FreeCAD 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 OS X Windows Linux Windows XP Compatibility DWG support Parametric Modeling Portable Linux Add a feature 183 Like 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 • 5 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree
Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. Commercial $ $ $ Mac OS X Windows Web Android iPhone ... iPad Batch plotting DWG support Add a feature 145 Like
LibreCAD 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 OS X Windows Linux PortableApps.com Construction layers Portable Add a feature 92 Like
Onshape 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 12 Like It's just like Solidworks, near same terminology, icons, placement, etc. Not to mention it's free (for the most basic version) and on the cloud. Guest • Feb 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree It's free (fully functional) , multiplatform (even on mobiles) Guest • May 2017 Disagree Agree
Autodesk Inventor 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 20 Like 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
Autodesk Fusion 360 Integrated CAD, CAM, and CAE featuring collaborative editing and cloud-based computation. Free license available for students and hobbyists. Free Personal $ $ $ Mac Windows Parametric Modeling Cloud sync Extrude Real time collaboration Add a feature 17 Like Easy, great support, many tutorials, mobile showroom app, ezports to every format possible, CAD and CAM (very powerfull) Guest • Apr 2017 Disagree Agree
SolveSpace 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 OS X Windows Linux Parametric Modeling Portable Add a feature 17 Like 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 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree
Designspark Mechanical 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 8 Like
Bricscad 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 OS X Windows Linux No features added Add a feature 31 Like
nanoCAD 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 42 Like
NaroCAD 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 12 Like Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.8.8, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.
PTC Creo 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 11 Like
Solid Edge 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 9 Like
pCon.planner 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 13 Like
Catia CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) (in English usually pronounced /k?'ti?/) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite... Commercial Windows No features added Add a feature 7 Like
