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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.

Autodesk Fusion 360
Vectric Vcarve Pro
DesignSpark
SolveSpace

Listed 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	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
3D Slash	Template:Free	Template:Yes
3DVIA Shape	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
AC3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Adobe Dimension	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Alibre Design	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Amapi	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Anim8or	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Animation:Master	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
ArchiCAD	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Art of Illusion	Template:Free	Template:Yes
AutoCAD	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
AutoQ3D Community	Template:Free	Template:Yes
AutoQ3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Autodesk 3ds Max	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Autodesk Inventor	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Autodesk Maya	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Autodesk Mudbox	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Autodesk Revit	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Autodesk Softimage	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Blender	Template:Free	Template:Yes
BricsCAD	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
BRL-CAD	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Bryce	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
CATIA	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Carrara	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Cheetah3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Cinema 4D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
CityEngine	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Clara.io	Template:Free	Template:Yes
DAZ Studio	Template:Free	Template:Yes
DesignSpark Mechanical	Template:Free	Template:No
Electric Image Animation System	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Exa Corporation	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Flux	Template:Free	Template:No
Form-Z	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
FreeCAD	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Geomodeller3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Hexagon	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Houdini	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
IRONCAD	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
KeyCreator	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
LightWave 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Makers Empire 3D	Template:Free	Template:Yes
MASSIVE	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Metasequoia	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
MikuMikuDance	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Milkshape 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Modo	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
NX	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Onshape	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Open CASCADE	Template:Free	Template:Yes
OpenSCAD	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Oculus Medium	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Poser	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
PowerAnimator	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Promine	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Pro/ENGINEER	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Quake Army Knife	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Realsoft 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Remo 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
RFEM	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Rhinoceros 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
ScanIP	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Sculptris	Template:Free	Template:No
Seamless3d	Template:Free	Template:No
SelfCad	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Shade 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
SharkCAD	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Silo	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Sketchup	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Solid Edge	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
solidThinking	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
SolidWorks	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
SpaceClaim	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Strata 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Sweet Home 3D	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Swift 3D	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
Tekla Structures	Template:Nonfree	Template:No
TrueSpace	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Wings 3D	Template:Free	Template:Yes
Wolfram Mathematica	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
ViaCAD	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
ZBrush	Template:Nonfree	Template:Yes
Zmodeler	Template:Free	Template:Yes

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 (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 designs and technical drawings. These can be 3D drawings or 2D drawings (like floor plans).

