The table below provides an overview of notablecomputer-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, seeComparison of 3D computer graphics software. CAD refers to a specific type of drawing and modellingsoftware application that is used for creatingdesigns and technical drawings. These can be 3D drawings or 2D drawings (likefloor plans).
| Title and developer | 2D/3D or specialty fields | Platform | Latest release | License | Academic version? | User interface language/s | Support forbuilding information modelling? | Support forIndustry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)? | Support forAutoCAD DXF? | Imports | Exports | Price (USD) | |
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| ABViewer by CADSoftTools | 2D/3D | Linux withWine | Version 15.1[1] | 2023-02-01 | Proprietary | Yes | en,fr,de,ru and others | No | No | Yes | DWG,DXF,DWF, DXT,3DS,ACIS SAT,STL,IGES (.igs),STEP (.stp), OBJ, X_T, X_B, SLDPRT, 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-PackardHPGL (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 |
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| Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC | 2D/3D | Windows | Version V27 | 2023 | Proprietary | Yes | en,de,ja,fr,zh-Hant,pl,cs,es,da,pt-BR,sv | No | (version?) | 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 |
| Allplan by Allplan GmbH | 2D/3D rachitecture, engineering, road, bridge,BIM | Windows | Version 2023 | 2022 | Proprietary | Yes | en,es,fr,de,ru,zh-Hant,ja,pl,cs,it,pt-BR and others | Yes | v2x3 CV2.0 & v4 Import and export certified | Until version 2023, incl. ACIS support[2] | DXF, DWG,IFC,DGN,PDF,STL, OBJ, C4D, SKP, WRL, LandXML[2] | DXF, DWG,IFC,DGN,PDF,STL, OBJ, C4D, SKP, WRL,3DS[2] | $4,000 - $9,000 |
| Archicad byGraphisoft | 2D/3D architecture,BIM | macOS[3] | Version 27 | 2023[4] | Proprietary | Yes No cost | en,de,es,fr,it,pt,ru,ja,pl,cs,hu,nl,fi,sv,no,da,tr,el,zh-Hans,ko,zh-Hant[5] | Yes | v2x3 CV2.0 & v4 Import and export certified[6] | 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,FBX | 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,Keyhole Markup Language,TGA/Targa,TIF/TIFF,U3D,WRL,WMF | $4,250 |
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| AutoCAD byAutodesk | 2D/3D, architecture, drafting | macOS, No for discipline-specific vertical products, e.g. AutoCAD Architecture[7][8] | 2024.1[9] | 2023-07-24 | Proprietary[10] | 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[11] | 3DS (requires3dsout),DXF,DWG,PDF,DWF,FBX,BMP,DGN[12] | $245 per month; $1955 per year;$5865 per 3 years |
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| Autodesk Inventor byAutodesk | 3D | Windows | 2024.1.1[13] | 2023-08-08 | Proprietary | Yes | en and others | Yes | version? | 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 | $300 per month; $2415 per year;$7245 per 3 years |
| BricsCAD byBricsys | 2D/3D AEC, parametric direct modeling, BIM, mechanical, sheet metal, rendering | macOS | V24 (24.2.03 English) (64-bit, 32-bit) | 2022-03-18 | Proprietary | Yes No cost | en,cs,de,es,fr,hu,it,ja,ko,lt,pl,pt-BR,ru,vi,zh-Hans,zh-Hant | Yes | version? | 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,SLDPTR/SLDASM | 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 |
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| Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista | |||||||||||||
