CAD Software: Difference between revisions

From sandbox
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(26 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Learning to use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software may seem like a daunting task but it is a worthwhile investment of your time that will speed your progress on future maker projects you undertake.
== Selecting a CAD Package==
Learning to use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is a worthwhile investment of your time that will speed your progress on future maker projects you undertake. While you can get quite far making parts on a laser cutter using illustration & design software such as [Adobe Illustrator], Corel Draw, or Inkscape, these soon fall short when designing more complex 2D and 2.5D designs and are of course, completely useless when designing 3D parts.  


There are many options when choosing a CAD package, so many that making a choice can be overwhelming. The software you would choose to do professional product design work would be very different than what you would select if you were a bicycle frame fabricator or cabinetmaker.


*Autodesk Fusion 360
For non-professional makers or even for professionals with small start-up businesses it's hard to beat Autodesk's Fusion 360. This is a full-featured parametric 3D CAD package with integrated CAM. Autodesk has a maker-friendly license agreement that effectively makes the software free for most people. Some makers were disappointed when Autodesk modified the Fusion 360 licensing terms in 2020, removing several high-end features. For now, educational users have full access to Fusion 360 features at no cost.
*Vectric Vcarve Pro
*DesignSpark
*SolveSpace


==Suggested CAD Packages==
===Best Bets===
*'''Autodesk Fusion 360''' - Currently the best bet for students and non-profesional makers. Autodesk offers favorable licensing terms for makers and is continuously improving the product. Fusion 360 includes powerful a CAM module giving an all-in-one package. Free-ish


Listed below is a listing of 3D Design SOftware Packages from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_3D_modeling_software)
*[https://www.vectric.com/products/vcarve-pro '''Vectric Vcarve Pro'''] - If you're only interested in designing 2D or 2.5D work, VCarve is worth a look. It combines CAD and CAM in a single easy-to-use package and is ideal for creating decorative signs with engraved lettering and other artistic features. It's expensive to buy outright but we have a makerspace license that allows you to install the software on your computer for free if you only cut parts using machines in our makerspace. Not Free.
**[https://carbide3d.com/carbidecreate/ Carbide Create] - If you like the user experience of Vcarve Pro but not the price tag you may want to take a look at Carbide Create which is free software that looks a bit like VCarve but with fewer features and at no cost.
 
*[http://solvespace.com/index.pl '''SolveSpace'''] - a free (GPLv3) parametric 3d CAD tool that runs on multiple platforms. Useful for modeling 3d & 2D parts to output to 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, or to other CAM software for use on a CNC router or mill. Mechanism design with constraint solver to simulate planar or spatial linkages, with pin, ball, or slide joints. Free.
 
*[https://www.tinkercad.com/ '''TinkerCAD'''] - Autodesk's easy-to-use CAD software targeted at kids but useful for many makers. Has several unique features including circuit design and simulation and scripting that allows you to automate drawings. Runs in browser. Free.
 
=== Other Options===
*[https://www.3dslash.net/index.php '''3D Slash '''] A completely different approach to 3D modeling. 3D Slash lets you carve your design like a stonecutter.
*[https://www.openscad.org/ '''OpenSCAD'''] - OpenSCAD is free software for creating solid 3D CAD models. It is available for Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X. OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a 3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders the 3D model from this script file. This gives you (the designer) full control over the modelling process and enables you to easily change any step in the modelling process or make designs that are defined by configurable parameters.
*[http://www.implicitcad.org '''ImplicitCAD'''] - Inspired by OpenSCAD, ImplicitCAD should appeal to CS students. Implemented in Haskell, ImplicitCAD extends OpenSCAD's scripting language to be a more genral purpose programming environment.
*[https://terpware.umd.edu/Windows/Title/3013 '''Other Autodesk Programs'''] AutoCAD, Inventor, Maya and other software products by Autodesk are available for free to UMD students and faculty so are well worth a look.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DesignSpark_Mechanical '''DesignSpark Mechanical''' ] - Free 3D design software that simplifies creation of solid models. Windows only.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeCAD '''FreeCAD'''] A free and open-source (under the LGPLv2+ license) general-purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler and a building information modeling (BIM) software with finite-element-method (FEM) support.[1] FreeCAD is intended for mechanical engineering product design but also expands to a wider range of uses around engineering, such as architecture or electrical engineering.
 
==3D CAD Software==
Below is a listing of 3D Design Software Packages from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_3D_modeling_software)


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title || License || 3D rendering support
! Title || License || 3D rendering support
|-
|-
|[[3D-Coat]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D-Coat 3D-Coat] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[3D Slash]] || {{Free|[[Freemium]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Slash 3D Slash] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium Freemium] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[3dvia|3DVIA Shape]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]] }} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dvia#3DVIA_Shape 3DVIA Shape] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[AC3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3D AC3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Adobe Dimension]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Dimension Adobe Dimension] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Alibre Design]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibre_Design Alibre Design] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Amapi]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amapi Amapi] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Anim8or]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anim8or Anim8or] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Animation:Master]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation:Master Animation:Master] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[ArchiCAD]] ||  {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArchiCAD ArchiCAD] ||  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Art of Illusion]] || {{free|[[GNU General Public License]] +}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_Illusion Art of Illusion] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[AutoCAD]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD AutoCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[AutoQ3D Community]] || {{free|[[GNU General Public License#Version 2|GNU GPLv2]] +}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoQ3D_Community AutoQ3D Community] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License#Version 2 GNU General Public License#Version 2] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[AutoQ3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoQ3D AutoQ3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Autodesk 3ds Max]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_3ds_Max Autodesk 3ds Max] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Autodesk Inventor]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Inventor Autodesk Inventor] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Autodesk Maya]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Maya Autodesk Maya] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Autodesk Mudbox]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Mudbox Autodesk Mudbox] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Autodesk Revit]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Revit Autodesk Revit] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Autodesk Softimage]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Softimage Autodesk Softimage] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Blender (software)|Blender]] || {{free|[[GNU General Public License#Version 2|GNU GPLv2]]+}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender (software) Blender] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License#Version 2 GNU General Public License#Version 2] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[BricsCAD]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BricsCAD BricsCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[BRL-CAD]] || {{free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL]] and [[BSD License|BSD]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRL-CAD BRL-CAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License GNU Lesser General Public License] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_License BSD License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Bryce (software)|Bryce]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce#(software) Bryce] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[CATIA]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CATIA CATIA] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Carrara (software)|Carrara]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrara_(software) Carrara] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Cheetah3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah3D Cheetah3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Cinema 4D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_4D Cinema 4D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[CityEngine]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityEngine CityEngine] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Clara.io]] || {{Free|[[Freemium]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara.io Clara.io] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium Freemium] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[DAZ Studio]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAZ_Studio DAZ Studio] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[DesignSpark Mechanical]] || {{Free|[[Freemium]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DesignSpark_Mechanical DesignSpark Mechanical] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium Freemium] || No
|-
|-
|[[Electric Image Animation System]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Image_Animation_System Electric Image Animation System] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Exa Corporation]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exa_Corporation Exa Corporation] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Flux (software)|Flux]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_(software) Flux] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || No
|-
|-
|[[Form-Z]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form-Z Form-Z] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[FreeCAD]] || {{free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeCAD FreeCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License GNU Lesser General Public License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Geomodeller3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomodeller3D Geomodeller3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Hexagon (software)|Hexagon]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagon_(software) Hexagon] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Houdini (software)|Houdini]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houdini_(software) Houdini] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Ironcad|IRONCAD]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironcad|IRONCAD  IRONCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[KeyCreator]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KeyCreator KeyCreator] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[LightWave 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightWave_3D LightWave 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Makers Empire 3D]] || {{Free|[[Freemium]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makers_Empire_3D Makers Empire 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium Freemium] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[MASSIVE (software)|MASSIVE]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASSIVE_(software) MASSIVE] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Metasequoia (software)|Metasequoia]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia_(software) Metasequoia] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[MikuMikuDance]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MikuMikuDance MikuMikuDance] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Milkshape 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkshape_3D Milkshape 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Modo (software)|Modo]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modo_(software) Modo] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Siemens NX|NX]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_NX  Siemens NX] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Onshape]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onshape Onshape] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Open CASCADE]] || {{free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_CASCADE Open CASCADE] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License GNU Lesser General Public License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[OpenSCAD]] || {{free|[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSCAD OpenSCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Oculus Medium]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Medium Oculus Medium] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Poser]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poser Poser] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[PowerAnimator]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerAnimator PowerAnimator] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Promine]]|| {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promine Promine]|| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Pro/ENGINEER]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro/ENGINEER Pro/ENGINEER] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Quake Army Knife]] || {{free|[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_Army_Knife Quake Army Knife] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Realsoft 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realsoft_3D Realsoft 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Remo 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remo_3D Remo 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[RFEM]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFEM RFEM] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Rhinoceros 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_3D Rhinoceros 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[ScanIP]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScanIP ScanIP] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Sculptris]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculptris Sculptris] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || No
|-
|-
|[[Seamless3d]] || {{free|[[MIT]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamless3d Seamless3d] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT MIT] || No
|-
|-
|[[SelfCAD|SelfCad]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SelfCAD SelfCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Shade 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade_3D Shade 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[PunchCAD|SharkCAD]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PunchCAD SharkCAD PunchCAD SharkCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Silo (software)|Silo]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(software) Silo] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Sketchup]] || {{Free|[[Freemium]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketchup Sketchup] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium Freemium] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Solid Edge]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Edge Solid Edge] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[solidThinking]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solidThinking solidThinking] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[SolidWorks]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolidWorks SolidWorks] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[SpaceClaim]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceClaim SpaceClaim] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Strata 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strata_3D Strata 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Sweet Home 3D]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home_3D Sweet Home 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Swift 3D]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_3D Swift 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[Tekla Structures]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{No}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekla_Structures Tekla Structures] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || No
|-
|-
|[[TrueSpace]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueSpace TrueSpace] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Wings 3D]] || {{free|[[BSD License|BSD]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_3D Wings 3D] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_License BSD License] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Wolfram Mathematica]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_Mathematica Wolfram Mathematica] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[PunchCAD|ViaCAD]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PunchCAD#ViaCAD PunchCAD ViaCAD] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[ZBrush]] || {{Nonfree|[[Commercial software]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZBrush ZBrush] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software Commercial software] || Yes
|-
|-
|[[Zmodeler]] || {{Free|[[Freeware]]}} || {{Yes}}
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zmodeler Zmodeler] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Freeware] || Yes
|}
|}




==CAD Software Comparison==
A more comprehensive but also more confusing list of all Computer Aided Design Software from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_computer-aided_design_software)


The table below provides an overview of [[computer-aided design]] (CAD) software. It does not judge power, ease of use, or other user-experience aspects. The table does not include software that is still in development ([[Software release life cycle|beta]] software). For all-purpose 3D programs, see [[Comparison of 3D computer graphics software]].
CAD refers to a specific type of drawing and modeling [[software]] application that is used for creating [[design]]s and technical drawings. These can be 3D drawings or 2D drawings (like [[floor plan]]s).


