Open Source Autodesk Tinkercad AlternativesCAD Software & 3D Modelers like Autodesk Tinkercad

The best open source alternative to Autodesk Tinkercad is OpenSCAD. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk Tinkercad and 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Autodesk Tinkercad are Dune 3D, BRL-CAD, MatterControl and SolveSpace.

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  1. OpenSCAD icon
     83 likes

    OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS.

    50 OpenSCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • BSD
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
     
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    Comments about OpenSCAD as an Alternative to Autodesk Tinkercad
    Kevin Harrington
    Positive
    0

    Though OpenSCAD is text based, the methodology of CSG operations as a basis for making shapes is identical. This is a good alternative for programmers who like tinkercad but want more precision.

    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    most things are controled by text comands

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • OpenSCAD is Free and Open SourceAutodesk Tinkercad is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • OpenSCAD is LightweightAutodesk Tinkercad is not according to our users
  2. Dune 3D icon
     16 likes

    Dune 3D operates as a parametric 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software. It provides users with the capability to sketch and constrain both in 2D and 3D dimensions. Furthermore, it allows for the addition of chamfers and fillets to designs.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. BRL-CAD icon
     57 likes

    BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for...

    74 BRL-CAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. MatterControl icon
     23 likes

    MatterControl is a free, open source app that lets you organize and manage your 3D prints. It's designed to help you get the most out of your 3D printer - making it easy to track, preview, and print your 3D parts.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. SolveSpace icon
     32 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Ktechlab icon
     28 likes

    KTechLab is an IDE for microcontrollers and electronics. It supports circuit simulation, program development for microcontrollers and simulating the programmed microcontroller together with its application circuit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. SimulIDE icon
     15 likes

    SimulIDE is a simple real time electronic circuit simulator. It's intended for general purpose electronics and microcontroller simulation, supporting PIC and AVR. PIC simulation is provided by gpsim and avr simulation by simavr.

    15 SimulIDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. QCAD icon
     29 likes

    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.

    74 QCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Nirvana 3D icon
     1 like

    A game engine written in Python, extending support across multiple GPU devices with 3D rendering, PBR Renderer and much more.

    103 Nirvana 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  10. CaDoodle icon
     6 likes

    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
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    Comments about CaDoodle as an Alternative to Autodesk Tinkercad
    k9zt7zdjrh
    Positive
    3

    A very promising alternative to tinkercad for those who don’t have a good connection and need an offline alternative. There is still some bugs and necessary improvements but the developers team is very active. There are still some bugs and improvements

    Kevin Harrington
    Positive
    1

    They both have the same workflow, but CaDoodle is an offline version. Model files are stored securely on your own computer.

    BitUniverse
    Positive
    0

    It tries to mirror the easy to use tools of Tinkercad onto a local program and doesn't have a steep learning curve like traditional CADs

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    • CaDoodle is Free and Open SourceAutodesk Tinkercad is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • CaDoodle is LightweightAutodesk Tinkercad is not according to our users
  11. gCAD3D icon
     2 likes

    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 programming interface for user programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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