| BRL-CAD byUnited States Army Research Laboratory | 3D design and simulation for military vehicles | POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages forFreeBSD,IRIX,Linux,Mac OS X,Solaris[14][15] | 7.42.0[16]  | 2025-08-12 | LGPL-2.1-only[17] | Yes No cost | en[14] | Unknown | No | Yes | DXF,Elysium Neutral Facetted,Euclid,FASTGEN,IGES,Jack,NASTRAN,Pro/E,[18]STL, TANKILL,Unigraphics,Viewpoint Datalabs Format[19] | DXF,Euclid,IGES,Jack,STL, TANKILL,VRML,OBJ,X3D[19] | No cost |
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| Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions | 2D/3DCAE, rendering | Windows | 27 | 2021 | Proprietary | Foc | en | Yes | Yes | 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 byCadwork informatik AG | 2D/3D/4D/5D/6DCAE, rendering,CAM,BIM | HP-UX | 30 | 2023 | 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 $20000 |
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| CATIA byDassault Systèmes | 2D/3DCAE | IBM AIX | R2023x | 2023-11 | Proprietary | 99EUR, 99US$, 89.7GBP | en,fr,de,ja (at release date) | Yes | version? | Yes | some formats require extra license | some formats require extra license | $9000 to $65000 (depends on modules) |
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| V4 runs on mainframe | |||||||||||||
| Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum | 2D/3D rendering,CAE,CAM | macOS,10.13+, fullyhyper-threaded ray tracing | v12 | 2023-08-17 | 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, 2DPDF,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 & 3DPDF,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 |
| Windows 10, 11 (64-bit) | |||||||||||||
| Creo byParametric Technology Corporation | 2D/3D hybrid | POSIX (some)[20] | Creo 10.0 | 2023-04-18 | Proprietary | Yes | en,fr,de,es,it,ja,ko,zh-Hant,zh-Hans (at release date)[21] | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | STEP,IGES,DXF,DWG, Parasolid,STL,SAT, more | STEP,IGES,DXF,DWG, Parasolid,STL,SAT, more | $4,995, $1,500 maintenance |
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| DataCAD by DATACAD LLC | 2D/3D AEC | Windows | 19 | 2016-10 | Proprietary | 49US$ | 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 byRS Components | 2D/3D hybrid | Windows | 2.0.1 | 2015-11-18 | 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 | No cost base package |
| Digital Project byGehry Technologies | 2D/3D/4D AEC | Windows 32-bit and 64-bit | Version R5 | 2013 | Proprietary | Unknown | en | Yes | v2x3[22] | Yes(2D + 3D) | SDNF,DWG,DXF,IFC,IGES,HSF,3DXML[22] | SDNF,DWG,DXF,IFC,IGES,HSF,3DXML[22] | ? |
| FINE MEP by 4M | 2D/3D,BIM, MEP design | Windows | v. 14 | 2014 | Proprietary | Yes | en,fr,tr,gr,bg | Yes | v2x3) | 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 | 3D | Unix-like OSes;Packages forFreeBSD,Linux | 1.0.0[23][24] | 2024-11-19 | LGPL-2.0-or-later | Yes No cost | en,af,cn,hr,nl,fi,fr,de,it,no,pt,ru,es,se,ua | Yes | version? | Yes | IFC,IGES,STEP,BRep,OBJ,DXF,SVG,U3D | IFC,IGES,STEP,BRep,[25]OBJ,DXF,SVG,U3D | No cost |
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| Others withOpenGL as aprerequisite[26] | |||||||||||||
| form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc | 2D/3D AEC rendering | macOS | 6.6 | 2008-06-23 | 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 | $1,995 |
| Windows XP, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit | |||||||||||||
| HiCAD by ISD Group | 2D/3D | Windows | 2017 | 2017-02-13 | Proprietary | Yes | en,de,it,fr,pl,jp (at release date) | Yes | version? | Yes | IGES,STEP,DXF,DWG, ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10,JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF | IGES,STEP,DXF,DWG, ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL,JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF | ? |
