Free SOLIDWORKS Alternatives

The best free alternative to SOLIDWORKS is FreeCAD, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SOLIDWORKS and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to SOLIDWORKS are Onshape, LibreCAD, Autodesk Fusion and OpenSCAD.

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  1. CAD.FEM icon
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    CAD.FEM will assist you in designing and analyzing 3D models of structural elements or any other 3D models easily and accurately, and quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. QCAD icon
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    QCAD is an application for computer aided drafting in 2D. With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schemas and diagrams.

    75 QCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. T-FLEX CAD icon
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    T-FLEX is a Parasolid-based parametric full-function CAD software application for 3D solid modeling and 2D design and drafting, developed and sold by Russia-based software company Top Systems. T-FLEX CAD is written for Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and 7 32-bit and 64-bit...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  5. SALOME icon
     8 likes

    SALOME can be used as standalone application for generation of CAD models, their preparation for numerical calculations and post-processing of the calculation results. SALOME can also be used as a platform for integration of the external third-party numerical codes to produce a...

    28 SALOME alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  6. View, capture, personalize, and print 3D models. Download many kinds of 3D files and edit them using the 3D modeling space. Take a picture with your webcam and make it 3D.

    121 Microsoft 3D Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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  7. CAD Builder icon
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    For more than 20 years being always at the forefront of 3D, Open Cascade has gained considerable expertise in geometric modeling. In order to demonstrate software developing capabilities the company decided to come up with a sample of parametric CAD modeler — CAD Builder.

    22 CAD Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. freeCAD is a basic 3D CAD with advanced Motion Simulation capabilities. It is suitable for anyone interested in learning 3D CAD and Motion Simulation for free before using more sophisticated packages. Its motion simulation capabilities are comparable to the best and can provide...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Crafty Amigo icon
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    A simple CAD design tool that uses the real world materials as building blocks similar to Lego bits. Parts snap onto each other. It can generate assembly instructions, make unique cuts into items and other features as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Medusa4 icon
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    MEDUSA4: The comprehensive 2D/3D design automation suite for mechanical, plant, construction and automotive engineering

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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