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	Template:Dts / Version 12	2D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:No	en, fr, de, ru and others	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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
Advance Design by GRAITEC	Template:Dts / Version 2018	3D, CAE, FEA	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, ro, pl, cs	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC	CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, DXF, GTC	?
Advance Steel by Autodesk	Template:Dts / Version 2018	3D, CAE, CAM, steel detailing	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, hu, pl, cs, es, du, ro, ru, it	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, DXF, DWG	IFC, CIS/2, PSS, SDNF, KISS, DSTV, DXF, DWG	?
Advance Concrete by Autodesk	Template:Dts / Version 2017	3D, CAE, CAM, concrete detailing	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, de, fr, pl, cs, ro	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	IFC, DXF, DWG	IFC, DXF, DWG	?
Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC	Template:Dts, Version 2017.1.2	2D/3D	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, pl, cs, es, da, pt-BR, sv	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template: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	Template:Dts, Version 8.0	2D/3D	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:No	en	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	DXF, DWG	DXF, DWG	?
ArchiCAD by Graphisoft	Template:Dts / Version 21	2D/3D Architecture, BIM	Template:Yes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, de, es, fr, it, pt, ru, ja, pl, cs, hu, nl, fi, sv, no, da, tr, el, zh-Hans, ko, zh-Hant<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Yes Import certified. Export certified.<ref name="Participants">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template: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	Template:Dts / Release 2018	2D/3D, Architecture, Drafting	Template:Some<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Proprietary<ref>Autodesk - Licensing, Registration & Activation</ref>	Template:Yes	pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, ru, zh-Hans, es, zh-Hant Template:Citation needed	Template:Partial	Template:Partial	Template:Yes	DXF, DWG, DWS, DWT, WMF, SAT, 3DS, FBX, DGN<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	3DS (requires 3dsout), DXF, DWG, PDF, DWF, FBX, BMP, DGN<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$1,470 per year; $4,410 per 3 years
Inventor by Autodesk	Template:Dts / 2018	3D	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en and others	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template: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	Template:Dts V17 (17.1.18) (64-bit, 32-bit)	2D/3D AEC, Parametric direct modeling, BIM, Mechanical, Sheet metal, Rendering	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, lt, pl, pt-BR, ru, vi, zh-Hans, zh-Hant	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, JP2, J2K, ECW, SID With 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, EMF With 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	Template:Dts / 7.26.0	3D design and simulation for military vehicles	Template:Yes<ref name="BRL-CAD summary">BRL-CAD 'Summary' page on SourceForge</ref><ref name="BRL-CAD download">BRL-CAD 'Download' page</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Free	Template:Yes	en<ref name="BRL-CAD summary"/>	Template:Unk	Template:No	Template:Yes	DXF, Elysium Neutral Facetted, EUCLID, FASTGEN, IGES, Jack, NASTRAN, Pro/E,<ref name="brl-cad pro/e">Import is only possible by using proprietary Pro/E program</ref> STL, TANKILL, Unigraphics, Viewpoint Datalabs Format<ref name="BRL-SR-121">Template:Citation</ref>	DXF, EUCLID, IGES, Jack, STL, TANKILL, VRML, OBJ, X3D<ref name="BRL-SR-121"/>	Free
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions	Template:Dts, 20	2D/3D CAE, Rendering	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template: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	Template:Dts / 26	2D/3D/4D/5D/6D CAE, Rendering, CAM, BIM	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, cs, fr, de, it, ja, pl, pt, ru, zh-Hans, es	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, SAT, IFC	DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SAT, IFC	$1000 to $20000
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes	Template:Dts, R2018x	2D/3D CAE	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, de, ja (at release date)	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	$9000 to $65000 (depends on modules)
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum	Template:Dts / v9	2D/3D Rendering CAE CAM	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, bre, fr, de, it, pt, ru, sl, sv	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts / Creo 4.0 (M010)	2D/3D hybrid	Template:Some<ref name="PTC customer support">See Platform Support - Parametric Technology Corporation and PTC customer support</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, de, es, it, ja, ko, zh-Hant, zh-Hans (at release date)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template: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	Template:Dts / 19	2D/3D AEC	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, pt, cs, et, fi, fr, de, hu, he, it, ru, es, and others	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts, 2.0.1	2D/3D hybrid	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, cz, de, es, fr , it, jp, kr, pl, pt, zh-cn, zh-tw	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts, Version R5	2D/3D/4D AEC	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Unk	en	Template:Yes	Template:Yes(2X3)<ref name="gtwiki.org">Gehry Technologies Wiki, 'What are the formats supported by Digital Project ?'</ref>	Template:Yes(2D + 3D)	SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML<ref name="gtwiki.org"/>	SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML<ref name="gtwiki.org"/>	?
Drawing Express by Trial Systems Ltd	Template:Dts, Version 2019	2D/3D CAD	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en	Template:No	Template:Unk	Template:Yes	DWG, DXF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF	DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, BMP	?
FINE MEP by 4M	Template:Dts, v. 14	2D/3D, BIM, MEP Design	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, tr, gr, bg	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template: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	Template:Dts / 0.18	3D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Free	Template:Yes	en, af, cn, hr, nl, fi, fr, de, it, no, pt, ru, es, se, ua	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D	IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep,<ref>free-cad Feature List</ref> OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D	Free
form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc	Template:Dts, 6.6	2D/3D AEC Rendering	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Proprietary	Template:Unk	en, fr, de, el, it, ja, ko, es	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template: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	Template:Dts / 2017	2D/3D	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, de, it, fr, pl, jp (at release date)	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template: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	Template:Dts, V 8.0	2D/3D AEC	Template:Unk	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Proprietary	Template:Unk	en	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Yes	DWG, DXF, DWF, SAT	DWG, DXF, DWF, SVG, PDF, SAT	?