<!-- the preferred templates for you to use are on this article's discussion page -->
{| class="wikitable"
<!-- This list gets a lot of promotional entries. If the software you are about to add does not have it's own page established for some time on wikipedia it will be removed from this list. You have been warned. ~~~~ -->
! Title and developer !! Latest release date and version !! 2D/3D or specialty fields !! Runs on Unix-like systems? !! Runs on Windows? !! Other platforms? !! License !! Academic version? !! User Interface language/s !! Support for Building Information Modelling? !! Support for Industry Foundation Classes? !! Support for AutoCAD DXF? !! Imports !! Exports !! Price(USD) !!
<!--width: auto; -->
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
! Title and developer
! Latest release date and [[Software versioning|version]]
! [[2D computer graphics|2D]]/[[3D computer graphics|3D]] or specialty fields
! Runs on [[Unix-like]] systems?
! Runs on Windows?
! Other platforms?
! License
! Academic version?
! User Interface language/s
! Support for [[Building Information Modelling]]?
! Support for [[Industry Foundation Classes]]?
! Support for [[AutoCAD DXF]]?
! Imports
! Exports
! Price<br><small>(USD)</small>
|-
|-
<!-- ##### [[ABViewer]] ##### -->
| ABViewer by CADSoftTools || June 5, 2017 / Version 12 || 2D || Linux with Wine || Yes || No || Proprietary || No || en, fr, de, ru and others || No || No || Yes || DWG, DXF, DWF, DXT, 3DS, [ACIS|ACIS SAT]], STL, IGES (.igs), STEP (.stp), OBJ, GTS, TIN, ASE, B3D, GLM, GLX, GLA, LMTS, LWO, NURBS, NMF, OCT, PLY, VRML, MDC, MD2, MD3, MD5, SMD, BSP, WMF, EMF, PDF, CGM, SVG, SVGZ, EPS, PS, Hewlett-Packard HPGL (PLT, HGL, HG, HPG, PLO, HP, HP1, HP2, HP3, HPGL, HPGL2, HPP, GL, GL2, PRN, SPL, RTL, PCL), GED, RLA, RPF, CEL, PIC, CAL, CG4, GP4, GIF, CUT, PAL, DDS, FAX, HDR, IFF, ICO, EXR, IMB, JPG, JPEG, J2K, J2C, JNG, JP2, KOA, PCT, PICT, MNG, PSP, PCD, PSD, PDD, PNG, PPM, PGM, PBM, RAW, G3, BW, RGB, RGBA, SGI, RAS, TIF, TIFF, TGA, VST, ICB, VDA, WIN, BMP, RLE, DIB, WAP, WBMP, WBM, XBM, XPM, PCX || PDF, DWG, DXF, SWF, CGM, DXT, SVG, PLT, STL, OBJ, OBJF, NMF, LMTS, NC, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, WMF, EMF, SWF || Varies depending on the license type ||
! <!-- Application --> [[ABViewer]] by CADSoftTools
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|06|05}} / Version 12
| <!-- field -->2D
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Yes|[[Linux]] with [[Wine (software)|Wine]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Russian language|ru]] and others
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[AutoCAD DXF|DXF]], [[Design Web Format|DWF]], DXT, [[.3ds|3DS]], [ACIS|ACIS SAT]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[IGES]] (.igs), [[ISO 10303|STEP]] (.stp), OBJ, GTS, TIN, ASE, B3D, GLM, GLX, GLA, LMTS, LWO, NURBS, NMF, OCT, PLY, VRML, MDC, MD2, MD3, MD5, SMD, BSP, [[Windows Metafile|WMF]], [[Windows Metafile|EMF]], [[Portable Document Format|PDF]], [[Computer Graphics Metafile|CGM]], [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]], SVGZ, EPS, PS, Hewlett-Packard [[HPGL]] (PLT, HGL, HG, HPG, PLO, HP, HP1, HP2, HP3, HPGL, HPGL2, HPP, GL, GL2, PRN, SPL, RTL, PCL), GED, RLA, RPF, CEL, PIC, [[CALS Raster file format|CAL]], CG4, GP4, [[GIF]], CUT, PAL, DDS, FAX, HDR, IFF, ICO, EXR, IMB, JPG, [[JPEG]], J2K, J2C, JNG, JP2, KOA, PCT, PICT, MNG, PSP, PCD, PSD, PDD, [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], PPM, PGM, PBM, RAW, G3, BW, RGB, RGBA, SGI, RAS, TIF, [[Tagged Image File Format|TIFF]], [[Truevision TGA|TGA]], VST, ICB, VDA, WIN, [[BMP file format|BMP]], RLE, DIB, WAP, WBMP, WBM, XBM, XPM, PCX
| <!-- Exports -->[[Portable Document Format|PDF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[AutoCAD DXF|DXF]], SWF, [[Computer Graphics Metafile|CGM]], DXT, [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]], PLT, [[STL (file format)|STL]], OBJ, OBJF, NMF, LMTS, NC, [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[GIF]], [[JPEG|JPG]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], TIF, [[Tagged Image File Format|TIFF]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]], [[Windows Metafile|EMF]], SWF
| <!-- Price -->Varies depending on the license type
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Advance Design ##### -->
| Advance Design by GRAITEC || June 2017 / Version 2018 || 3D, CAE, FEA || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, fr, ro, pl, cs || Yes || v2.x3 import and export || Yes || CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC || CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Advance Design]] by [[GRAITEC]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|06|}} / Version 2018
| <!-- field -->3D, [[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]], [[Finite element analysis|FEA]]
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Romanian language|ro]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Czech language|cs]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|v2.x3 import and export}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC
| <!-- Exports -->CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, [[DXF]], GTC
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Advance Steel ##### -->
| Advance Steel by Autodesk || April 1, 2017 / Version 2018 || 3D, CAE, CAM, steel detailing || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, hu, pl, cs, es, du, ro, ru, it || Yes || v2.x3 import and export || Yes || IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, DXF, DWG || IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, DXF, DWG || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Advance Steel]] by [[Autodesk]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|04|01}} / Version 2018
| <!-- field -->3D, CAE, [[Computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]], [[steel detailing]]
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[German language|de]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[French language|fr]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Dutch language|du]], [[Romanian language|ro]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Italian language|it]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|v2.x3 import and export}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, [[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Exports -->IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, [[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Advance Concrete ##### -->
| Advance Concrete by Autodesk || April 29, 2016 / Version 2017 || 3D, CAE, CAM, concrete detailing || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, de, fr, pl, cs, ro || Yes || v2.x3 import and export || Yes || IFC, DXF, DWG || IFC, DXF, DWG || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Advance Concrete]] by [[Autodesk]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2016|04|29}} / Version 2017
| <!-- field -->3D, CAE, CAM, concrete detailing
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[German language|de]], [[French language|fr]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Romanian language|ro]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|v2.x3 import and export}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->IFC, [[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Exports -->IFC, [[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Alibre Design ##### -->
| Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC || 2017, Version 2017.1.2 || 2D/3D || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, pl, cs, es, da, pt-BR, sv || No || Yes || Yes || DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, SAT, 3DM, STL, OBJ, PLY, 3DS, WRL, Inventor, ProE, SolidEdge, CATIA, Parasolid, Solidworks || DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, SAT, BIP, EMF, PDF, STL, Solidworks, Parasolid || $1,000 - $2,000
! <!-- Application --> [[Alibre Design]] by Alibre, LLC
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017}}, Version 2017.1.2
| <!-- field -->2D/3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[German language|de]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[French language|fr]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Danish language|da]], [[Brazilian Portuguese|pt-BR]], [[Swedish language|sv]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[DXF]], DWG, [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[IGES]], [[ACIS|SAT]], 3DM, [[STL (file format)|STL]], OBJ, PLY, [[.3ds|3DS]], WRL, Inventor, ProE, SolidEdge, CATIA, Parasolid, Solidworks
| <!-- Exports -->[[DXF]], DWG, [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[IGES]], [[ACIS|SAT]], BIP, EMF, PDF, [[STL (file format)|STL]], Solidworks, Parasolid
| <!-- Price --> $1,000 - $2,000
|-
|-
<!-- ##### AllyCAD ##### -->
| AllyCAD by Knowledge Base || 2016, Version 8.0 || 2D/3D || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || No || en || No || Land XML || Yes || DXF, DWG || DXF, DWG || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[AllyCAD]] by Knowledge Base
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2016}}, Version 8.0
| <!-- field -->2D/3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|Land XML}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Exports -->[[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### ArchiCAD ##### -->
| ArchiCAD by Graphisoft || June 14, 2017 / Version 21 || 2D/3D Architecture, BIM || Mac OS X[1] || Yes || No || Proprietary || Free || en, de, es, fr, it, pt, ru, ja, pl, cs, hu, nl, fi, sv, no, da, tr, el, zh-Hans, ko, zh-Hant[2] || Yes || Import and export. Import certified. Export certified.[3] || Yes || 3D Studio, ACIS SAT, BMP, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, EMF, EPS, GIF, HPGL/PLT, IFC/IFCXML, JP2, JPEG, PDF, PICT, PNG, PSD, QTIF, SketchUp, TGA/Targa, TIF/TIFF, WMF || 3D Studio, Artlantis/ATL, AVI, BMP, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, EMF, EPS, EPX - Piranesi, FACT - ElectricImage, GIF, HPGL/PLT, IFC/IFCXML, JP2, JPEG, MOV, LP - Lightscape, OBJ, PDF, PICT, PNG, PSD, QTIF, SGI, SketchUp, TGA/Targa, TIF/TIFF, U3D, WRL, WMF || $4,250 ||
! <!-- Application -->[[ArchiCAD]] by [[Graphisoft]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|06|14}} / Version 21
| <!-- field -->2D/3D Architecture, [[Building information modeling|BIM]]
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|[[Mac OS X]]}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.graphisoft.com/support/system_requirements/AC19/ |title=System Requirements for GRAPHISOFT Products |publisher=Graphisoft.com |date=2015-09-11 |accessdate=2015-09-11}}</ref>
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English (language)|en]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[French language|fr]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Dutch language|nl]], [[Finnish language|fi]], [[Swedish language|sv]], [[Norwegian language|no]], [[Danish language|da]], [[Turkish language|tr]], [[Greek language|el]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archicadwiki.com/ArchiCAD%20Bittorrent%20Downloads |title=ArchiCAD Bittorrent Downloads |publisher=ArchicadWiki |date=2011-12-13 |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|Import and export.}} Import certified. Export certified.<ref name="Participants">{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/certification/ifc-certification-2.0/ifc2x3-cv-v2.0-certification/participants |title=Participants |publisher=Buildingsmart |date=2013-06-13 |accessdate=2015-09-11}}</ref>
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.3ds|3D Studio]], [[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[DGN]], [[Design Web Format|DWF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[Dxf|DXF]], [[EMF File Format|EMF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[Gif|GIF]], [[HPGL|HPGL/PLT]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC/IFCXML]], [[JPEG 2000|JP2]], [[JPEG]], [[PDF]], [[PICT]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[Adobe Photoshop#features|PSD]], QTIF, [[Keyhole Markup Language|SketchUp]], [[Truevision TGA|TGA/Targa]], [[Tagged Image File Format|TIF/TIFF]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.3ds|3D Studio]], Artlantis/ATL, [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[DGN]], [[Design Web Format|DWF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[Dxf|DXF]], [[EMF File Format|EMF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[Piranesi (Software)|EPX - Piranesi]], [[Electricimage|FACT - ElectricImage]], [[GIF]], [[HPGL|HPGL/PLT]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC/IFCXML]], [[JPEG 2000|JP2]], [[JPEG]], [[.mov#QuickTime file format|MOV]], LP - Lightscape, [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[PDF]], [[PICT]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[Adobe Photoshop#features|PSD]], QTIF, [[Silicon Graphics Image|SGI]], [[Keyhole Markup Language|SketchUp]], [[Truevision TGA|TGA/Targa]], [[Tagged Image File Format|TIF/TIFF]], [[U3D]], [[VRML|WRL]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]]
| <!-- Price --> $4,250
|-
|-
<!-- ##### AutoCAD ##### -->
| AutoCAD by Autodesk || March 21, 2017 / Release 2018 || 2D/3D, Architecture, Drafting || Only AutoCAD for Mac OS X, No for discipline-specific vertical products, e.g. AutoCAD Architecture[4][5] || Yes || iOS, Android || Proprietary[6] || Yes || pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, ru, zh-Hans, es, zh-Hant[citation needed] || limited for some verticals || for some verticals || Yes || DXF, DWG, DWS, DWT, WMF, SAT, 3DS, FBX, DGN[7] || 3DS (requires 3dsout), DXF, DWG, PDF, DWF, FBX, BMP, DGN[8] || $1,470 per year; $4,410 per 3 years ||
! <!-- Application --> [[AutoCAD]] by [[Autodesk]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|03|21}} / Release 2018  
| <!-- field -->2D/3D, Architecture, Drafting
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Some|Only AutoCAD for [[Mac OS X]], No for discipline-specific vertical products, e.g. AutoCAD Architecture}}<ref>[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=15435044 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019075918/http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=15435044 |date=October 19, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad-architecture/system-requirements |title=AutoCAD Architecture 2013 - System Requirements - Autodesk |publisher=Usa.autodesk.com |date=2012-10-30 |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Yes|[[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}<ref>[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=3969608 Autodesk - Licensing, Registration & Activation]</ref>
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) --> [[Brazilian Portuguese|pt-BR]], [[English language|en]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}}
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Partial|limited for some verticals}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Partial|for some verticals}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[DWG]], DWS, DWT, WMF, [[ACIS|SAT]], [[.3ds|3DS]], FBX, [[DGN]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.autodesk.com/ARCHDESK/2011/ENU/filesAUG/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5c52.htm |title=Import Other File Formats |publisher=Docs.autodesk.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