| IntelliCAD byIntelliCAD Technology Consortium | 2D/3D AEC BIM | Windows | V 10.0a | 2020-10-29 | Proprietary | Varies by vendor | en (more options vary by vendor) | Yes | version? | Yes | DXF,DWF,SAT,DXB,DWT,DGN,DAE,IGES,STEP,OBJ,STL,IFC,RVT/RFA | DWF,DGN,SVG,PDF,SAT,BMP,EMF/WMF,STL,DAE | Varies by vendor |
| IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC | 2D/3D hybrid | Windows | 2023 | 2022-12-19 | Proprietary | From 124US$ | 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 |
| KeyCreator by Kubotek | 3D direct modeling, mechanical, drafting | Windows | 2021 SP1[27] | 2021-03-17 | Proprietary | Yes | en,jp,it,de (at release date) | Yes | Yes | Yes | STEP,IGES,SAT, Parasolid,DXF,DWG, Catia, Creo/ProE, NX, Solid Edge, JT, SolidWorks, Inventor, CADKEY,IFC,STL,U3D,OBJ[28] | STEP,IGES,SAT, Parasolid,DXF,DWG,STL,U3D,OBJ, VRML, WMF, HPGL,PDF[28] | $3,495 - $5,995 permanent license w/1st year maintenance, $1,188 - $2,028/yr lease (USD) |
| LibreCAD | 2D | POSIX | 2.2.1.2[29] | 2025-07-14 | GPL-2.0-only | Yes No cost | en,fr,it,de,es,ja,zh,fi,cs,pt,lv[30] | No | No | Yes | DWG,DXF | DXF,JPEG,PNG,SVG,BMP[31] | No cost[32] |
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| MicroStation byBentley Systems | 2D/3D AEC | Windows | CONNECT Edition (Update 9)[33] | 2017-01-17 | Proprietary | Yes | en,fr,it,de,es,ja,zh,ru,tu,pl,pt,ko,fi,cs[34] | Yes | v2x3 | 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, LXO, SVG, VRML, VOB, ACIS, OBJ, STL,gbXML,IGES,STEP,SKP[35] | $5,050 |
| Other systems dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998) | |||||||||||||
| NX bySiemens Digital Industries Software | 2D/3D, parametric | macOS[36] | 11.0 | 2016-06-29 | 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 | $12k - $40k |
| Red Hat Linux | |||||||||||||
| SUSE Linux[37] | |||||||||||||
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| Onshape byPTC | Mechanical CAD (MCAD), 3D printing | Web browser | 1.143[38] | 2022-02-18 | Proprietary, some partsMIT | Yes No cost | en,de,ko,zh-Hant,zh-Hans,fr,ja,it,es | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | DWG,DXF,Parasolid mesh (.xmm_txt or .xmm_bin),ACIS (.sat),STEP (.stpor .step),IGES (.igs or .iges),CATIA,SolidWorks (.sldprt), Inventor,Pro/E, JT (.jt), Rhino (.3dm),STL (.stl),OBJ (.obj), NXSolid Edge (.par and .psm)[39] | DWG,DXF,DWT,SVG,PNG,JPEG,Parasolid mesh (.xmm_txt or .xmm_bin),ACIS (.sat),STEP (.stpor .step),IGES (.igs or .iges),SolidWorks (.sldprt), JT (.jt), Rhino (.3dm),STL (.stl),OBJ (.obj),GlTF (.gltf),COLLADA,PDF, PVZ (.pvz)[39] | No cost for Education[40] and Hobbyists/Open Source,[41] $1500 - $2100 for Commercial Use, Contact for Enterprise Version[42] |
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| OpenSCAD | 2D/3D | POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages forLinux | 2021.01[citation needed] | 2021-01-31 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes No cost | en | No | No | Partial[43][44][45] | DXF,STL,OFF | PNG,DXF,STL,OFF, AMF, 3MF, SVG, CSG, PDF | No cost |
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| OrthoGraph | 2D/3D | Android | 3.1.2 | 2020-05-08 | Proprietary | No | en,fr,de,hu,it,ja,nl,ru,es | Yes | version? | Yes | PNG,DXF,JPG,IFC | $29.99 per month | |
| iOS | |||||||||||||
| PowerCADD by Engineered Software | 2D | macOS | v9 | 2010-08 | 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) |
| QCAD byRibbon Soft | 2D | POSIX | 3.32.3.4[46] | 2025-07-17 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes | en | Yes | v2.x3 import and export | Yes | IFC,DXF,DWG | IFC,DXF,DWG | No cost,[47] $42 for Commercial |
