icon

    Dust3D

     14 likes

    Dust3D is a cross-platform open-source modeling software. It helps you create a 3D watertight model in seconds. Use it to speed up your character modeling in game making, 3D printing, and so on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CN flagChina
    Dust3D screenshot 1
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  10. RapCAD icon

    RapCAD

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    RapCAD is a Rapid prototyping CAD IDE for RepRap and RepStrap 3D printing machines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    RapCAD screenshot 1
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  11. libfive Studio icon

    libfive Studio

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    A minimalist GUI for solid modeling with the libfive kernel. It is a design environment based on Guile Scheme, and should be familiar to OpenSCAD users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    ImplicitCAD

     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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  13. JSketcher icon

    JSketcher

     5 likes

    Parametric 2D and 3D CAD modeler running client side in the web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    Model made in JSketcher
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  14. MakerSCAD icon

    MakerSCAD

     7 likes

    MakerSCAD is a web-based parametric 3D design software with a block-based programming language to create objects for 3D printing, animations, games and websites.

    112 MakerSCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU
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  15. CADdirect icon

    CADdirect

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    Artificial Intelligence CAD for DWG Files. Fully AutoCAD compatible. Easy to learn for AutoCAD users. The best AutoCAD alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
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