| <!-- Exports --> [[.3ds|3DS]] (requires ''3dsout''), [[DXF]], [[DWG]], [[PDF]], [[.dwf|DWF]], [[FBX]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[DGN]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.autodesk.com/ARCHDESK/2011/ENU/filesAUG/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5a5d.htm |title=Export Drawings to Other File Formats |publisher=Docs.autodesk.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
| <!-- Price --> $1,470 per year; $4,410 per 3 years
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Autodesk Inventor ##### -->
| Inventor by Autodesk || March 21, 2017 / 2018 || 3D || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en and others || Yes || Yes || Yes || ACIS SAT, DXF, DWG, IGES, Pro/Engineer, STEP, .dwf, .wire, .catpart, .catproduct, .jt, .x b, .x t, .prt (NX), .asm, .g, .neu, Solidworks, ProE, Catia, .stl || ACIS SAT, DXF, DWG, IGES, STEP, .dwf, .catpart, .catproduct, .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .png, .tiff, .iges, .jt, .pdf, .x b, .x t, .g, .neu, STL (file format), .xgl, .zgl || $1935 per year; $5805 per 3 years ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Autodesk Inventor|Inventor]] by [[Autodesk]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|03|21}} / 2018  
| <!-- field -->3D
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]] and others
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], [[DXF]], [[DWG]], [[IGES]], Pro/Engineer, [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[.dwf]], [[.wire]], [[.catpart]], [[.catproduct]], [[.jt]], [[.x b]], [[.x t]], .prt ([[NX (Unigraphics)|NX]]), [[.asm]], [[.g]], [[.neu]], [[Solidworks]], [[ProE]], [[CATIA|Catia]], [[STL (file format)|.stl]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], [[DXF]], [[DWG]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[.dwf]], [[.catpart]], [[.catproduct]], [[.bmp]], [[.gif]], [[.jpeg]], [[.png]], [[.tiff]], [[.iges]], [[.jt]], [[.pdf]], [[.x b]], [[.x t]], [[.g]], [[.neu]], [[STL (file format)]], [[.xgl]], [[.zgl]]
| <!-- Price -->$1935 per year; $5805 per 3 years
|-
|-
<!-- ##### BricsCAD ##### -->
| BricsCAD by Bricsys || January 16, 2017V17 (17.1.18)(64-bit, 32-bit) || 2D/3D AEC,Parametric direct modeling,BIM,Mechanical,Sheet metal,Rendering || Mac OS X,Fedora,OpenSuse,Ubuntu || Windows10, 8, 7, Vista || Linux, Mac || Proprietary || Forstudent,faculty,school.Free || en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, lt, pl, pt-BR, ru, vi, zh-Hans, zh-Hant || Yes || Yes || Yes || DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, JP2, J2K, ECW, SIDWith extra Communicator license:STE, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, CATIA V4/V5, VDA, IAM, IPT, PARASOLID, PAR, PSM, PRT, ASM, PRT, SLDASM, SLDPRT || DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, DWF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), SLT (3D Printing), PDF, BMP, WMF, EMFWith extra Communicator license:STE, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, CATIA V4/V5, VDA, 3D PDF || $1020 Platinum,$680 Pro,$550 Classic,$610 Communicator ||
! <!-- Application --> [[BricsCAD]]<br /> by [[Bricsys]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|01|16}}<br />V17 (17.1.18)<br />(64-bit, 32-bit)
| <!-- field -->2D/3D AEC,<br />Parametric direct modeling,<br />[[BIM]],<br />Mechanical,<br />Sheet metal,<br />Rendering
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Yes|[[Mac OS X]],<br />[[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]],<br />[[OpenSuse]],<br />[[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes|Windows<br />10, 8, 7, Vista}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Yes|Linux, Mac}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|For<br />student,<br />faculty,<br />school.<br /><br />Free}}
| <!-- Languages -->[[English language|en]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[French language|fr]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Lithuanian language|lt]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Brazilian Portuguese|pt-BR]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Vietnamese language|vi]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Traditional Chinese language|zh-Hant]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG 2.5 to 2013]],<br /> [[DXF]], [[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], DAE&nbsp;([[COLLADA]]), [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[JPEG]], [[.pcx|PCX]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]], [[.tga|TGA]], [[.tif|TIF]], [[JPEG 2000|JP2]], J2K, ECW, SID<br /><br />With extra Communicator license:<br />[[ISO 10303|STE]], [[ISO 10303|STP]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[IGES|IGS]], [[IGES]], [[CATIA|CATIA&nbsp;V4/V5]], [[VDA-FS|VDA]], [[Autodesk Inventor|IAM]], [[Autodesk Inventor|IPT]], [[PARASOLID]], [[Solid Edge|PAR]], [[Solid Edge|PSM]], [[NX (Unigraphics)|PRT]], [[PTC Creo Elements/Pro|ASM]], [[PTC Creo Elements/Pro|PRT]], [[SLDASM]], [[SLDPRT]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG 2.5 to 2013]],<br /> [[DXF]], [[.dwf|DWF]], [[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], DAE&nbsp;([[COLLADA]]), SLT&nbsp;([[3D Printing]]), [[PDF]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]], [[.emf|EMF]]<br/><br />With extra Communicator license:<br />[[ISO 10303|STE]], [[ISO 10303|STP]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[IGES|IGS]], [[IGES]], [[CATIA|CATIA&nbsp;V4/V5]], [[VDA-FS|VDA]], 3D PDF
| <!-- Price --> $1020 Platinum,<br />$680 Pro,<br />$550 Classic,<br /><br />$610 Communicator
|-
|-
<!-- ##### BRL-CAD ##### -->
| BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory || August 16, 2016 / 7.26.0 || 3D design and simulation for military vehicles || All POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris[9][10] || Yes || Yes || BSD licence, LGPL[9] || Free || en[9] || Unknown || No || Yes || DXF, Elysium Neutral Facetted, EUCLID, FASTGEN, IGES, Jack, NASTRAN, Pro/E,[11] STL, TANKILL, Unigraphics, Viewpoint Datalabs Format[12] || DXF, EUCLID, IGES, Jack, STL, TANKILL, VRML, OBJ, X3D[12] || Free ||
! <!-- Application --> [[BRL-CAD]] by [[United States Army Research Laboratory]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2016|08|16}} / 7.26.0
| <!-- field -->3D design and simulation for military vehicles
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|All [[POSIX]] (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for [[FreeBSD]], [[IRIX]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]}}<ref name="BRL-CAD summary">[http://sourceforge.net/projects/brlcad/ BRL-CAD 'Summary' page on SourceForge]</ref><ref name="BRL-CAD download">[http://brlcad.org/d/download BRL-CAD 'Download' page]</ref>
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{Free|[[BSD licenses|BSD licence]], [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]<ref name="BRL-CAD summary"/>}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]]<ref name="BRL-CAD summary"/>
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[DXF]], [[Elysium Neutral Facetted]], [[Euclid (computer program)|EUCLID]], [[FASTGEN]], [[IGES]], [[Jack_(human_modeling)|Jack]], [[NASTRAN]], [[Pro/E]],<ref name="brl-cad pro/e">[https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=2460726&forum_id=362510 Import is only possible by using proprietary Pro/E program]</ref> [[STL (file format)|STL]], TANKILL, [[Unigraphics]], [[Viewpoint Datalabs Format]]<ref name="BRL-SR-121">{{Citation |mode=cs1 |first1=John R. |last1=Anderson |first2=Eric W. |last2=Edwards |contribution=Converting Geometry Between BRL-CAD and Other Formats |title=BRL-CAD Tutorial Series |publisher=[[United States Army Research Laboratory]] |place=[[Aberdeen Proving Ground]] |date=May 2004 |contribution-url=http://brlcad.org/w/images/6/66/Converting_Geometry.pdf |contribution-format=PDF}}</ref>
| <!-- Exports -->[[DXF]], [[Euclid (computer program)|EUCLID]], [[IGES]], [[Jack (CAD software)|Jack]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], TANKILL, [[VRML]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[X3D]]<ref name="BRL-SR-121"/>
| <!-- Price -->Free
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Caddie ##### -->
| Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions || 2014, 20 || 2D/3D CAE, Rendering || No || Windows 7 & 8 || Unknown || Proprietary || 70GBP, 106USD, 97EUR || en || Unknown || Unknown || Yes || DWG, DXF, DRW, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF, ECW, JPEG2000, ASCII, XLS || DWG, DXF, DRW, DWF, WMF, PDF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF || $106 - $3022 ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Caddie (CAD system)|Caddie]] Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2014}}, 20
| <!-- field -->2D/3D [[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]], Rendering
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes|Windows 7 & 8}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{Proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|70GBP, 106USD, 97EUR}}
| <!-- Languages -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], DRW, [[JPEG]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[TIFF]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[GIF]], ECW, JPEG2000, ASCII, [[Microsoft Excel file format|XLS]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], DRW, DWF, WMF, [[PDF]], [[JPEG]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[TIFF]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[GIF]]
| <!-- Price -->$106 - $3022
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Cadwork ##### -->
| Cadwork by Cadwork informatik AG || 2019 / 26 || 2D/3D/4D/5D/6D CAE, Rendering, CAM, BIM || HP-UX || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, cs, fr, de, it, ja, pl, pt, ru, zh-Hans, es || Yes || Yes || Yes || DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, SAT, IFC || DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SAT, IFC || $1000 to $20000 ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Cadwork]] by [[Cadwork informatik AG]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2019}} / 26
| <!-- field -->2D/3D/4D/5D/6D [[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]], Rendering, [[Computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]], [[Building information modeling|BIM]]
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Yes|[[HP-UX]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? -->{{Proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) --> [[English language|en]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[portuguese language|pt]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Spanish language|es]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[PDF]], [[JPEG]], [[TIFF]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[PDF]], [[JPEG]], [[TIFF]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]]
| <!-- Price -->$1000 to $20000
|-
|-
<!-- ##### CATIA ##### -->
| CATIA by Dassault Systèmes || 2018, R2018x || 2D/3D CAE || IBM AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris || Yes || V4 runs on mainframe || Proprietary || 99EUR, 99US$, 89.7GBP || en, fr, de, ja (at release date) || Yes || Yes || Yes || some formats require extra license || some formats require extra license || $9000 to $65000 (depends on modules) ||
! <!-- Application --> [[CATIA]] by [[Dassault Systèmes]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2018}}, R2018x
| <!-- field -->2D/3D [[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]]
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|[[IBM AIX]], [[HP-UX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No|V4 runs on mainframe}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|99EUR, 99US$, 89.7GBP}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Japanese language|ja]] (at release date)
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->{{Yes|some formats require extra license}}
| <!-- Exports -->{{Yes|some formats require extra license}}
| <!-- Price -->$9000 to $65000 (depends on modules)
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Cobalt ##### -->
| Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum || March 16, 2016 / v9 || 2D/3D RenderingCAECAM || Mac OS X, 10.6+, fully hyper-threaded ray tracing || 7, 8.1, 10+ (x32 or ×64) || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, bre, fr, de, it, pt, ru, sl, sv || No || No || Yes || 3DS, ACIS SAT, AI, ASCII Text, BMP, CATIA v4, CGM, CCAD, CO (native), Drawing board, DWG/DXF, Facet, GIF, Grid Surface, IGS (IGES), JPEG, Parasolid XT, PICT, 2D PDF, PNG, PPM, Pro/E, Rhino 3DM, Spline, STP (STEP), VRML, XBM, XPM || ACIS SAT, AI, ASCII Text, BMP, CATIA v4, CGM, CO (native), Drawing board, DWG/DXF, EPS, Facet, GIF, Grid Surface, IGS (IGES), JPEG, Parasolid XT, 2D & 3D PDF, PICT, PNG, PPM, Pro/E, RAW Triangle, Shockwave 3D, STP (STEP), STL, VRML, XBM, XPM || $2,495 buy, or $995/year rent, or $94.95/month rent ||
! <!-- Application -->[[Cobalt (CAD program)|Cobalt]] by Ashlar-Vellum
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2016|3|16}} / v9
| <!-- field -->2D/3D [[Ray tracing (graphics)|Rendering]]<br>[[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]]<br>[[Computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]]
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{yes|[[Mac OS X]], [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|10.6]]+, fully [[hyper-threading|hyper-threaded]] ray tracing}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes|7, 8.1, 10+ (x32 or ×64)}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- License --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English (language)|en]], [[British English|bre]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Slovenian language|sl]], [[Swedish language|sv]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.3ds|3DS]], [[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork|AI]], [[Text file|ASCII Text]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[CATIA|CATIA&nbsp;v4]], [[Computer Graphics Metafile|CGM]], [[Claris CAD|CCAD]], CO&nbsp;(native), Drawing board, [[AutoCAD DXF|DWG/DXF]], Facet, [[Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]], Grid&nbsp;Surface, [[IGES|IGS]]&nbsp;(IGES), [[JPEG]], Parasolid XT, [[PICT]], 2D [[Portable Document Format|PDF]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], PPM, [[Pro/ENGINEER|Pro/E]], [[JSLEE|Rhino&nbsp;3DM]], Spline, [[ISO 10303|STP]]&nbsp;(STEP), [[VRML]], [[X BitMap|XBM]], [[X PixMap|XPM]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork|AI]], [[Text file|ASCII Text]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[CATIA|CATIA&nbsp;v4]], [[Computer Graphics Metafile|CGM]], CO&nbsp;(native), Drawing board, [[AutoCAD DXF|DWG/DXF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], Facet, [[Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]], Grid&nbsp;Surface, [[IGES|IGS]]&nbsp;(IGES), [[JPEG]], Parasolid XT, 2D & 3D [[Portable Document Format|PDF]], [[PICT]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], PPM, [[Pro/ENGINEER|Pro/E]], RAW Triangle, [[Adobe Shockwave|Shockwave 3D]], [[ISO 10303|STP]]&nbsp;(STEP), STL, [[VRML]], [[X BitMap|XBM]], [[X PixMap|XPM]]
| <!-- Price -->$2,495 buy, or $995/year rent, or $94.95/month rent
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Creo ##### -->
| Creo by Parametric Technology Corporation || March 29, 2017 / Creo 4.0 (M010) || 2D/3D hybrid || Some[13] || Yes || Unknown || Proprietary || Yes || en, fr, de, es, it, ja, ko, zh-Hant, zh-Hans (at release date)[14] || Unknown || Unknown || Yes || STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more || STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more || $4,995, $1,500 maintenance ||
! <!-- Application --> [[PTC Creo|Creo]]
 
