161 Like FreeCAD Good alternative? YES NO 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 Windows Linux DWG support Parametric Modeling Windows XP Compatibility Add a feature 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 • 1 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree
136 Like Autodesk AutoCAD Good alternative? YES NO Autodesk AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone iPad Batch plotting DWG support Add a feature
85 Like LibreCAD Good alternative? YES NO 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 Windows Linux PortableApps.com Construction layers Add a feature
13 Like Autodesk Fusion 360 Good alternative? YES NO Integrated CAD, CAM, and CAE featuring collaborative editing and cloud-based computation. Free license available for students and hobbyists. Commercial Mac Windows Parametric Modeling Real time collaboration Add a feature Easy, great support, many tutorials, mobile showroom app, ezports to every format possible, CAD and CAM (very powerfull) Guest • Apr 2017 Disagree Agree
15 Like SolveSpace Good alternative? YES NO 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 Windows Linux Parametric Modeling Add a feature 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 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree
28 Like Bricscad Good alternative? YES NO 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 Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
12 Like 123D Good alternative? YES NO Autodesk 123D is a suite of hobbyist CAD and modelling tools created by Autodesk. As well as the more basic drawing and modelling capabilities it also has assembly and... Free Personal Mac Windows iPad No features added Add a feature Discontinued Autodesk has discontinued their line of 123d apps.
9 Like TurboCAD Good alternative? YES NO TurboCAD is a CAD software suite, with several different feature levels. It is a competitor to the likes of Autodesk's AutoCAD program, and is used by engineers... Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
10 Like COMSOL Multiphysics Good alternative? YES NO COMSOL Multiphysics is an engineering, design, and finite element analysis software environment for the modeling and simulation of any physics-based system. Commercial Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
3 Like Graphite Good alternative? YES NO Graphite is an easy to use precision 2D/3D CAD software for product design and development. Formerly known as Vellum, Graphite offers extremely powerful, precision... Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
7 Like Vectorworks Good alternative? YES NO Vectorworks is a computer-aided design (CAD) software program developed by Nemetschek North America that is used for drafting, technical drawing and 3D modeling.... Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
3 Like Autodesk 123D Design Alternative? YES NO 123D Design is a free, powerful, yet simple 3D creation and editing tool which supports many new 3D printers. Free Personal Mac Windows iPad No features added Add a feature Discontinued Autodesk has discontinued their line of 123D apps and has consolidated features and workflow into Tinkercad, Fusion 360, and ReMake. Blog post: http://blog.123dapp.com/2016/12/important-news-about-the-next-chapter
5 Like Cobalt Good alternative? YES NO Cobalt is a parametric 3D modeling software for product design and development that's easy to use. It offers wireframe, solid and surface modeling with precision... Commercial Mac Windows Parametric Modeling Add a feature
3 Like DesignFreeQ Good alternative? YES NO Simply Smart CAD. DesignFreeQ is an easy to use CAD modeller. Commercial Mac Windows No features added Add a feature
1 Like AutoQ3D CAD Good alternative? YES NO AutoQ3D CAD is a full 2D and 3D CAD application that allows you to create, edit and share your drawings and designs. It is intended for everybody as professionals... Commercial Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad No features added Add a feature
