159 Like FreeCAD Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux DWG support Parametric Modeling Windows XP Compatibility Add a feature AS far as I have tried, FreeCAD is the only FOSS alternative to Solidworks/Catia/PTC that has a funtional workflow. It is the best of a poor bunch. Guest • Feb 2017 • 0 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree
86 Like LibreCAD Good alternative? YES NO LibreCAD (originally QCad then CADuntu) is an open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. It is based on Qt, which is a leading cross-platform... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com Construction layers Add a feature
136 Like Autodesk AutoCAD Good alternative? YES NO AutoCAD is a software application for both 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting — available since 1982 as a desktop application and since 2010 as a mobile... Commercial Mac Windows Web Android iPhone iPad Batch plotting DWG support Add a feature
19 Like Autodesk Inventor Good alternative? YES NO Autodesk® Inventor® products offer a comprehensive, flexible set of software for 3D mechanical design, product simulation, tooling creation, and design... Commercial Windows Parametric Modeling Add a feature You can find almost all features of SolidWorks inthis application. The most exciting feature is that all university students can get it free for 3 years!!! Guest • May 2017 Disagree Agree
10 Like Onshape Good alternative? YES NO Onshape is the first full-cloud 3D CAD system. It runs in a web browser and on any mobile device. Freemium Web Cloud sync Customizable Drawing Board Parametric Modeling Real time collaboration Version and Source control Add a feature
13 Like Autodesk Fusion 360 Good alternative? YES NO Integrated CAD, CAM, and CAE featuring collaborative editing and cloud-based computation. Free license available for students and hobbyists. Commercial Mac Windows Parametric Modeling Real time collaboration Add a feature Easy, great support, many tutorials, mobile showroom app, ezports to every format possible, CAD and CAM (very powerfull) Guest • Apr 2017 Disagree Agree
14 Like SolveSpace Good alternative? YES NO SOLVESPACE is a parametric 3D CAD program with extrude, revolve, union and difference functions. Save/Export as DXF, PDF, SVG, STL, STEP. Mesh generation expected by... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Parametric Modeling Add a feature It shows that it can open .step files and I have a few GrabCad files that I want to check out and see it I can at least save to other file formats, ;ie .dwg sgtdre • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree
41 Like nanoCAD Good alternative? YES NO nanoCAD is a pro-grade 2D CAD system with native DWG support and full customizability. It is totally free, for business, professional, or personal purposes. It is fast... Freemium Windows DWG support Add a feature
12 Like NaroCAD Good alternative? YES NO The goal of this project is to develop a fully fledged and extensible 3D CAD software based on the concept of parametric modeling of solids, comparable to well known... Free Open Source Windows Parametric Modeling Add a feature Discontinued Has not been updated since December 12 2014. See http://narocad.com/narocad-1-8-8-beta-released/
12 Like PTC Creo Good alternative? YES NO Creo Elements/Pro – formerly Pro/ENGINEER – is the standard in 3D product design, featuring state-of-the-art productivity tools that promote best practices in design... Commercial Windows No features added Add a feature
28 Like Bricscad Good alternative? YES NO A powerful CAD platform, with features familiar to you from native .dwg applications. BricsCAD unifies advanced 2D design with the intelligence of 3D direct modeling.... Commercial Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
7 Like Designspark Mechanical Alternative? YES NO DesignSpark Mechanical is a 3D modeling software reported to be easy to use so that all engineers will be able to create and share models. Designs can be linked... Commercial Windows No features added Add a feature
12 Like pCon.planner Good alternative? YES NO The professional furnishing 2D-/3D-tool for everybody: The pCon.planner is a cost-free application allowing you to comfortably and professionally create complex... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
9 Like Shapr3D Good alternative? YES NO Shapr3D is a revolutionary 3D modeling software created exclusively for your iPad Pro and your Apple Pencil. Shapr3D is the only truly mobile CAD app - a quick but... Freemium iPad Apple Pencil support Add a feature
8 Like Solid Edge Good alternative? YES NO Solid Edge is an industry-leading mechanical design system with exceptional tools for creating and managing 3D digital prototypes. With superior core modeling and... Commercial Windows iPad No features added Add a feature