by [[Parametric Technology Corporation]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|03|29}} / Creo 4.0 (M010)  
| <!-- field -->2D/3D hybrid
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{some}}<ref name="PTC customer support">See [http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/current/support.htm Platform Support - Parametric Technology Corporation] and [http://www.ptc.com/support/other.htm PTC customer support]</ref>
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]] (at release date)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ptc.com/products/proengineer/language-support |title=Pro/ENGINEER Language Support|accessdate=2009-05-13 |author=Parametric Technology Corporation |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[IGES]], [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], Parasolid, [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[ACIS|SAT]], more
| <!-- Exports -->[[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[IGES]], [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], Parasolid, [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[ACIS|SAT]], more
| <!-- Price -->$4,995, $1,500 maintenance
|-
|-
<!-- ##### DataCAD ##### -->
| DataCAD by DATACAD LLC || October 2016 / 19 || 2D/3D AEC || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || 49US$ || en, pt, cs, et, fi, fr, de, hu, he, it, ru, es, and others || No || No || Yes || DWG, DXF, SketchUp, TXT, WMF, EMF, o2c, ACO, 3DS, STL, BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, Targa, PNG, PCX, PCD,  and others || DWG, DXF, DWF, SketchUp, TXT, WMF, EMF, o2c, ACO, 3DS, STL, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, Targa, PNG, PCX, EPS, PCD, PRN, PDF, VRML, RAY, and others || $1,295 First, $495 Additional, $395 Upgrade ||
! <!-- Application -->[[DataCAD]] by DATACAD LLC
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2016|10}} / 19
| <!-- field -->2D/3D AEC
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|49US$}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Estonian language|et]], [[Finnish language|fi]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Hebrew language|he]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Spanish language|es]], and others
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[.dxf|DXF]], [[Google Sketchup|SketchUp]], [[.txt|TXT]], [[.wmf|WMF]], [[.emf|EMF]], [[.o2c|o2c]], [[.aco|ACO]], [[.3ds|3DS]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[.bmp|BMP]], [[.jpg|JPEG]], [[.gif|GIF]], [[.tif|TIFF]], [[.tga|Targa]], [[.png|PNG]], [[.pcx|PCX]], [[.pcd|PCD]],  and others
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[.dxf|DXF]], [[.dwf|DWF]], [[Google Sketchup|SketchUp]], [[.txt|TXT]], [[.wmf|WMF]], [[.emf|EMF]], [[.o2c|o2c]], [[.aco|ACO]], [[.3ds|3DS]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[.bmp|BMP]], [[.jpg|JPEG]], [[.tif|TIFF]], [[.tga|Targa]], [[.png|PNG]], [[.pcx|PCX]], [[.eps|EPS]], [[.pcd|PCD]], [[.prn|PRN]], [[.pdf|PDF]], [[.wrl|VRML]], [[.ray|RAY]], and others
| <!-- Price -->$1,295 First, $495 Additional, $395 Upgrade
|-
|-
![[DesignSpark Mechanical]] by [[RS Components]]
| DesignSpark Mechanical by RS Components || November 18, 2015, 2.0.1 || 2D/3D hybrid || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, cz, de, es, fr, it, jp, kr, pl, pt, zh-cn, zh-tw || No || No || Yes || ECAD (IDF, IDB, EMN), OBJ, Point curve text files (TXT), SKP, STL, STEP (read-only) || AMF, DXF, OBJ, 3D PDF, SKP, STL, XAML, JPEG, PNG || FREE base package ||
| {{dts|2015|11|18}}, 2.0.1
| 2D/3D hybrid
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Proprietary}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[English language|en]], [[Czech language|cz]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[French language|fr]][[Italian language|, it]], [[Japanese language|jp]], [[Korean language|kr]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Simplified Chinese characters|zh-cn]], [[Chinese language|zh-tw]]
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[Electronic design automation|ECAD]] ([[Intermediate Data Format|IDF]], IDB, EMN), [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], Point curve text files ([[Text file|TXT]]), [[SketchUp|SKP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[STEP Library|STEP]] (read-only)
| [[Additive Manufacturing File Format|AMF]], [[AutoCAD DXF|DXF]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[Portable Document Format|3D PDF]], [[SketchUp|SKP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[Extensible Application Markup Language|XAML]], [[JPEG]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]
| FREE base package
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Digital Project ##### -->
| Digital Project by Gehry Technologies || 2013, Version R5 || 2D/3D/4D AEC || No || 32bit and 64bit || No || Proprietary || Unknown || en || Yes || Yes(2X3)[15] || Yes(2D + 3D) || SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML[15] || SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML[15] || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Digital Project]] by [[Frank Gehry|Gehry Technologies]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2013}}, Version R5
| <!-- field -->2D/3D/4D AEC
| {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes|32bit and 64bit}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Languages --> [[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}(2X3)<ref name="gtwiki.org">[http://www.gtwiki.org/mwiki/index.php?title=Structure_Steel_Translators_FAQ#What_are_the_formats_supported_by_Digital_Project_.3F Gehry Technologies Wiki, 'What are the formats supported by Digital Project ?']</ref>
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}(2D + 3D)
| <!-- Imports --> [[Steel Detailing Neutral Format|SDNF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[IGES]], [[HOOPS Streaming Format|HSF]], [[3DXML]]<ref name="gtwiki.org"/>
| <!-- Exports --> [[Steel Detailing Neutral Format|SDNF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[IGES]], [[HOOPS Streaming Format|HSF]], [[3DXML]]<ref name="gtwiki.org"/>
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Drawing Express ##### -->
| Drawing Express by Trial Systems Ltd || April 26, 2013, Version 2019 || 2D/3D CAD || No || 2000, XP, Vista & Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) || No || Proprietary || Yes || en || No || Unknown || Yes || DWG, DXF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF || DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, BMP || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Drawing Express]] by Trial Systems Ltd
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2013|04|26}}, Version 2019
| <!-- field -->2D/3D [[Computer-aided design|CAD]]
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes|[[Windows 2000|2000]], [[Windows XP|XP]], [[Windows Vista|Vista]] & [[Windows 7]] ([[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]])}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Languages -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[JPEG]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[TIFF]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[GIF]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[PDF]], [[JPEG]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
 