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| Autodesk Revit | 2D/3DBIM AEC | Windows | 2024.1 | 2023-07-11 | Proprietary | Yes[48] | pt-BR,en,cs,fr,de,hu,it,ja,ko,ru,zh-Hans,es | Yes | version? Import and export certified[6] | 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 | 2D/3D CAD | macOS | Rhino 8 SR8.8.24 | 2024-06-18 | 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[49] |
| Windows | |||||||||||||
| Salome | CAE | Linux | 9.10.0[citation needed] | 2025-01 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | Yes No cost | EN,FR,JA | Unknown | Unknown | No[50] | BREP,IGES,STEP, XAO[51] | IGES, STEP, BREP, STL,[52] MED, UNV, DAT,[53] XAO[54] | No cost |
| FreeBSD[55] | |||||||||||||
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| SketchUp byTrimble | 3D | macOS | 18.0.16976 | 2017-11-14 | Proprietary | Yes | EN, FR, IT, DE, ES, PT(BR), JA, KO, ZH(CN), ZH(TW) | Yes | import and export, version? | 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: No cost SketchUp Pro: $700 |
| Windows | 18.0.16975 | 2017-11-14 | |||||||||||
| Solid Edge bySiemens Digital Industries Software | 2D/3D | Windows | Solid Edge 2023 | 2022-10 | Proprietary | Yes No cost | 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 | Community Edition: No cost[56] Commercial: $5,300, $1,200 maintenance |
| SolidWorks byDassault Systèmes | 2D/3D hybrid | Windows | 2023 SP3[57] | 2023-07-10 | Proprietary | From 129,95US$ | 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, | $9.99/mth or $99/yr for hobbyists – makers,[58] $3,995 for commercial, $1,295/yr for optional support |
| SolveSpace by Jonathan Westhues | 2D/3D parametric | Linux | 3.1[59] | 2022-06-01 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes No cost | en,de,es,fr,ru,ja,tr,uk,zh-Hans | No | No | Export only | 2D asDXF, EPS,PDF, SVG, HPGL, STEP; 3D wireframe as DXF, STEP; triangle mesh as STL, Wavefront OBJ, HTML (Three.js); NURBS surfaces as STEP | No cost | |
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| SpaceClaim Engineer byAnsys, Inc. | 2D/3D hybrid | Windows | Ansys 2023 R2 | 2023-07-05 | 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 byTrimble | 3D/4D/5D ,steel detailing, concrete detailing | Windows | Version 2025 SR 4 | 2024-09-13 | 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 IFC2x3 IFC4 IFC4.3 Export certified.[6] | 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[60] 3D geometry definition file format (.obj) - Adobe PDF (.pdf) - Autodesk 3DS Max format (.3ds) - AutoCAD (.dwg)(.dxf) - BIM Collaboration format (.bcf) - Blender files (.blend) - Collada (.dae) - Conversion files (.cnv) - Comma separated value files (.csv) - DSTV (.nc, .stp, .mis) - Elematic ELiPLAN, ELiPOS, Plant Control, FloorMES, WallMES (.eli) - FabTrol MIS Xml (.xml) - Filmbox (.fbx) - GL Transmission Format (.glft) - IFC2x3 IFC4 IFC4.3 (.ifc) - IFCXML 2X3 (.ifcXML) - IFCZIP 2x3 (.ifcZIP) - Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) (.iges, .igs) - LandXML (.xml) - Microsoft Project (.xml) - Microstation (.dgn) - Oracle Primavera P6 (.xml) - Point cloud (.e57, .las, .laz, .pts, .ptx, .js, .tzf, .tdx) - Polygon File Format (.ply) - Potree (.js) - SketchUp (.skp) - Staad ASCII (.std) - Steel Detailing Neutral Format (.sdf, .sdnf, .dat) - STEP AP203 (.stp, .step) - STEP AP214 (.stp, .step) - TrimBIM (.tekla) - Tekla Collaboration (.tczip) - Tekla PowerFab (.pftx, .zip) - Tekla Structural Designer model (.tsmd) - Tekla Structural Designer neutral (.cxl) - Tekla Structures shape (.tsc) - TrimBIM (.trb) - Trimble Field Link (.tfl, .tflx, .txt, .cnx[61] | IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP,DWG,DXF, DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS,DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6,Trimble LM80, HMS[60] 3D geometry definition file format (.obj) - aSa (.TEK) - Adobe PDF (.pdf) - AutoCAD (.dwg)(.dxf) - BIM Collaboration format (.bcf) - BVBS (.abs) - Collada (.dae) - Conversion files (.cnv) - Comma separated value files (.csv) - DSTV (.nc, .stp, .mis) - Elematic ELiPLAN, ELiPOS, Plant Control, FloorMES, WallMES (.eli) - FabTrol Kiss (.kss) - FabTrol MIS Xml (.xml) - HMS (.sot) - IBB Betsy (.fa, .f, .ev) - IFC2x3 IFC4 IFC4.3 (.ifc) - IFCXML 2X3 (.ifcXML) - IFCZIP 2x3 (.ifcZIP) - Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) (.iges, .igs) - Microsoft Project (.xml) - Microstation (.dgn) - Oracle Primavera P6 (.xml) - Plant Design Management System (.pdms) - Potree (.js) - RIB iTWO-Export (.cpixml) - SketchUp (.skp) - Staad ASCII (.std) - Steel Detailing Neutral Format (.sdf, .sdnf, .dat) - TrimBIM (.tekla) - Tekla Collaboration (.tczip) - Tekla PowerFab (.pftx, .zip) - Tekla-FabTrol Report (.xsr) - Tekla Structural Designer model (.tsmd) - Tekla Structural Designer neutral (.cxl) - Tekla Structures shape (.tsc) - TrimBIM (.trb) - Trimble Field Link (.tfl, .tflx, .txt, .cnx) - TubeNC (.xml) - Unitechnik (.uni, .cam)[61] | No cost for Educational - Price change related to Tekla Structures subscription Diamond - for detailing and production documentation Graphite - for modeling and design documentation Carbon - for viewing and collaboration |
| Tinkercad byAutodesk | 3D modeling,constructive solid geometry | POSIX | 2019 | Proprietary | No | Browser default | No | No | Unknown | SVG,STL,OBJ | STL,OBJ | No cost | |
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| T-FLEX CAD byTop Systems Ltd.[citation needed] | 2D/3D parametric | Windows | Version 17.0.74.0 | 2022-06-14 | Proprietary | Yes | en,ru,de,pl,cs,it,ko | Yes | Version? | Yes | DWG,DXF, DXB,Parasolid,STEP,IGES,ACIS,SolidWork,Autodesk Inventor,Siemens NX (Unigraphics),CATIA (V4/V5),Creo (ProE),Solid Edge, Rhino,VDA-FS, JT, PRC,3dxml, CGR,U3D, IFC, TF3D, Open Inventor,VRML,X3D, 3DS,PLY,OBJ,STL. | 2D documents:PDF,DXF, DXB,DWG, EMF, WMF, BMF 3D documents:Parasolid,STEP,IGES,ACIS, JT, PRC 3D documents with mesh (polygonal) geometry:DXF 3D,STL, OBJ,PLY,VRML 2.0, 3D PDF,U3D,X3D, 3DM, POV, Open Inventor, IFC,3MF | - |
| TransMagic | File translator | Windows XP, Vista, 7 | R11 | 2014 | Proprietary | No | en,de | No | No | Yes | CATIA V4, CATIA V5,Autodesk Inventor,Pro/E,Solidworks SLDPTR/SLDASM,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 | 2D/3D | macOS | 2017 Mac V10 | 2018-04-30 | Proprietary | Up to 85% off standard pricing | en,cs,de,es,ja,fr,pl,zh-Hant | Yes | Version? | Yes | [1] | [2] | $1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum[62] |
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| VariCAD by VariCAD | 2D/3D parametric | Linux | 20123-2.0 | 2023-03-21 | Proprietary | Yes | en,de,cs,pt,ja | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | STEP (3D),DWG (2D),DXF (2D),[63] DWB | STEP (3D),STL (3D),IGES (3D),BMP (from 3D),DWG (2D),DXF (2D),[63] DWB | $780 |
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| VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A. | 2D/3D | Windows | 1.9.7 | 2017-05-03 | Proprietary | $95 | en,fr,es,de,it,cs | Yes | Version? | Yes | 3DM,3DS,AI,DGN,DWG,DXF,EPS,FBX,GDF,IGS/IGES,LWO,OBJ,PDF,PLY,SLDPTR/SLDASM,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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