SOLIDWORKS Alternatives

Apps similar to SOLIDWORKS include FreeCAD, which is free and open source. Other options are SketchUp, LibreCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD and Onshape. There's no shortage of CAD Software like SOLIDWORKS, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPad.

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  1. Zentek Studio is a free 2D drafting and 3D solid-modeling CAD application for Windows. It combines a full 2D drawing environment and a 3D modeler into one native desktop app with no registration, no accounts, no cloud lock-in, and pure local file storage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. A free, open-source 2.5D & 3D CAD/CAM application for CNC toolpath generation, available for desktop (Mac, Windows, Linux) and web browsers.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Parametric 3D CAD with a real B-rep kernel (OpenCASCADE).

    14 QymCad alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Henqo icon
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    Henqo is AI-native computer-aided design built for engineers who want to move faster without sacrificing precision.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. MeshWeave icon
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    Open, view and convert SolidWorks, STEP, Parasolid, IGES, Rhino, STL, OBJ and 3MF files in your browser, with nothing installed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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  6. Flatma icon
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    Flatma is a free online tool for designing custom furniture. Users can create 3D models, get cut lists, edge banding plans, and drilling diagrams.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Archisketch is a scale-aware sketching program ideal for Architects, interior and landscape designers, product designers, design students, or anyone working with design on an iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPad
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  8. LuaCAD icon
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    Parametric CAD modeling with Lua.

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    • Lua
    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Windows
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  9. Shapiful icon
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    Designing your own 3D models no longer has to feel complicated or time-consuming. With our online creation platform, anyone can design, personalize, and export 3D printable files directly in the browser.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    MacDraft Professional, powerful 2D CAD, drafting, technical illustration, architectural drawing and more in one easy-to-use, CAD software package

    80 MacDraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. For more than 30 years, we have been producing solutions for the needs of professionals from different professional disciplines. With the agile software development philosophy, we aim to develop continuously in line with user needs and expectations.

    112 NetCAD GIS alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Archimedes is a free and open source CAD (Computer Aided Design) software. It is a robust system built over Eclipse’s Rich Client Java Platform fully based on plug ins. This means it is easily extensible but also has a pretty thin core that allows you to select the features you...

    50 Archimedes CAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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