| FINE MEP by 4M || 2014, v. 14 || 2D/3D, BIM, MEP Design || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, fr, tr, gr, bg || Yes || Yes(2x3) || Yes || DXF, DWG, IFC, ACIS, BMP, JPG, TGA, GIF || DXF, DWG, IFC, ACIS, Collada, 3DS, PDF, BLD, JPG, BMP, TGA, PNG, TIFF || $1,220, $720 ||
<!-- ##### FINE MEP ##### -->
! <!-- Application --> [[FINE MEP]] by 4M
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2014}}, v. 14
| <!-- field -->2D/3D, [[Building Information Model|BIM]], MEP Design
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Turkish language|tr]], [[Greek language|gr]], [[Bulgarian language|bg]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes| Yes(2x3)}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], ACIS, BMP, JPG, TGA, GIF
| <!-- Exports -->[[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], ACIS, Collada, [[.3ds|3DS]], PDF, BLD, JPG, BMP, TGA, PNG, TIFF
| <!-- Price -->$1,220, $720
|-
|-
<!-- ##### FreeCAD ##### -->
| FreeCAD || March 12, 2019 / 0.18 || 3D || All Unix-like OSes); Packages for FreeBSD, Linux || Yes || With OpenGL as a prerequisite[16] || LGPL || Free || en, af, cn, hr, nl, fi, fr, de, it, no, pt, ru, es, se, ua || Yes || Yes || Yes || IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D || IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep,[17] OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D || Free ||
! <!-- Application --> [[FreeCAD]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2019-03-12}} / 0.18
| <!-- field -->3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|All [[Unix-like]] OSes); Packages for [[FreeBSD]], [[Linux]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Yes|With [[OpenGL]] as a prerequisite}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#What_are_the_prerequisites_for_running_FreeCAD.3F |title= What are the prerequisites for running FreeCAD? |accessdate=2015-02-24}}</ref>
| <!-- Open source? --> {{Free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[Afrikaans|af]], [[Chinese language|cn]], [[Croatian language|hr]], [[Dutch language|nl]], [[Finnish language|fi]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Norwegian language|no]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Swedish language|se]], [[Ukrainian language|ua]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], BRep, OBJ, [[DXF]], [[SVG]], [[U3D]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], BRep,<ref>[http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Feature_list free-cad Feature List]</ref> OBJ, [[DXF]], [[SVG]], [[U3D]]
| <!-- Price -->Free
|-
|-
<!-- ##### form-Z ##### -->
| form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc || June 23, 2008, 6.6 || 2D/3D AEC Rendering || Mac OS X || XP, Vista 32bit and 64bit || Unknown || Proprietary || Unknown || en, fr, de, el, it, ja, ko, es || Yes || Unknown || Yes || ACIS SAT, Art·Lantis, BMP, DAE, DEM Data, DWG, DXF, EPS, FACT, GIF, HPGL, IGES, Illustrator, JPEG, Keyhole Markup Language, Lightwave, Lightscape, OBJ, PDF, PICT, Piranesi, PNG, QTVR, RIB, SGI, SketchUp, STEP, STL, TGA, TIFF, ZPR || ACIS SAT, Artlantis, BMP, DAE, DEM Data, DWG, DXF, EPS, FACT, GIF, HPGL, IGES, Illustrator, JPEG, Keyhole Markup Language, Lightwave, Lightscape, OBJ, PDF, PICT, Piranesi, PNG, QTVR, RIB, SGI, STEP, STL, TGA, TIFF, ZPR || $1,995  
! <!-- Application --> [[form-Z|form•Z]] by AutoDesSys, Inc
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2008|06|23}}, 6.6
| <!-- field -->2D/3D AEC Rendering
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Yes|Mac OS X}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes|XP, Vista <br/>32bit and 64bit}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Unk}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Greek language|el]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Spanish language|es]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], Art·Lantis, [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[COLLADA|DAE]], DEM Data, [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[FACT (file format)|FACT]], [[GIF]], HPGL, [[IGES]], [[Illustrator]], [[JPEG]], [[Keyhole Markup Language]], [[Lightwave]], Lightscape, [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[PDF]], [[PICT]], [[Piranesi (Software)|Piranesi]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[QTVR]], [[RenderMan Interface Specification|RIB]], [[Silicon Graphics Image|SGI]], [[SketchUp]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[Truevision TGA|TGA]], [[TIFF]], [[ZPR (file format)|ZPR]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[ACIS|ACIS SAT]], Artlantis, [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[COLLADA|DAE]], DEM Data, [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[FACT (file format)|FACT]], [[GIF]], HPGL, [[IGES]], [[Illustrator]], [[JPEG]], [[Keyhole Markup Language]], [[Lightwave]], Lightscape, [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[PDF]], [[PICT]], [[Piranesi (Software)|Piranesi]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[QTVR]], [[RenderMan Interface Specification|RIB]], [[Silicon Graphics Image|SGI]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[Truevision TGA|TGA]], [[TIFF]], [[ZPR (file format)|ZPR]]
| <!-- Price -->$1,995
|-
|-
<!-- ##### HiCAD ##### -->
| HiCAD by ISD Group || February 13, 2017 / 2017 || 2D/3D || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, de, it, fr, pl, jp (at release date) || Yes || Yes || Yes || IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF || IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[HiCAD]] by [[ISD Group]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|02|13}} / 2017
| <!-- field -->2D/3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[German language|de]], [[Italian language|it]], [[French language|fr]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Japanese language|jp]] (at release date)
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF
| <!-- Exports -->[[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### IntelliCAD ##### -->
| IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium || June 15, 2014, V 8.0 || 2D/3D AEC || Unknown || Yes || Unknown || Proprietary || Unknown || en || Yes || Unknown || Yes || DWG, DXF, DWF, SAT || DWG, DXF, DWF, SVG, PDF, SAT || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[IntelliCAD]] by [[IntelliCAD Technology Consortium]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2014|06|15}}, V 8.0
| <!-- field -->2D/3D AEC
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Unk}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Languages -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[.dwf|DWF]], [[ACIS|SAT]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[.dwf|DWF]], [[SVG]], [[PDF]], [[ACIS|SAT]]
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### IRONCAD ##### -->
| IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC || November 30, 2016 / 2017 || 2D/3D hybrid || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || From 124US$ || en, jp, ko, de (at release date) || No || No || Yes || DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, SAT, STL, ProE, Solid Edge, Inventor, Rhino (3dm), Catia || DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, SAT, STL, u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, PDF || $3,970, $1,295/yr for optional support ||
! <!-- Application --> [[IRONCAD]] by IronCAD LLC
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2016|11|30}} / 2017  
| <!-- field -->2D/3D hybrid
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|From 124US$}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[Japanese language|jp]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[German language|de]] (at release date)
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{no}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{no}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], Parasolid, [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], ProE, Solid Edge, Inventor, Rhino (3dm), Catia
| <!-- Exports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], Parasolid, [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, [[PDF]]
| <!-- Price -->$3,970, $1,295/yr for optional support
|-
|-
<!-- ##### LibreCAD ##### -->
| LibreCAD || September 23, 2016 / Version 2.1.3 || 2D || Yes || Yes || Yes || GNU GPL || Free || en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs, pt, lv[18] || No || No || Yes || DWG, DXF || DXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP[19] || Free,[20] ||  
! <!-- Application --> [[LibreCAD]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2016|09|23}} / Version 2.1.3
| <!-- field -->2D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Open source? -->{{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Italian language|it]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Chinese language|zh]], [[Finnish language|fi]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Latvian language|lv]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://translate.librecad.org |title=LibreCAD Open Source CAD - Translation Server |author=LibreCAD |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[DXF]], [[JPEG]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[SVG]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/Commands_and_tools |title=LibreCAD Open Source CAD - Wiki |author=LibreCAD}}</ref>
| <!-- Price --> Free,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.librecad.org| title=LibreCAD Open Source CAD - Project Homepage| author=LibreCAD}}</ref>
|-
|-
<!-- ##### MicroStation ##### -->
| MicroStation by Bentley Systems || January 17, 2017 / CONNECT Edition (Update 9)[21] || 2D/3D AEC || Dropped(last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998) || Yes || Dropped(last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998) || Proprietary || Yes || en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, ru, tu, pl, pt, ko, fi, cs[22] || Yes || Yes(2x3) || Yes || DGN, DGNlib, RDL, DXF, DWG, FBX, OBJ, 3DS, SKP, 3DM, JT, Mapinfo MIF/MID, imodel, RFA, IFC, SHP, TAB, IGES, Parasolid, CGM, STEP, STL, Terrain Land XML, ACIS .SAT, 3DM, STL || DGN, DXF, DWG, U3D, PDF, .dae|Collada, FBX, JT, .kml|Google Earth, LXO, SVG, VRML, VOB, ACIS, OBJ, STL, gbXML, IGES, STEP, SKP[23] || $5,050 ||
! <!-- Application --> [[MicroStation]] by [[Bentley Systems]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|01|17}} / CONNECT Edition (Update 9)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/microstation%20product%20line/|title=MicroStation from Bentley |accessdate=18 May 2018 |author=Bentley Systems |date= |work= |publisher= }}</ref>
| <!-- field -->2D/3D AEC
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{dropped}}<br/>(last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? --> {{dropped}}<br/>(last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Italian language|it]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Chinese language|zh]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Turkish language|tu]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Finnish language|fi]], [[Czech language|cs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/MicroStation/Available-Languages.htm |title=MicroStation, a CAD platform for integration - Available Languages |accessdate=2008-08-06 |author=Bentley Systems |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}(2x3)
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[DGN]], DGNlib, RDL, [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], FBX, OBJ, [[.3ds|3DS]], [[SketchUp|SKP]], [[JSLEE|3DM]], JT, Mapinfo MIF/MID, imodel, [[Revit|RFA]], IFC, SHP, TAB, IGES, Parasolid, CGM, STEP, STL, Terrain Land XML, ACIS .SAT, 3DM, STL
| <!-- Exports -->[[DGN]], [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[U3D]], [[PDF]], .dae|Collada, [[FBX]], [[JT (visualization format)|JT]], .kml|Google Earth, LXO, SVG, VRML, VOB, ACIS, OBJ, STL, [[gbXML]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[SketchUp|SKP]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/microstation%20product%20line/|title=MicroStation from Bentley |accessdate=2008-08-06 |author=Bentley Systems |date= |work= |publisher= }}</ref>
| <!-- Price -->$5,050
|-
|-
<!-- ##### NX ##### -->
| NX by Siemens PLM Software || June 29, 2016, 11.0 || 2D/3D, Parametric || Mac OS X,[24] and RedHat Linux / SUSE Linux.[25] || Yes || Unknown || Proprietary || Unknown || en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs || Unknown || Unknown || Yes || JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES || JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES || Unknown ||
! <!-- Application --> [[NX (Unigraphics)|NX]] by [[Siemens PLM Software]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2016|06|29}}, 11.0
| <!-- field -->2D/3D, Parametric
| <!-- Posix systems? --> [[Mac OS X]],<ref name="NX Mac OS X">{{cite web |url=http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=82370&ComponentTemplate=822|title=Siemens PLM Software Announces Availability of NX for Mac OS X|date=2009-06-11|publisher=Siemens PLM Software|accessdate=2009-07-01}}</ref> and RedHat Linux / SUSE Linux.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=25399&ComponentTemplate=822 |title=UGS Ships NX 4 and Delivers Industry’s First Complete Digital Product Development Solution on Linux |date=2009-04-04 |accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref>
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Unk}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Italian language|it]], [[German language|de]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Chinese language|zh]], [[Finnish language|fi]], [[Czech language|cs]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->JT, Parasolid, [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[IGES]]
| <!-- Exports -->JT, Parasolid, [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[IGES]]
| <!-- Price -->Unknown
|-
|-
<!-- ##### OpenSCAD ##### -->
| OpenSCAD || March 10, 2015 / 2015.03-3 || 2D/3D || All POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for Linux, Mac OS X || Yes || Unknown || GNU GPL || Free || en || No || No || Partial[26][27][28] || DXF, STL, OFF || PNG, DXF, STL, OFF || Free ||
! <!-- Application --> [[OpenSCAD]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2015|03|10}} / 2015.03-3
| <!-- field -->2D/3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|All [[POSIX]] (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Open source? -->{{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]}}
| <!-- Academic version? --> {{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) --> [[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? --> {{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? --> {{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? --> {{Partial}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/FAQ#I.27m_getting_.22Unsupported_DXF_Entity.22_warnings_when_importing_DXF_files.2C_what_does_that_mean.3F |title=I'm getting "Unsupported DXF Entity" warnings when importing DXF files, what does that mean? |accessdate=2016-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/1307 |title=DXF import doesn't support polylines of mixed entities |accessdate=2016-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/openscad/openscad/wiki/Project%3A-Improve-DXF-import-and-export |title=Project: Improve DXF import and export |accessdate=2016-07-22}}</ref>
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[OFF (file format)|OFF]]
| <!-- Exports --> [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[DXF]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[OFF (file format)|OFF]]
| <!-- Price -->Free
|-
|-
<!-- ##### PowerCADD ##### -->
| PowerCADD by Engineered Software || August 2010 / v9 || 2D || Mac OS X || No || No || Proprietary || No || en, fr, it, es, ... || No || No || Yes || DWG, DXF, PDF, EPSF, PS, Bitmap, VectorPict, JPG, PNG, TIF, SGI, TGA, Adobe Photoshop, *SHP, *GPX, ASCII Topo Survey (*with WildTools) || DXF, DWG, PDF, EPSF, PS, Bitmap, VectorPict, JPG, PNG, TIF, SGI, TGA, Adobe Photoshop, || $995(PRO)-$1250(expert incl WildTools) ||
! <!-- Application -->[[PowerCADD]] by [[Engineered Software]]
| <!-- Latest version/release + date --> {{dts|2010|08}} / v9
| <!-- field -->2D
| <!-- Posix systems? -->[[Mac OS X]]
| <!-- Windows? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Spanish language|es]], ...
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[.dxf|DXF]], [[.pdf|PDF]], [[.EPSF|EPSF]], [[.PS|PS]], [[.bmp|Bitmap]], [[.pct|VectorPict]], [[.jpg|JPG]], [[.png|PNG]], [[.tif|TIF]], [[.SGI|SGI]], [[.tga|TGA]], Adobe Photoshop, *[[.shp|SHP]], *[[.gpx|GPX]], [[Text file|ASCII Topo Survey]] (*with WildTools)
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dxf|DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[.pdf|PDF]], [[.EPSF|EPSF]], [[.PS|PS]], [[.bmp|Bitmap]], [[.pct|VectorPict]], [[.jpg|JPG]], [[.png|PNG]], [[.tif|TIF]], [[.SGI|SGI]], [[.tga|TGA]], Adobe Photoshop,  
| <!-- Price --> $995(PRO)-$1250(expert incl WildTools)
|-
|-
<!-- ##### progeCAD##### -->
| progeCAD by ProgeCAD || May 17, 2017 / 2018 11.0.6.5 || 2D/3D Rendering || Linux Requires Wine; MAC OS Requires Parallels Desktop for Mac || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes Free || en, de, ru, it, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, fr, pl, es, sr, hu || No || No || Yes || DWG, DXF, PDF, DWT, DWF, SAT || DWG, DXF, DWT, PDF, SAT, 3DS, POV, LWO, BMP, EMF, WMF, JPEG, KMZ, SVG, PDF || $690, $399 ||
! <!-- Application --> [[progeCAD]] by ProgeCAD
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|05|17}} / 2018 11.0.6.5
| <!-- field -->2D/3D Rendering
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No|Linux Requires [[Wine (software)|Wine]]; MAC OS Requires [[Parallels Desktop for Mac]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}} Free
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[German language|de]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]], [[French language|fr]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Serbian language|sr]], [[Hungarian language|hu]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[PDF]], [[Template (file format)|DWT]], [[DWF]], [[ACIS|SAT]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Template (file format)|DWT]], [[PDF]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[3ds Max|3DS]], [[POV-Ray|POV]], [[LightWave|LWO]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[Windows Metafile|EMF]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]], [[JPEG]], [[Keyhole Markup Language|KMZ]], [[SVG]], [[PDF]]
| <!-- Price -->$690, $399
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Qcad community edition ##### -->
| QCad by Ribbon Soft || March 12, 2018 / 3.20 || 2D || Includes Mac OS X || Yes || No || GNU GPL || Yes || en || Yes || v2.x3 import and export || Yes || IFC, DXF, DWG || IFC, DXF, DWG || Free,[29]  $42 for Commercial ||
! <!-- Application --> [[QCad]] by Ribbon Soft
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2018|03|12}} / 3.20
| <!-- field -->2D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|Includes [[Mac OS X]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? -->{{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|v2.x3 import and export}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->IFC, [[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Exports -->IFC, [[DXF]], DWG
| <!-- Price --> Free,<ref>[http://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/qcad QCAD version]</ref> $42 for Commercial
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Revit ##### -->
| Autodesk Revit || January 27, 2017 / 2017.2 || 2D/3D BIM AEC || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes[30] || pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, ru, zh-Hans, es || Yes || Import and export. Import certified. Export certified.[3] || Yes || DXF, DWG, SAT, SKP, DGN, JPEG, PNG, TIFF || DWG, DXF, SAT, FBX, IFC, DGN, DWF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, AVI, PDF || Varies ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Autodesk Revit]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|01|27}} / 2017.2
| <!-- field -->2D/3D [[Building information modeling|BIM]] AEC
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}<ref> https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/revit </ref>
| <!-- Language(s) --> [[Brazilian Portuguese|pt-BR]], [[English language|en]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Spanish language|es]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|Import and export.}} Import certified. Export certified.<ref name="Participants"/>
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[Google Sketchup|SKP]], [[DGN]], [[JPEG]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[TIFF]]
| <!-- Exports --> [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[FBX]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[DGN]], [[.dwf|DWF]], [[JPEG]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[TIFF]], [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[PDF]]
| <!-- Price -->Varies
|-
|-
<!--#### Rhinoceros 3D #### -->
| Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates || May 22, 2017 / Rhino 5 SR Service Release || 2D/3D CAD || Mac OS X || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, fr, de, it, es, pl, cs, zh, ja, kr || Unknown || Unknown || Yes || DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, DGN, FBX, OBJ, sldprt || DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, COLLADA, Parasolid || $995[31] ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Rhinoceros 3D]] by Robert McNeel and Associates
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|05|22}} / Rhino 5 SR Service Release  
| <!-- field -->2D/3D CAD
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Yes|[[Mac OS X]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) --> [[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Chinese language|zh]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|kr]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[3ds Max|.3ds]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[Sketchup|SketchUp]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[DGN]], [[FBX]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], sldprt
| <!-- Exports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], [[3ds Max|.3ds]], [[ACIS|SAT]], [[Sketchup|SketchUp]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[.dae|COLLADA]], [[.x t|Parasolid]]
| <!-- Price -->$995<ref>http://www.rhino3d.com/sales/north-america/United_States</ref>
|-
|-
<!-- ##### SALOME ##### -->
| SALOME || May 22, 2019 / 9.3.0 || CAE || FreeBSD,[32] Linux || Yes || No || LGPL || Free || EN, FR, JA || Unknown || Unknown || No[33] || BREP, IGES, STEP, XAO[34] || IGES, STEP, BREP, STL,[35] MED, UNV, DAT[36], XAO[37] || Free ||  
! <!-- Application -->[[Salome (software)|SALOME]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2019|05|22}} / 9.3.0
| <!-- field -->[[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]]
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{yes|[[FreeBSD]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/cad/salome/ |title=ports/cad/salome/ |publisher=Freebsd.org |date=2012-11-20 |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref> [[Linux]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? --> {{no}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{Free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English (language)|EN]], [[French (language)|FR]], [[Japanese (language)|JA]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{no}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salome-platform.org/forum/forum_14/230074108 |title=converter of format — SALOME Platform |publisher=Salome-platform.org |date= |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
| <!-- Imports -->BREP, [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], XAO<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.salome-platform.org/latest/gui/SHAPER/ExchangePlugin/importFeature.html |title=Import — SHAPER |publisher=Salome-platform.org |date= |accessdate=2019-11-01}}</ref>
| <!-- Exports -->IGES, STEP, BREP, STL,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salome-platform.org/user-section/faq/faq#_Toc165519994 |title=FAQ — SALOME Platform |publisher=Salome-platform.org |date= |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref> MED, UNV, DAT<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salome-platform.org/ |title=Welcome to the www.salome-platform.org — SALOME Platform |publisher=Salome-platform.org |date= |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>, XAO<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.salome-platform.org/latest/gui/SHAPER/ExchangePlugin/exportFeature.html |title=Export — SHAPER |publisher=Salome-platform.org |date= |accessdate=2019-11-01}}</ref>
| <!-- Price -->Free
|-
|-
<!-- ##### SketchUp ##### -->
| SketchUp by Trimble || November 14, 2017 / 2018, 18.0.16975 (Windows), 18.0.16976 (Mac) || 3D || Mac OS X || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || EN, FR, IT, DE, ES, PT(BR), JA, KO, ZH(CN), ZH(TW) || Yes || Template:Yes, import and export || Yes || DWG, DXF, DEM, DDF, 3DS, DAE, KMZ, IFC, JPG, PNG, PSD, TIF, TGA, BMP || DAE, KMZ, 3DS, DWG, DXF, FBX, OBJ, WRL, XSI, PDF, EPS, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPX, || SketchUp Make: FreeSketchUp Pro: $700 ||
! <!-- Application -->[[SketchUp]] by [[Trimble Inc|Trimble]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|11|14}} / 2018, 18.0.16975 (Windows), 18.0.16976 (Mac)
| <!-- field -->3D
| <!-- Posix systems? -->{{Yes|[[Mac OS X]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- License? -->{{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->EN, FR, IT, DE, ES, PT(BR), JA, KO, ZH(CN), ZH(TW)
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes, import and export}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[DWG]], [[DXF]], DEM, DDF, [[.3ds|3DS]], DAE, [[.kmz|KMZ]], [[Internet Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[JPG]], [[.png|PNG]], [[.psd|PSD]], [[TIF]], [[.tga|TGA]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]
| <!-- Exports -->DAE, [[.kmz|KMZ]], [[.3ds|3DS]], [[DWG]], [[DXF]], [[FBX]], OBJ, [[.wrl|WRL]], [[.xsi|XSI]], [[PDF]], EPS, [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[JPG]], [[TIF]], [[.png|PNG]], EPX,  
| <!-- Price -->SketchUp Make: Free<br/>SketchUp Pro: $700
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Solid Edge ##### -->
| Solid Edge by Siemens PLM Software || June 15, 2016 / ST9 || 3D/2D || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Free || en, es, ru, fr, ko (at release date) || Unknown || No || Yes || IGES, STEP, DXF, JT, ACIS (SAT), ProE, SolidWorks, NX, SDRC, Microstation, Inventor, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, Autocad, STL, XML, MDS || IGES, STEP, STL, PDF, EMS, JT, XGL, XML, DXF, Parasolid, CATIA (V4/V5), ACIS (SAT), Microstation, Autocad || $5,300, $1,200 Maintenance ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Solid Edge]] by [[UGS Corp|Siemens PLM Software]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2016|06|15}} / ST9
| <!-- field -->3D/2D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[French language|fr]], [[Korean language|ko]] (at release date)
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[DXF]], JT, ACIS (SAT), ProE, SolidWorks, NX, SDRC, Microstation, Inventor, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, Autocad, [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[XML]], MDS
| <!-- Exports --> [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[PDF]], EMS, JT, XGL, [[XML]], [[DXF]], Parasolid, CATIA (V4/V5), ACIS (SAT), Microstation, Autocad
| <!-- Price -->$5,300, $1,200 Maintenance
|-
|-
<!-- ##### SolidWorks ##### -->
| SolidWorks by SolidWorks Corp. || August 13, 2018 / 2018 SP4 || 2D/3D hybrid || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || From 129,95US$ || en, es, de, fr (at release date) || Yes || import: ifc2x3, export: ifc4.0 || Yes || DXF, DWG, DXF, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL, ProE, Creo, Solid Edge, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino (3dm), IDF (emn, brd, bdf, idb, idx), VDA, WRL, Meshfiles (stl,obj,off,ply,ply2), 3MF, CGR, catpart/catproduct, Rhino (3dm), JT, sldxml, IFC || DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL, u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, PDF, IFC, || $3,995, $1,295/yr for optional support ||
! <!-- Application --> [[SolidWorks]] by [[SolidWorks Corp.]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2018|08|13}} / 2018 SP4
| <!-- field -->2D/3D hybrid
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|From 129,95US$}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[German language|de]], [[French language|fr]] (at release date)
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|import: ifc2x3, export: ifc4.0}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], DXF, Parasolid, [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], ACIS (SAT), [[STL (file format)|STL]], ProE, Creo, Solid Edge, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino (3dm), IDF (emn, brd, bdf, idb, idx), VDA, WRL, Meshfiles (stl,obj,off,ply,ply2), 3MF, CGR, catpart/catproduct, Rhino (3dm), JT, sldxml, [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]]
| <!-- Exports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], Parasolid, [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], ACIS (SAT), [[STL (file format)|STL]], u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, [[PDF]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]],
| <!-- Price -->$3,995, $1,295/yr for optional support
|-
|-
<!-- ##### SolveSpace ##### -->
| SolveSpace by Jonathan Westhues || December 23, 2016 / v.2.3 || 2D/3D parametric || Mac OS X, Linux || Yes || No || GNU GPL || Free || en || No || No || Export only || || 2D as DXF, EPS, PDF, SVG, HPGL, STEP; 3D wireframe as DXF, STEP; triangle mesh as STL, Wavefront OBJ; NURBS surfaces as STEP || Free ||
! <!-- Application --> [[SolveSpace]] by [[Jonathan Westhues]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2016|12|23}} / v.2.3
| <!-- field -->2D/3D parametric
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{yes|[[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Free}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes|Export only}}
| <!-- Imports -->
| <!-- Exports -->2D as [[DXF]], EPS, [[PDF]], SVG, HPGL, STEP; 3D wireframe as DXF, STEP; triangle mesh as STL, Wavefront OBJ; NURBS surfaces as STEP
| <!-- Price -->Free
|-
|-
<!-- ##### SpaceClaim Engineer ##### -->
| SpaceClaim Engineer by SpaceClaim Corp. || May 9, 2017 / 2017.1 || 2D/3D hybrid || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Unknown || en || Unknown || Unknown || Yes || DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS, STL, ProE, Solid Edge, VRML, OBJ, STL, NX, CATIA, Solidworks, Rhinoceros || [ACIS], Acrobat PDF 3D, Acrobat - PDF 2D, AutoCAD - DWG and DXF, CATIA V5, [IGES], JT Open, Keyshot, Parasolid, POV-Ray, PowerPoint, Rhino, SketchUp, [STEP], STL, VDA-VS, VRML, OBJ, XAML, XPS || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[SpaceClaim Engineer]] by [[SpaceClaim Corp.]]
| <!-- Date and latest version --> {{dts|2017|05|09}} / 2017.1
| <!-- field -->2D/3D hybrid
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? --> {{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports --> [[DXF]], [[.dwg|DWG]], Parasolid, [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]], ACIS, [[STL (file format)|STL]], ProE, Solid Edge, VRML, OBJ, STL, NX, CATIA, Solidworks, Rhinoceros
| <!-- Exports --> [ACIS], Acrobat PDF 3D, Acrobat - PDF 2D, AutoCAD - DWG and DXF, CATIA V5, [IGES], JT Open, Keyshot, Parasolid, POV-Ray, PowerPoint, Rhino, SketchUp, [STEP], STL, VDA-VS, VRML, OBJ, XAML, XPS
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### Tekla Structures ##### -->
| Tekla Structures by Tekla || May 23, 2017 / Version 2017 SP2 || 3D/4D/5D CAE, CAM, steel detailing, concrete detailing || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, du, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, pt, pt-BR, ru, es || Yes || Import and export. Export certified.[3] || Yes || IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, PDF, STEP, IGES, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80[38] || IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80, HMS[38] || ? ||
! <!-- Application --> [[Tekla Structures]] by [[Tekla]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|05|23}} / Version 2017 SP2
| <!-- field -->3D/4D/5D [[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]], [[Computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]], [[steel detailing]], concrete detailing
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- Open source? --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Simplified Chinese|zh-Hans]], [[Traditional Chinese|zh-Hant]], [[Dutch language|du]], [[French language|fr]], [[German language|de]], [[Hungarian language|hu]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Japanese language|ja]], [[Korean language|ko]], [[Polish language|pl]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Brazilian Portuguese|pt-BR]], [[Russian language|ru]], [[Spanish language|es]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes|Import and export.}} Export certified.<ref name="Participants"/>
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, [[DWG]], DXF, [[DGN]], PDF, [[ISO 10303|STEP]], IGES, [[CIS/2]], ISM, [[FabTrol]] KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, [[Eliplan]] ELI, [[Primavera (software)|Primavera]] P6, Trimble LM80<ref name="Compatible software">{{cite web |url=http://teklastructures.support.tekla.com/190/en/int_compatible_software |title=Compatible software |publisher=Tekla |date=2013-06-13 |accessdate=2013-09-08}}</ref>
| <!-- Exports -->IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, [[.dwg|DWG]], [[DXF]], DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, [[DSTV]], Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, [[Trimble Navigation|Trimble]] LM80, HMS<ref name="Compatible software"/>
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### TinkerCAD -->
| Autodesk Tinkercad || 2019 || 3D modeling, constructive solid geometry || Yes || Yes || Yes || Proprietary || No || Browser default || No || No || Unknown || SVG, STL, OBJ || STL, OBJ || Free ||
! <!-- Application -->[[Autodesk]] [[Tinkercad]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2019}}
| <!-- field -->[[3D modeling]], [[constructive solid geometry]]
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- License --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->Browser default
| <!-- BIM Support? --> {{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? --> {{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[SVG]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[STL (file format)|STL]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]]
| <!-- Price -->Free
|-
|-
<!-- ##### TransMagic -->
| TransMagic || 2014 R11 || File translator || No || XP/Vista/7 || No || Proprietary || No || en, de || No || No || Yes || CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Autodesk Inventor, Pro/E, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, ACIS (.sat, .sab, .asf, .asat, .asab), JT, Parasolid, IGES, STEP (.stp), HOOPS Meta File, HOOPS Streaming File (.hsf), PLY, STL, OBJ, Large file support || CATIA V4, CATIA V5, ACIS (.sat, .sab, .asf, .asat, .asab), JT, Parasolid (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmb_txt), IGES, STEP (.stp), HOOPS Meta File, HOOPS Streaming File (.hsf), NGRAIN, PLY, STL, HTML, OBJ, Enhanced Metafile, PDF, PostScript, TIFF, BMP, Large file support || ? ||
! <!-- Application -->[[TransMagic]]
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2014}} R11
| <!-- field -->File translator
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{yes|XP/Vista/7}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| <!-- License --> {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English (language)|en]], [[German language|de]]
| <!-- BIM Support? --> {{No}}
| <!-- IFC Support? --> {{No}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[CATIA]]&nbsp;V4, CATIA&nbsp;V5, [[Autodesk Inventor]], [[Pro/ENGINEER|Pro/E]], [[SolidWorks]], [[NX (Unigraphics)|Unigraphics]], [[ACIS]] (.sat, .sab, .asf, .asat, .asab), JT, [[Parasolid]], [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]]&nbsp;(.stp), [[HOOPS 3D Graphics System|HOOPS Meta File]], HOOPS Streaming File (.hsf), PLY, [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[Large file support]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[CATIA]]&nbsp;V4, CATIA&nbsp;V5, [[ACIS]] (.sat, .sab, .asf, .asat, .asab), JT, [[Parasolid]] (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmb_txt), [[IGES]], [[ISO 10303|STEP]]&nbsp;(.stp), [[HOOPS 3D Graphics System|HOOPS Meta File]], HOOPS Streaming File (.hsf), NGRAIN, PLY, [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[HTML]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], Enhanced Metafile, [[PDF]], [[PostScript]], [[TIFF]], [[BMP file format|BMP]], [[Large file support]]
| <!-- Price -->?
|-
|-
<!-- ##### TurboCAD ##### -->
| TurboCAD by IMSI/Design, LLC || April 30, 2018 / V2018 (Windows), 2017 Mac V10 (Mac) || 2D/3D || Mac OS X || Yes || No || Proprietary || Up to 85% off standard pricing || en, cs, de, es, ja, fr, pl, zh-Hant || Yes || Yes || Yes || [2] || [3] || $1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum[39]
! <!-- Application -->[[TurboCAD]] by IMSI/Design, LLC
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2018|04|30}} / V2018 (Windows), 2017 Mac V10 (Mac)
| <!-- field -->2D/3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|[[Mac OS X]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|Up to 85% off standard pricing}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English (language)|en]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[German (language)|de]], [[Spanish (language)|es]], [[Japanese (language)|ja]], [[French (language)|fr]], [[Polish (language)|pl]], [[Traditional Chinese(language)|zh-Hant]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[https://www.turbocad.com/content/turbocad-2018-file-format-comparison]
| <!-- Exports -->[https://www.turbocad.com/content/turbocad-2018-file-format-comparison]
| <!-- Price -->$1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum<ref>https://www.turbocad.com/content/imsidesign-releases-turbocad-pro-platinum-2016</ref>
|-
|-
<!-- ##### VariCAD ##### -->
| VariCAD by VariCAD || June 27, 2019 / 2019-3.0 || 2D/3D parametric || Linux || Yes || No || Proprietary || Yes || en, de, cs, pt, ja || Unknown || Unknown || Yes || STEP (3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)[40], DWB || STEP (3D), STL (3D), IGES (3D), BMP (from 3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)[40], DWB || $780 ||
! <!-- Application --> [[VariCAD]] by VariCAD
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2019|06|27}} / 2019-3.0
| <!-- field -->2D/3D parametric
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{Yes|[[Linux]]}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{no}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->en, [[de]], [[Czech language|cs]], [[Portuguese language|pt]], [[Japanese language|ja]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Unk}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[ISO 10303|STEP]] (3D), [[.dwg|DWG]] (2D), [[DXF]] (2D)<ref name="VariCAD system description">[http://www.varicad.com/en/home/products/description/ VariCAD - CAD system description]</ref>, DWB
| <!-- Exports -->[[ISO 10303|STEP]] (3D), [[STL (file format)|STL]] (3D), [[IGES]] (3D), [[BMP file format|BMP]] (from 3D), [[.dwg|DWG]] (2D), [[DXF]] (2D)<ref name="VariCAD system description"/>, DWB
| <!-- Price -->$780
|-
|-
<!-- ##### VisualARQ ##### -->
| VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A. || May 3, 2017 / 1.9.7 || 2D/3D || No || Yes || No || Proprietary || $95 || en, fr, es, de, it, cs || Yes || Yes || Yes || 3DM, 3DS, AI, DGN, DWG, DXF, EPS, FBX, GDF, IGS/IGES, LWO, OBJ, PDF, PLY, SDLPTR/SDLASM, SKP, STL, STP/STEP, VDA, VRML/VRL, X, ZPR || 3DM, 3DS, ACIS, AI, DGN, X, DWG, DXF, EPS, FBX, GDF, IGS/IGES, IFC, LWO, OBJ, PDF, PLY, POV, RIB, SKP, SDLPTR/SDLASM, STL, STP/STEP, VDA, VRML/VRL, WMF, X_T, XGL, ZPR || $495 ||
! <!-- Application --> [[VisualARQ]] by Asuni CAD S.A.
| <!-- Date and latest version -->{{dts|2017|05|03}} / 1.9.7
| <!-- field -->2D/3D
| <!-- Posix systems? --> {{No}}
| <!-- Windows? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Others? -->{{No}}
| {{proprietary}}
| <!-- Academic version? -->{{Yes|$95}}
| <!-- Language(s) -->[[English language|en]], [[French language|fr]], [[Spanish language|es]], [[German language|de]], [[Italian language|it]], [[Czech language|cs]]
| <!-- BIM Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- IFC Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- DXF Support? -->{{Yes}}
| <!-- Imports -->[[Rhinoceros 3D|3DM]], [[.3ds|3DS]], [[.ai|AI]], [[DGN]], [[DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[FBX]], [[Geographic Data Files|GDF]], [[IGES|IGS/IGES]], [[LightWave|LWO]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[PDF]], [[PLY (file format)|PLY]], [[SolidWorks|SDLPTR/SDLASM]], [[Google Sketchup|SKP]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[ISO 10303|STP/STEP]], [[VDA-FS|VDA]], [[VRML|VRML/VRL]], [[DirectX|X]], [[Z Corporation|ZPR]]
| <!-- Exports -->[[Rhinoceros 3D|3DM]], [[.3ds|3DS]], [[ACIS]], [[.ai|AI]], [[DGN]], [[DirectX|X]], [[DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[FBX]], [[Geographic Data Files|GDF]], [[IGES|IGS/IGES]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[LightWave|LWO]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[PDF]], [[PLY (file format)|PLY]], [[POV-Ray|POV]], [[RenderMan (software)|RIB]], [[Google Sketchup|SKP]], [[SolidWorks|SDLPTR/SDLASM]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[ISO 10303|STP/STEP]], [[VDA-FS|VDA]], [[VRML|VRML/VRL]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]], [[Parasolid|X_T]], [[XGL]], [[Z Corporation|ZPR]]
| <!-- Price -->$495
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 03:48, 4 February 2021

