Open Source SOLIDWORKS Alternatives
For 3D computer-aided design, SolidWorks is one of the leading pieces of CAD software. Though it also supports 2D designs, there are alternatives that support 2D designs that have more robust functionality in that regard.
SolidWorks is only available for Windows, but there are several alternatives available on devices that run macOS, Linux-based operating systems, Android's Google Play Store, and the App Store (with CAD applications that are specifically optimized for iPad as well).
- FreeCAD is a general purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler. The development is completely Open Source (LGPL License). View 93 alternatives to FreeCAD
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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.It's free for both personal and commercial use - LibreCAD (originally QCad then CADuntu) is an open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. View 106 alternatives to LibreCAD
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Seth 2D application, not 3D like Solidworks - OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS. View 35 alternatives to OpenSCAD
- 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 most 3d printers. Constraint solver point tracing for motion analysis. View 66 alternatives to SolveSpace
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sgtdre 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 - Open source 3D geometry modeling system with a robust feature set developed over 20 years. View 65 alternatives to BRL-CAD
- Open CASCADE Technology is a software development platform freely available in open source. View 17 alternatives to Open CASCADE
- SALOME is an open-source software that provides a generic Pre- and Post-Processing platform for numerical simulation. View 22 alternatives to SALOME
- Free • Open Source
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Salome can solve some problems as SolidWork's COSMOS can. Also UI concept of Salome is very similar - Varkon is a very powerful parametric 2D/3D CAD, modeling and application development tool for engineering, design, architecture, etc. View 32 alternatives to VARKON
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 1.19E, released in November 2012, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
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- gCAD3D is a 3D CAD CAM application that features an integrated 3D OpenGL viewer, a program interpreter for geometry and NC-commands in 3D, an integrated NC-processor, and a... View 56 alternatives to gCAD3D
- Powerfull 3D design tool for 3D printing, virtual reality and game engine. Exports to STL, OBJ, and HTML5 3D websites. View 102 alternatives to MakerSCAD
- Freemium • Open Source
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