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC	Template:Dts / 2017	2D/3D hybrid	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, jp, ko, de (at release date)	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts / Version 2.1.3	2D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Free	Template:Yes	en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs, pt, lv<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	DWG, DXF	DXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Free,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
MicroStation by Bentley Systems	Template:Dts / CONNECT Edition (Update 9)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2D/3D AEC	Template:Dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)	Template:Yes	Template:Dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, ru, tu, pl, pt, ko, fi, cs<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Yes(2x3)	Template: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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$5,050
NX by Siemens PLM Software	Template:Dts, 11.0	2D/3D, Parametric	Mac OS X,<ref name="NX Mac OS X">Template:Cite web</ref> and RedHat Linux / SUSE Linux.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Proprietary	Template:Unk	en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template: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	Template:Dts / 2015.03-3	2D/3D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Unk	Template:Free	Template:Yes	en	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Partial<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	DXF, STL, OFF	PNG, DXF, STL, OFF	Free
PowerCADD by Engineered Software	Template:Dts / v9	2D	Mac OS X	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:No	en, fr, it, es, ...	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts / 2018 11.0.6.5	2D/3D Rendering	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes Free	en, de, ru, it, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, fr, pl, es, sr, hu	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts / 3.20	2D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Free	Template:Yes	en	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	IFC, DXF, DWG	IFC, DXF, DWG	Free,<ref>QCAD version</ref> $42 for Commercial
Autodesk Revit	Template:Dts / 2017.2	2D/3D BIM AEC	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes<ref> https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/revit </ref>	pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, ru, zh-Hans, es	Template:Yes	Template:Yes Import certified. Export certified.<ref name="Participants"/>	Template: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	Template:Dts / Rhino 5 SR Service Release	2D/3D CAD	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, de, it, es, pl, cs, zh, ja, kr	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template:Yes	DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, DGN, FBX, OBJ, sldprt	DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, COLLADA, Parasolid	$995<ref>http://www.rhino3d.com/sales/north-america/United_States</ref>
SALOME	Template:Dts / 9.3.0	CAE	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Free	Template:Yes	EN, FR, JA	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template:No<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	BREP, IGES, STEP, XAO<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	IGES, STEP, BREP, STL,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> MED, UNV, DAT<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>, XAO<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Free
SketchUp by Trimble	Template:Dts / 2018, 18.0.16975 (Windows), 18.0.16976 (Mac)	3D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	EN, FR, IT, DE, ES, PT(BR), JA, KO, ZH(CN), ZH(TW)	Template:Yes	Template:Yes, import and export	Template: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: Free SketchUp Pro: $700
Solid Edge by Siemens PLM Software	Template:Dts / ST9	3D/2D	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Free	en, es, ru, fr, ko (at release date)	Template:Unk	Template:No	Template: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.	Template:Dts / 2018 SP4	2D/3D hybrid	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, es, de, fr (at release date)	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template: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	Template:Dts / v.2.3	2D/3D parametric	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Free	Template:Yes	en	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes		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.	Template:Dts / 2017.1	2D/3D hybrid	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Unk	en	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template: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	Template:Dts / Version 2017 SP2	3D/4D/5D CAE, CAM, steel detailing, concrete detailing	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, du, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, pt, pt-BR, ru, es	Template:Yes	Template:Yes Export certified.<ref name="Participants"/>	Template: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<ref name="Compatible software">Template:Cite web</ref>	IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80, HMS<ref name="Compatible software"/>	?
Autodesk Tinkercad	Template:Dts	3D modeling, constructive solid geometry	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Proprietary	Template:No	Browser default	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Unk	SVG, STL, OBJ	STL, OBJ	Free
TransMagic	Template:Dts R11	File translator	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:No	en, de	Template:No	Template:No	Template: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	Template:Dts / V2018 (Windows), 2017 Mac V10 (Mac)	2D/3D	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, cs, de, es, ja, fr, pl, zh-Hant	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	[2]	[3]	$1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum<ref>https://www.turbocad.com/content/imsidesign-releases-turbocad-pro-platinum-2016</ref>
VariCAD by VariCAD	Template:Dts / 2019-3.0	2D/3D parametric	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, de, cs, pt, ja	Template:Unk	Template:Unk	Template:Yes	STEP (3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)<ref name="VariCAD system description">VariCAD - CAD system description</ref>, DWB	STEP (3D), STL (3D), IGES (3D), BMP (from 3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)<ref name="VariCAD system description"/>, DWB	$780
VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A.	Template:Dts / 1.9.7	2D/3D	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Proprietary	Template:Yes	en, fr, es, de, it, cs	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template: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

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