Selecting a CAD Package

Learning to use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is a worthwhile investment of your time that will speed your progress on future maker projects you undertake. While you can get quite far making parts on a laser cutter using illustration & design software such as [Adobe Illustrator], Corel Draw, or Inkscape, these soon fall short when designing more complex 2D and 2.5D designs and are of course, completely useless when designing 3D parts.

There are many options when choosing a CAD package, so many that making a choice can be overwhelming. The software you would choose to do professional product design work would be very different than what you would select if you were a bicycle frame fabricator or cabinetmaker.

For non-professional makers or even for professionals with small start-up businesses it's hard to beat Autodesk's Fusion 360. This is a full-featured parametric 3D CAD package with integrated CAM. Autodesk has a maker-friendly license agreement that effectively makes the software free for most people. Some makers were disappointed when Autodesk modified the Fusion 360 licensing terms in 2020, removing several high-end features. For now, educational users have full access to Fusion 360 features at no cost.

Suggested CAD Packages

Best Bets

  • Autodesk Fusion 360 - Currently the best bet for students and non-profesional makers. Autodesk offers favorable licensing terms for makers and is continuously improving the product. Fusion 360 includes powerful a CAM module giving an all-in-one package. Free-ish
  • Vectric Vcarve Pro - If you're only interested in designing 2D or 2.5D work, VCarve is worth a look. It combines CAD and CAM in a single easy-to-use package and is ideal for creating decorative signs with engraved lettering and other artistic features. It's expensive to buy outright but we have a makerspace license that allows you to install the software on your computer for free if you only cut parts using machines in our makerspace. Not Free.
    • Carbide Create - If you like the user experience of Vcarve Pro but not the price tag you may want to take a look at Carbide Create which is free software that looks a bit like VCarve but with fewer features and at no cost.
  • SolveSpace - a free (GPLv3) parametric 3d CAD tool that runs on multiple platforms. Useful for modeling 3d & 2D parts to output to 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, or to other CAM software for use on a CNC router or mill. Mechanism design with constraint solver to simulate planar or spatial linkages, with pin, ball, or slide joints. Free.
  • TinkerCAD - Autodesk's easy-to-use CAD software targeted at kids but useful for many makers. Has several unique features including circuit design and simulation and scripting that allows you to automate drawings. Runs in browser. Free.

Other Options

  • 3D Slash A completely different approach to 3D modeling. 3D Slash lets you carve your design like a stonecutter.
  • OpenSCAD - OpenSCAD is free software for creating solid 3D CAD models. It is available for Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X. OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a 3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders the 3D model from this script file. This gives you (the designer) full control over the modelling process and enables you to easily change any step in the modelling process or make designs that are defined by configurable parameters.
  • ImplicitCAD - Inspired by OpenSCAD, ImplicitCAD should appeal to CS students. Implemented in Haskell, ImplicitCAD extends OpenSCAD's scripting language to be a more genral purpose programming environment.
  • Other Autodesk Programs AutoCAD, Inventor, Maya and other software products by Autodesk are available for free to UMD students and faculty so are well worth a look.
  • DesignSpark Mechanical - Free 3D design software that simplifies creation of solid models. Windows only.
  • FreeCAD A free and open-source (under the LGPLv2+ license) general-purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler and a building information modeling (BIM) software with finite-element-method (FEM) support.[1] FreeCAD is intended for mechanical engineering product design but also expands to a wider range of uses around engineering, such as architecture or electrical engineering.

3D CAD Software

Below is a listing of 3D Design Software Packages from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_3D_modeling_software)

Title License 3D rendering support
3D-Coat Commercial software Yes
3D Slash Freemium Yes
3DVIA Shape Commercial software No
AC3D Commercial software No
Adobe Dimension Commercial software Yes
Alibre Design Commercial software Yes
Amapi Commercial software Yes
Anim8or Freeware Yes
Animation:Master Commercial software Yes
ArchiCAD Commercial software Yes
Art of Illusion GNU General Public License Yes
AutoCAD Commercial software Yes
AutoQ3D Community 2 GNU General Public License#Version 2 Yes
AutoQ3D Commercial software Yes
Autodesk 3ds Max Commercial software Yes
Autodesk Inventor Commercial software Yes
Autodesk Maya Commercial software Yes
Autodesk Mudbox Commercial software Yes
Autodesk Revit Commercial software Yes
Autodesk Softimage Commercial software Yes
(software) Blender 2 GNU General Public License#Version 2 Yes
BricsCAD Commercial software Yes
BRL-CAD GNU Lesser General Public License and BSD License Yes
Bryce Commercial software Yes
CATIA Commercial software Yes
Carrara Commercial software Yes
Cheetah3D Commercial software Yes
Cinema 4D Commercial software Yes
CityEngine Commercial software No
Clara.io Freemium Yes
DAZ Studio Freeware Yes
DesignSpark Mechanical Freemium No
Electric Image Animation System Commercial software Yes
Exa Corporation Commercial software Yes
Flux Freeware No
Form-Z Commercial software Yes
FreeCAD GNU Lesser General Public License Yes
Geomodeller3D Commercial software Yes
Hexagon Commercial software No
Houdini Commercial software Yes
IRONCAD IRONCAD] Commercial software Yes
KeyCreator Commercial software Yes
LightWave 3D Commercial software Yes
Makers Empire 3D Freemium Yes
MASSIVE Commercial software Yes
Metasequoia Commercial software Yes
MikuMikuDance Freeware Yes
Milkshape 3D Commercial software No
Modo Commercial software Yes
Siemens NX Commercial software No
Onshape Commercial software Yes
Open CASCADE GNU Lesser General Public License Yes
OpenSCAD GNU General Public License Yes
Oculus Medium Commercial software Yes
Poser Commercial software Yes
PowerAnimator Commercial software Yes
Promine Commercial software Yes
Pro/ENGINEER Commercial software Yes
Quake Army Knife GNU General Public License Yes
Realsoft 3D Commercial software Yes
Remo 3D Commercial software Yes
RFEM Commercial software Yes
Rhinoceros 3D Commercial software Yes
ScanIP Commercial software Yes
Sculptris Freeware No
Seamless3d MIT No
SelfCAD Commercial software No
Shade 3D Commercial software Yes
SharkCAD PunchCAD SharkCAD Commercial software Yes
Silo Commercial software No
Sketchup Freemium Yes
Solid Edge Commercial software Yes
solidThinking Commercial software Yes
SolidWorks Commercial software Yes
SpaceClaim Commercial software Yes
Strata 3D Commercial software Yes
Sweet Home 3D Freeware Yes
Swift 3D Commercial software No
Tekla Structures Commercial software No
TrueSpace Freeware Yes
Wings 3D BSD License Yes
Wolfram Mathematica Commercial software Yes
PunchCAD ViaCAD Commercial software Yes
ZBrush Commercial software Yes
Zmodeler Freeware Yes


CAD Software Comparison

A more comprehensive but also more confusing list of all Computer Aided Design Software from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_computer-aided_design_software)


