Open Source PTC Creo AlternativesCAD Software and other similar apps like PTC Creo

The best open source alternative to PTC Creo is FreeCAD. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PTC Creo and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to PTC Creo are LibreCAD, Dune 3D, OpenSCAD and BRL-CAD.

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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.

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  1. FreeCAD icon
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    FreeCAD

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    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 product design but also fits in a wider range of uses around engineering, such as architecture or other...

    111 FreeCAD alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Top FreeCAD Features

    1.  Parametric Modeling
    2.  Drawing 2D
    3.  Interior Design
    4.  FEM
    5.  Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
    6.  Parametric
    7.  3d Drawing
    8.  DWG support
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Procedural Modeling
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Dark Mode
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    Guest

    Different toolset, different working style.

    Negative comment •Jun 24, 2016
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    • Some users think FreeCAD is a great PTC Creo alternative, some don't.

    • FreeCAD is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PTC Creo.

    • FreeCAD is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PTC Creo.

    • FreeCAD is Free and Open SourcePTC Creo is Paid and Proprietary
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    LibreCAD

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    LibreCAD is an open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. It is based on Qt, which is a leading cross-platform application and UI development framework.

    111 LibreCAD alternatives
    On Mac

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Bim
    3.  Construction layers
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Parametric Modeling
    6.  Support for Layers
    7.  Isometric view
    8.  Export to SVG
    9.  QT Based
    10.  Export to PDF
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  4. Dune 3D icon
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    Dune 3D

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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.

    54 Dune 3D alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Portable
    4.  Parametric Modeling
    5.  Parametric
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  5. OpenSCAD icon
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    OpenSCAD

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    OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS.

    46 OpenSCAD alternatives
    Rendering a model

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenSCAD Features

    1.  Procedural Modeling
    2.  Parametric Modeling
    3.  Text Based Format
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    Completely software based, where creo is mouse based.

    Negative comment •Jun 24, 2016
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    • OpenSCAD is Free and Open SourcePTC Creo is Paid and Proprietary
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    BRL-CAD

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    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...

    74 BRL-CAD alternatives
    PA-63 Extractor

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    BRL-CAD Features

    1.  Image Processing
    2.  Benchmark analytics
    3.  Ray Tracing
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  7. Antimony icon
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    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.

    20 Antimony alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Antimony Features

    1.  Parametric Modeling
    2.  Procedural Modeling
    3.  Node Based
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    Discontinued

    Last commit was in January 2023, last release in 2016

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  9. OpenModelica icon
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    OpenModelica

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    OpenModelica – A Free Modelica Environment! OpenModelica is an open-source Modelica-based modeling and simulation environment intended for industrial and academic usage. Its long-term development is supported by a non-profit organization – the Open Source Modelica Consortium (OS.

    48 OpenModelica alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenModelica Features

    1.  Python IDE
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  10. CadQuery

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    CadQuery is an intuitive, easy-to-use python based language for building parametric 3D CAD models. CadQuery is for 3D CAD what jQuery is for javascript. Imagine selecting Faces of a 3d object the same way you select DOM objects with JQuery!

    19 CadQuery alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    CadQuery Features

    1.  Parametric Modeling
    2.  Splines
    3.  Python-based
    4.  STEP support
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    • CadQuery is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to PTC Creo.

    • CadQuery is Free and Open SourcePTC Creo is Paid and Proprietary
  11. CAD Sketcher icon
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    CAD Sketcher

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    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.

    51 CAD Sketcher alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Blender
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Parametric Modeling
    5.  No Tracking
    6. Blender icon  Blender Integration
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  12. MakerSCAD icon
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    MakerSCAD

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    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.

    106 MakerSCAD alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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    MakerSCAD Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  3D Sculpting
    3.  Parametric Modeling
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Visual Programming
    Discontinued

    Site certificate expired. Software itself hasn't been updated in a very long time, is incomplete, and doesn't function

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  13. PyDSTool icon
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    PyDSTool

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    PyDSTool is a sophisticated & integrated simulation and analysis environment for dynamical systems models of physical systems (ODEs, DAEs, maps, and hybrid systems).

    24 PyDSTool alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    OpenJSCAD.org

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    OpenJSCAD.org is a more up-to-date OpenJsCAD frontend where you can edit .jscad files either locally or online via JS editor (built-in). A few functions are available to make the transition from OpenSCAD to OpenJSCAD easier (OpenSCAD.

    17 OpenJSCAD.org alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    OpenJSCAD.org Features

    1.  Parametric Modeling
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