SOLIDWORKS Alternatives

SOLIDWORKS is described as 'Leading 3D CAD software facilitating design, analysis, and product data management. Boosts productivity and accelerates time to market through seamless integration' and is a popular CAD software in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to SOLIDWORKS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best SOLIDWORKS alternative is FreeCAD, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SOLIDWORKS are Onshape, SketchUp, LibreCAD and Autodesk Fusion.

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SOLIDWORKS alternatives are mainly CAD Software, but if you're looking for 3D Modelers or 3D Printing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Linux, Mac, Computer-Aided Design, Mac + Free and Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to SOLIDWORKS.
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  1. VariCAD icon
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    VariCAD is compact, fast, easy to use, and provides everything necessary for mechanical design. VariCAD is sold "fully loaded", including all features and functions, for one affordable price. The system contains:

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. SolidFace icon
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    3D modeling allows designers and engineers span multiple disciplines with ease, shortening the design cycle, increasing productivity and delivering innovative products to market faster.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. ANSYS AIM icon
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    ANSYS AIM makes upfront simulation easy by combining intuitive, guided workflows, accurate simulation results and optimization in a complete simulation tool. Integrated geometry modeling based on ANSYS SpaceClaim technology helps you create new 3-D concept models, or edit/repair...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. midas NFX icon
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    midasNFX provides a high-performance finite element pre-processor that provides a highly interactive and visual environment to analyze product design performance. midasNFX presents the users with an advanced suite of easy-to-use tools to build and edit CAE models.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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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    • Windows
     
  6. CADdirect icon
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    Artificial Intelligence CAD for DWG Files. Fully AutoCAD compatible. Easy to learn for AutoCAD users. The best AutoCAD alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Formerly Vellum Solids, Xenon™ is an associative 3D modeling software for product design and development that's easy to use. It offers history-based wireframe, solid and surface modeling with precision drawings, renderings and animation.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. progeCAD Smart icon
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    progeCAD Smart 2009 is a limited version of progeCAD . It is free for private, non-commercial use only.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. Alibre icon
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    The worlds most affordable 3D CAD, CAM, FEA, Rendering, and Document Management software. Professional alternative to SolidWorks, Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, and AutoCAD.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    MegaCAD 3D is the ideal synthesis of an innovative solid and surface modeling system and a full-feature 2D drafting program. If you are developing your model in 3D or if you are drawing a 2D design, each step will automatically be transferred from one dimension into the other...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  11. Assetforge icon
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    Asset Forge allows anyone to create 3D models and 2D sprites using building blocks. Finished assets are compatible with most available game engines.

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  12. CaDoodle icon
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    CaDoodle is a local drag-and-drop CAD application for Linux (Arm,x86), WIndows (X86), and Mac (Arm,x86) and ChromeOS. Users models are stored locally, and the application runs entirely locally. CaDoodle has a drag and drop interface that is cross-trainable with TinkerCAD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
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