Comparison of computer-aided design software
The table below provides an overview of notable 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 modelling 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
2D /3D or specialty fields
Platform
Latest release
License
Academic version?
User Interface language/s
Support for Building Information Modelling ?
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Support for AutoCAD DXF ?
Imports
Exports
Price (USD)
Version
Date
ABViewer by CADSoftTools
2D/3D
Linux with Wine
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-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
Windows
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 Architecture, 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 by Graphisoft
2D/3D Architecture, BIM
macOS [ 3]
Version 27
2023 [ 4]
Proprietary
YesNo 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
Windows [ 3]
AutoCAD by Autodesk
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 (requires 3dsout ), DXF , DWG , PDF , DWF , FBX , BMP , DGN [ 12]
$245 per month;
$1955 per year;
$5865 per 3 years
Windows
Android
iOS
Autodesk Inventor by Autodesk
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 by Bricsys
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
YesNo 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
Fedora
openSUSE
Ubuntu
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista
BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory
3D design and simulation for military vehicles
POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for FreeBSD , IRIX , Linux , Mac OS X , Solaris [ 14] [ 15]
7.40.2[ 16]
2024-10-01
LGPL-2.1-only [ 17]
YesNo 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
Windows
Others
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions
2D/3D CAE , 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 by Cadwork informatik AG
2D/3D/4D/5D/6D CAE , 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 $20000
Windows
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes
2D/3D CAE
IBM AIX
R2023x
2023-11
Proprietary
99EUR, 99US$, 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)
HP-UX
Solaris
Windows
V4 runs on mainframe
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum
2D/3D Rendering CAE CAM
macOS , 10.13 +, fully hyper-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 , 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
Windows 10, 11 (64-bit)
Creo by Parametric 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, $1,500 maintenance
Windows
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC
2D/3D AEC
Windows
19
2016-10
Proprietary
49US$
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 by RS 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 by Gehry 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]
?
Drawing Express by Trial Systems Ltd
2D/3D CAD
Windows 2000 , XP , Vista & Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit )
Version 2019
2013-04-26
Proprietary
Yes
en
No
Unknown
Yes
DWG , DXF , JPEG , BMP , TIFF , PNG , GIF
DWG , DXF , PDF , JPEG , BMP
?
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 for FreeBSD , Linux
1.0.0[ 23] [ 24]
2024-11-19
LGPL-2.0-or-later
YesNo 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
Windows
Others with OpenGL as a prerequisite [ 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
$1,995
Windows XP, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
HiCAD by ISD Group
2D/3D
Windows
2017
2017-02-13
Proprietary
Yes
en , de , it , fr , pl , jp (at release date)
Yes
version?
Yes
IGES , STEP , DXF , DWG , ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT , STL, DSTV, SDNF
IGES , STEP , DXF , DWG , ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT , Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF
?
IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
2D/3D AEC BIM
Windows
V 10.0a
2020-10-29
Proprietary
Varies by vendor
en (more options vary by vendor)
Yes
version?
Yes
DXF , DWF , SAT , DXB , DWT , DGN , DAE , IGES , STEP , OBJ , STL , IFC , RVT/RFA
DWF , DGN , SVG , PDF , SAT , BMP , EMF/WMF , STL , DAE
Varies by vendor
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC
2D/3D hybrid
Windows
2023
2022-12-19
Proprietary
From 124US$
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
2.2.1.1[ 29]
2025-02-19
GPL-2.0-only
YesNo 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]
Windows
Others
MicroStation by Bentley 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 by Siemens 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]
Windows
Onshape by PTC
Mechanical CAD (MCAD), 3D printing
Web browser
1.143[ 38]
2022-02-18
Proprietary , some parts MIT
YesNo 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]
Android
iOS
OpenSCAD
2D/3D
POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for Linux
2021.01[citation needed ]
2021-01-31
GPL-2.0-or-later
YesNo cost
en
No
No
Partial[ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
DXF , STL , OFF
PNG , DXF , STL , OFF , AMF, 3MF, SVG, CSG, PDF
No cost
macOS
Windows
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 by Ribbon Soft
2D
POSIX
3.31.2[ 46]
2024-10-28
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
macOS
Windows
Autodesk Revit
2D/3D BIM 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 ]
2023-07-18
LGPL-2.1-or-later
YesNo 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]
Windows
SketchUp by Trimble
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 by Siemens Digital Industries Software
2D/3D
Windows
Solid Edge 2023
2022-10
Proprietary
YesNo 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, $1,200 maintenance
SolidWorks by Dassault Systèmes
2D/3D hybrid
Windows
2023 SP3[ 57]
2023-07-10
Proprietary
From 129,95US$
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
YesNo cost
en , de , es , fr , ru , ja , tr , uk , zh-Hans
No
No
Export only
2D as DXF , 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
macOS
Windows
SpaceClaim Engineer by Ansys, 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 by Tekla
3D/4D/5D CAE , CAM , steel detailing , concrete detailing
Windows
Version 2024 SR 4.1
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. Version? 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]
?
Tinkercad by Autodesk
3D modeling , constructive solid geometry
POSIX
2019
Proprietary
No
Browser default
No
No
Unknown
SVG , STL , OBJ
STL , OBJ
No cost
Windows
Others
T-FLEX CAD by Top 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
Raster images: BMP , JPEG , PNG , GIF , TIFF
-
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]
Windows
V2018
2018-04-30
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
Windows
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
Title and developer
2D /3D or specialty fields
Platform
Latest release
License
Academic version?
User Interface language/s
Support for Building Information Modelling ?
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Support for AutoCAD DXF ?
Imports
Exports
Price (USD)
Version
Date
See also
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