Title and developer Latest release date and version 2D/3D or specialty fields Runs on Unix-like systems? Runs on Windows? Other platforms? License Academic version? User Interface language/s Support for Building Information Modelling? Support for Industry Foundation Classes? Support for AutoCAD DXF? Imports Exports Price(USD)
ABViewer by CADSoftTools June 5, 2017 / Version 12 2D Linux with Wine Yes No Proprietary No en, fr, de, ru and others No No Yes ACIS SAT]], STL, IGES (.igs), STEP (.stp), OBJ, GTS, TIN, ASE, B3D, GLM, GLX, GLA, LMTS, LWO, NURBS, NMF, OCT, PLY, VRML, MDC, MD2, MD3, MD5, SMD, BSP, WMF, EMF, PDF, CGM, SVG, SVGZ, EPS, PS, Hewlett-Packard HPGL (PLT, HGL, HG, HPG, PLO, HP, HP1, HP2, HP3, HPGL, HPGL2, HPP, GL, GL2, PRN, SPL, RTL, PCL), GED, RLA, RPF, CEL, PIC, CAL, CG4, GP4, GIF, CUT, PAL, DDS, FAX, HDR, IFF, ICO, EXR, IMB, JPG, JPEG, J2K, J2C, JNG, JP2, KOA, PCT, PICT, MNG, PSP, PCD, PSD, PDD, PNG, PPM, PGM, PBM, RAW, G3, BW, RGB, RGBA, SGI, RAS, TIF, TIFF, TGA, VST, ICB, VDA, WIN, BMP, RLE, DIB, WAP, WBMP, WBM, XBM, XPM, PCX PDF, DWG, DXF, SWF, CGM, DXT, SVG, PLT, STL, OBJ, OBJF, NMF, LMTS, NC, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, WMF, EMF, SWF Varies depending on the license type
Advance Design by GRAITEC June 2017 / Version 2018 3D, CAE, FEA No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, fr, ro, pl, cs Yes v2.x3 import and export Yes CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC ?
Advance Steel by Autodesk April 1, 2017 / Version 2018 3D, CAE, CAM, steel detailing No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, hu, pl, cs, es, du, ro, ru, it Yes v2.x3 import and export Yes IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, DXF, DWG IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, DXF, DWG ?
Advance Concrete by Autodesk April 29, 2016 / Version 2017 3D, CAE, CAM, concrete detailing No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, de, fr, pl, cs, ro Yes v2.x3 import and export Yes IFC, DXF, DWG IFC, DXF, DWG ?
Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC 2017, Version 2017.1.2 2D/3D No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, pl, cs, es, da, pt-BR, sv No Yes Yes DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, SAT, 3DM, STL, OBJ, PLY, 3DS, WRL, Inventor, ProE, SolidEdge, CATIA, Parasolid, Solidworks DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, SAT, BIP, EMF, PDF, STL, Solidworks, Parasolid $1,000 - $2,000
AllyCAD by Knowledge Base 2016, Version 8.0 2D/3D No Yes No Proprietary No en No Land XML Yes DXF, DWG DXF, DWG ?
ArchiCAD by Graphisoft June 14, 2017 / Version 21 2D/3D Architecture, BIM Mac OS X[1] Yes No Proprietary Free en, de, es, fr, it, pt, ru, ja, pl, cs, hu, nl, fi, sv, no, da, tr, el, zh-Hans, ko, zh-Hant[2] Yes Import and export. Import certified. Export certified.[3] Yes 3D Studio, ACIS SAT, BMP, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, EMF, EPS, GIF, HPGL/PLT, IFC/IFCXML, JP2, JPEG, PDF, PICT, PNG, PSD, QTIF, SketchUp, TGA/Targa, TIF/TIFF, WMF 3D Studio, Artlantis/ATL, AVI, BMP, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, EMF, EPS, EPX - Piranesi, FACT - ElectricImage, GIF, HPGL/PLT, IFC/IFCXML, JP2, JPEG, MOV, LP - Lightscape, OBJ, PDF, PICT, PNG, PSD, QTIF, SGI, SketchUp, TGA/Targa, TIF/TIFF, U3D, WRL, WMF $4,250
AutoCAD by Autodesk March 21, 2017 / Release 2018 2D/3D, Architecture, Drafting Only AutoCAD for Mac OS X, No for discipline-specific vertical products, e.g. AutoCAD Architecture[4][5] Yes iOS, Android Proprietary[6] Yes pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, ru, zh-Hans, es, zh-Hant[citation needed] limited for some verticals for some verticals Yes DXF, DWG, DWS, DWT, WMF, SAT, 3DS, FBX, DGN[7] 3DS (requires 3dsout), DXF, DWG, PDF, DWF, FBX, BMP, DGN[8] $1,470 per year; $4,410 per 3 years
Inventor by Autodesk March 21, 2017 / 2018 3D No Yes No Proprietary Yes en and others Yes Yes Yes ACIS SAT, DXF, DWG, IGES, Pro/Engineer, STEP, .dwf, .wire, .catpart, .catproduct, .jt, .x b, .x t, .prt (NX), .asm, .g, .neu, Solidworks, ProE, Catia, .stl ACIS SAT, DXF, DWG, IGES, STEP, .dwf, .catpart, .catproduct, .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .png, .tiff, .iges, .jt, .pdf, .x b, .x t, .g, .neu, STL (file format), .xgl, .zgl $1935 per year; $5805 per 3 years
BricsCAD by Bricsys January 16, 2017V17 (17.1.18)(64-bit, 32-bit) 2D/3D AEC,Parametric direct modeling,BIM,Mechanical,Sheet metal,Rendering Mac OS X,Fedora,OpenSuse,Ubuntu Windows10, 8, 7, Vista Linux, Mac Proprietary Forstudent,faculty,school.Free en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, lt, pl, pt-BR, ru, vi, zh-Hans, zh-Hant Yes Yes Yes DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, JP2, J2K, ECW, SIDWith extra Communicator license:STE, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, CATIA V4/V5, VDA, IAM, IPT, PARASOLID, PAR, PSM, PRT, ASM, PRT, SLDASM, SLDPRT DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, DWF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), SLT (3D Printing), PDF, BMP, WMF, EMFWith extra Communicator license:STE, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, CATIA V4/V5, VDA, 3D PDF $1020 Platinum,$680 Pro,$550 Classic,$610 Communicator
BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory August 16, 2016 / 7.26.0 3D design and simulation for military vehicles All POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris[9][10] Yes Yes BSD licence, LGPL[9] Free en[9] Unknown No Yes DXF, Elysium Neutral Facetted, EUCLID, FASTGEN, IGES, Jack, NASTRAN, Pro/E,[11] STL, TANKILL, Unigraphics, Viewpoint Datalabs Format[12] DXF, EUCLID, IGES, Jack, STL, TANKILL, VRML, OBJ, X3D[12] Free
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions 2014, 20 2D/3D CAE, Rendering No Windows 7 & 8 Unknown Proprietary 70GBP, 106USD, 97EUR en Unknown Unknown Yes DWG, DXF, DRW, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF, ECW, JPEG2000, ASCII, XLS DWG, DXF, DRW, DWF, WMF, PDF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF $106 - $3022
Cadwork by Cadwork informatik AG 2019 / 26 2D/3D/4D/5D/6D CAE, Rendering, CAM, BIM HP-UX Yes No Proprietary Yes en, cs, fr, de, it, ja, pl, pt, ru, zh-Hans, es Yes Yes Yes DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, SAT, IFC DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SAT, IFC $1000 to $20000
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes 2018, R2018x 2D/3D CAE IBM AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris Yes V4 runs on mainframe Proprietary 99EUR, 99US$, 89.7GBP en, fr, de, ja (at release date) Yes Yes Yes some formats require extra license some formats require extra license $9000 to $65000 (depends on modules)
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum March 16, 2016 / v9 2D/3D RenderingCAECAM Mac OS X, 10.6+, fully hyper-threaded ray tracing 7, 8.1, 10+ (x32 or ×64) No Proprietary Yes en, bre, fr, de, it, pt, ru, sl, sv No No Yes 3DS, ACIS SAT, AI, ASCII Text, BMP, CATIA v4, CGM, CCAD, CO (native), Drawing board, DWG/DXF, Facet, GIF, Grid Surface, IGS (IGES), JPEG, Parasolid XT, PICT, 2D PDF, PNG, PPM, Pro/E, Rhino 3DM, Spline, STP (STEP), VRML, XBM, XPM ACIS SAT, AI, ASCII Text, BMP, CATIA v4, CGM, CO (native), Drawing board, DWG/DXF, EPS, Facet, GIF, Grid Surface, IGS (IGES), JPEG, Parasolid XT, 2D & 3D PDF, PICT, PNG, PPM, Pro/E, RAW Triangle, Shockwave 3D, STP (STEP), STL, VRML, XBM, XPM $2,495 buy, or $995/year rent, or $94.95/month rent
Creo by Parametric Technology Corporation March 29, 2017 / Creo 4.0 (M010) 2D/3D hybrid Some[13] Yes Unknown Proprietary Yes en, fr, de, es, it, ja, ko, zh-Hant, zh-Hans (at release date)[14] Unknown Unknown Yes STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more $4,995, $1,500 maintenance
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC October 2016 / 19 2D/3D AEC No Yes No Proprietary 49US$ en, pt, cs, et, fi, fr, de, hu, he, it, ru, es, and others No No Yes DWG, DXF, SketchUp, TXT, WMF, EMF, o2c, ACO, 3DS, STL, BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, Targa, PNG, PCX, PCD, and others DWG, DXF, DWF, SketchUp, TXT, WMF, EMF, o2c, ACO, 3DS, STL, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, Targa, PNG, PCX, EPS, PCD, PRN, PDF, VRML, RAY, and others $1,295 First, $495 Additional, $395 Upgrade
DesignSpark Mechanical by RS Components November 18, 2015, 2.0.1 2D/3D hybrid No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, cz, de, es, fr, it, jp, kr, pl, pt, zh-cn, zh-tw No No Yes ECAD (IDF, IDB, EMN), OBJ, Point curve text files (TXT), SKP, STL, STEP (read-only) AMF, DXF, OBJ, 3D PDF, SKP, STL, XAML, JPEG, PNG FREE base package
Digital Project by Gehry Technologies 2013, Version R5 2D/3D/4D AEC No 32bit and 64bit No Proprietary Unknown en Yes Yes(2X3)[15] Yes(2D + 3D) SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML[15] SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML[15] ?
Drawing Express by Trial Systems Ltd April 26, 2013, Version 2019 2D/3D CAD No 2000, XP, Vista & Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) No Proprietary Yes en No Unknown Yes DWG, DXF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, BMP ?
FINE MEP by 4M 2014, v. 14 2D/3D, BIM, MEP Design No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, fr, tr, gr, bg Yes Yes(2x3) Yes DXF, DWG, IFC, ACIS, BMP, JPG, TGA, GIF DXF, DWG, IFC, ACIS, Collada, 3DS, PDF, BLD, JPG, BMP, TGA, PNG, TIFF $1,220, $720
FreeCAD March 12, 2019 / 0.18 3D All Unix-like OSes); Packages for FreeBSD, Linux Yes With OpenGL as a prerequisite[16] LGPL Free en, af, cn, hr, nl, fi, fr, de, it, no, pt, ru, es, se, ua Yes Yes Yes IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep,[17] OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D Free
form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc June 23, 2008, 6.6 2D/3D AEC Rendering Mac OS X XP, Vista 32bit and 64bit Unknown Proprietary Unknown en, fr, de, el, it, ja, ko, es Yes Unknown Yes ACIS SAT, Art·Lantis, BMP, DAE, DEM Data, DWG, DXF, EPS, FACT, GIF, HPGL, IGES, Illustrator, JPEG, Keyhole Markup Language, Lightwave, Lightscape, OBJ, PDF, PICT, Piranesi, PNG, QTVR, RIB, SGI, SketchUp, STEP, STL, TGA, TIFF, ZPR ACIS SAT, Artlantis, BMP, DAE, DEM Data, DWG, DXF, EPS, FACT, GIF, HPGL, IGES, Illustrator, JPEG, Keyhole Markup Language, Lightwave, Lightscape, OBJ, PDF, PICT, Piranesi, PNG, QTVR, RIB, SGI, STEP, STL, TGA, TIFF, ZPR $1,995
HiCAD by ISD Group February 13, 2017 / 2017 2D/3D No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, de, it, fr, pl, jp (at release date) Yes Yes Yes IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF ?
IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium June 15, 2014, V 8.0 2D/3D AEC Unknown Yes Unknown Proprietary Unknown en Yes Unknown Yes DWG, DXF, DWF, SAT DWG, DXF, DWF, SVG, PDF, SAT ?
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC November 30, 2016 / 2017 2D/3D hybrid No Yes No Proprietary From 124US$ en, jp, ko, de (at release date) No No Yes DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, SAT, STL, ProE, Solid Edge, Inventor, Rhino (3dm), Catia DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, SAT, STL, u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, PDF $3,970, $1,295/yr for optional support
LibreCAD September 23, 2016 / Version 2.1.3 2D Yes Yes Yes GNU GPL Free en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs, pt, lv[18] No No Yes DWG, DXF DXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP[19] Free,[20]
MicroStation by Bentley Systems January 17, 2017 / CONNECT Edition (Update 9)[21] 2D/3D AEC Dropped(last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998) Yes Dropped(last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998) Proprietary Yes en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, ru, tu, pl, pt, ko, fi, cs[22] Yes Yes(2x3) Yes DGN, DGNlib, RDL, DXF, DWG, FBX, OBJ, 3DS, SKP, 3DM, JT, Mapinfo MIF/MID, imodel, RFA, IFC, SHP, TAB, IGES, Parasolid, CGM, STEP, STL, Terrain Land XML, ACIS .SAT, 3DM, STL Collada, FBX, JT, .kml|Google Earth, LXO, SVG, VRML, VOB, ACIS, OBJ, STL, gbXML, IGES, STEP, SKP[23] $5,050
NX by Siemens PLM Software June 29, 2016, 11.0 2D/3D, Parametric Mac OS X,[24] and RedHat Linux / SUSE Linux.[25] Yes Unknown Proprietary Unknown en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs Unknown Unknown Yes JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES Unknown
OpenSCAD March 10, 2015 / 2015.03-3 2D/3D All POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for Linux, Mac OS X Yes Unknown GNU GPL Free en No No Partial[26][27][28] DXF, STL, OFF PNG, DXF, STL, OFF Free
PowerCADD by Engineered Software August 2010 / v9 2D Mac OS X No No Proprietary No en, fr, it, es, ... No No Yes DWG, DXF, PDF, EPSF, PS, Bitmap, VectorPict, JPG, PNG, TIF, SGI, TGA, Adobe Photoshop, *SHP, *GPX, ASCII Topo Survey (*with WildTools) DXF, DWG, PDF, EPSF, PS, Bitmap, VectorPict, JPG, PNG, TIF, SGI, TGA, Adobe Photoshop, $995(PRO)-$1250(expert incl WildTools)
progeCAD by ProgeCAD May 17, 2017 / 2018 11.0.6.5 2D/3D Rendering Linux Requires Wine; MAC OS Requires Parallels Desktop for Mac Yes No Proprietary Yes Free en, de, ru, it, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, fr, pl, es, sr, hu No No Yes DWG, DXF, PDF, DWT, DWF, SAT DWG, DXF, DWT, PDF, SAT, 3DS, POV, LWO, BMP, EMF, WMF, JPEG, KMZ, SVG, PDF $690, $399
QCad by Ribbon Soft March 12, 2018 / 3.20 2D Includes Mac OS X Yes No GNU GPL Yes en Yes v2.x3 import and export Yes IFC, DXF, DWG IFC, DXF, DWG Free,[29] $42 for Commercial
Autodesk Revit January 27, 2017 / 2017.2 2D/3D BIM AEC No Yes No Proprietary Yes[30] pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, ru, zh-Hans, es Yes Import and export. Import certified. Export certified.[3] Yes DXF, DWG, SAT, SKP, DGN, JPEG, PNG, TIFF DWG, DXF, SAT, FBX, IFC, DGN, DWF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, AVI, PDF Varies
Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates May 22, 2017 / Rhino 5 SR Service Release 2D/3D CAD Mac OS X Yes No Proprietary Yes en, fr, de, it, es, pl, cs, zh, ja, kr Unknown Unknown Yes DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, DGN, FBX, OBJ, sldprt DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, COLLADA, Parasolid $995[31]
SALOME May 22, 2019 / 9.3.0 CAE FreeBSD,[32] Linux Yes No LGPL Free EN, FR, JA Unknown Unknown No[33] BREP, IGES, STEP, XAO[34] IGES, STEP, BREP, STL,[35] MED, UNV, DAT[36], XAO[37] Free
SketchUp by Trimble November 14, 2017 / 2018, 18.0.16975 (Windows), 18.0.16976 (Mac) 3D Mac OS X Yes No Proprietary Yes EN, FR, IT, DE, ES, PT(BR), JA, KO, ZH(CN), ZH(TW) Yes Template:Yes, import and export Yes DWG, DXF, DEM, DDF, 3DS, DAE, KMZ, IFC, JPG, PNG, PSD, TIF, TGA, BMP DAE, KMZ, 3DS, DWG, DXF, FBX, OBJ, WRL, XSI, PDF, EPS, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPX, SketchUp Make: FreeSketchUp Pro: $700
Solid Edge by Siemens PLM Software June 15, 2016 / ST9 3D/2D No Yes No Proprietary Free en, es, ru, fr, ko (at release date) Unknown No Yes IGES, STEP, DXF, JT, ACIS (SAT), ProE, SolidWorks, NX, SDRC, Microstation, Inventor, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, Autocad, STL, XML, MDS IGES, STEP, STL, PDF, EMS, JT, XGL, XML, DXF, Parasolid, CATIA (V4/V5), ACIS (SAT), Microstation, Autocad $5,300, $1,200 Maintenance
SolidWorks by SolidWorks Corp. August 13, 2018 / 2018 SP4 2D/3D hybrid No Yes No Proprietary From 129,95US$ en, es, de, fr (at release date) Yes import: ifc2x3, export: ifc4.0 Yes DXF, DWG, DXF, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL, ProE, Creo, Solid Edge, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino (3dm), IDF (emn, brd, bdf, idb, idx), VDA, WRL, Meshfiles (stl,obj,off,ply,ply2), 3MF, CGR, catpart/catproduct, Rhino (3dm), JT, sldxml, IFC DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL, u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, PDF, IFC, $3,995, $1,295/yr for optional support
SolveSpace by Jonathan Westhues December 23, 2016 / v.2.3 2D/3D parametric Mac OS X, Linux Yes No GNU GPL Free en No No Export only 2D as DXF, EPS, PDF, SVG, HPGL, STEP; 3D wireframe as DXF, STEP; triangle mesh as STL, Wavefront OBJ; NURBS surfaces as STEP Free
SpaceClaim Engineer by SpaceClaim Corp. May 9, 2017 / 2017.1 2D/3D hybrid No Yes No Proprietary Unknown en Unknown Unknown Yes DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS, STL, ProE, Solid Edge, VRML, OBJ, STL, NX, CATIA, Solidworks, Rhinoceros [ACIS], Acrobat PDF 3D, Acrobat - PDF 2D, AutoCAD - DWG and DXF, CATIA V5, [IGES], JT Open, Keyshot, Parasolid, POV-Ray, PowerPoint, Rhino, SketchUp, [STEP], STL, VDA-VS, VRML, OBJ, XAML, XPS ?
Tekla Structures by Tekla May 23, 2017 / Version 2017 SP2 3D/4D/5D CAE, CAM, steel detailing, concrete detailing No Yes No Proprietary Yes en, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, du, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, pt, pt-BR, ru, es Yes Import and export. Export certified.[3] Yes IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, PDF, STEP, IGES, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80[38] IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80, HMS[38] ?
Autodesk Tinkercad 2019 3D modeling, constructive solid geometry Yes Yes Yes Proprietary No Browser default No No Unknown SVG, STL, OBJ STL, OBJ Free
TransMagic 2014 R11 File translator No XP/Vista/7 No Proprietary No en, de No No Yes CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Autodesk Inventor, Pro/E, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, ACIS (.sat, .sab, .asf, .asat, .asab), JT, Parasolid, IGES, STEP (.stp), HOOPS Meta File, HOOPS Streaming File (.hsf), PLY, STL, OBJ, Large file support CATIA V4, CATIA V5, ACIS (.sat, .sab, .asf, .asat, .asab), JT, Parasolid (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmb_txt), IGES, STEP (.stp), HOOPS Meta File, HOOPS Streaming File (.hsf), NGRAIN, PLY, STL, HTML, OBJ, Enhanced Metafile, PDF, PostScript, TIFF, BMP, Large file support ?
TurboCAD by IMSI/Design, LLC April 30, 2018 / V2018 (Windows), 2017 Mac V10 (Mac) 2D/3D Mac OS X Yes No Proprietary Up to 85% off standard pricing en, cs, de, es, ja, fr, pl, zh-Hant Yes Yes Yes [2] [3] $1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum[39]
VariCAD by VariCAD June 27, 2019 / 2019-3.0 2D/3D parametric Linux Yes No Proprietary Yes en, de, cs, pt, ja Unknown Unknown Yes STEP (3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)[40], DWB STEP (3D), STL (3D), IGES (3D), BMP (from 3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)[40], DWB $780
VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A. May 3, 2017 / 1.9.7 2D/3D No Yes No Proprietary $95 en, fr, es, de, it, cs Yes Yes Yes 3DM, 3DS, AI, DGN, DWG, DXF, EPS, FBX, GDF, IGS/IGES, LWO, OBJ, PDF, PLY, SDLPTR/SDLASM, SKP, STL, STP/STEP, VDA, VRML/VRL, X, ZPR 3DM, 3DS, ACIS, AI, DGN, X, DWG, DXF, EPS, FBX, GDF, IGS/IGES, IFC, LWO, OBJ, PDF, PLY, POV, RIB, SKP, SDLPTR/SDLASM, STL, STP/STEP, VDA, VRML/VRL, WMF, X_T, XGL, ZPR $495
Retrieved from "https://wiki.umiacs.umd.edu/sandbox/index.php?title=CAD_Software&oldid=2159"