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, SolveSpace and MatterControl.

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

    51 OpenSCAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • BSD
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
     
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  2. Dune 3D icon
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    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.

    60 Dune 3D alternatives

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

    75 BRL-CAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. SolveSpace icon
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    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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. MatterControl icon
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    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.

    27 MatterControl alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. SimulIDE icon
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    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

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Ktechlab icon
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    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
     
  8. QCAD icon
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    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.

    75 QCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 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.

    10 CaDoodle alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
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  10. Nirvana 3D icon
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    A game engine written in Python, extending support across multiple GPU devices with 3D rendering, PBR Renderer and much more.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  11. gCAD3D icon
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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 programming interface for user programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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