Comparison of computer-aided design editors
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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.
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) |
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Advance Design by GRAITEC | 2013, Version 2013 | 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 | 2013, Version 2013 | 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 | 2013, Version 2013 | 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 | ? |
AllyCAD by Knowledge Base | 2012, Version 2011 | 2D/3D | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | No | en | No | Land XML | Yes | DXF, DWG | DXF, DWG | ? |
ArchiCAD by Graphisoft | July 2015, Version 19 | 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 20, 2015, Release 2016 | 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] | $4,195 |
Inventor by Autodesk | March 2012, 2013 | 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 | $7,995 |
BricsCAD by Bricsys |
October 2014 V15 (64-bit, 32-bit) |
2D/3D AEC, Parametric direct modeling, BIM, Mechanical, Sheet metal, Rendering |
Mac OS X, Fedora, OpenSuse, Ubuntu |
Windows 8, 7, Vista |
Linux, Mac | Proprietary | For student, faculty, school. Free |
en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, lt, pl, pt-BR, ru, vi, zh-Hans, zh-Hant | Yes | Scheduled | 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 |
$990 Platinum, $650 Pro, $520 Classic, $610 Communicator |
BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory | June 3, 2014, 7.24.2 | 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 | Unknown | 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 | 2014, 21 | 2D/3D CAE, Rendering | HP-UX | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | en, cs, fr, de, it, ja, pl, pt, ru, zh-Hans, es | No | Yes | Yes | DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, SAT | DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SAT | $1000 to $20000 |
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes | 2011, V6 | 2D/3D CAE | IBM AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris | Yes | V4 runs on mainframe | Proprietary | 99EUR, 99US$, 89.7GBP | en, fr, de, ja (at release date) | Yes | Unknown | Yes | some formats require extra license | some formats require extra license | ? |
Chief Architect | 2014, Ver. Premier | 2D/3D Residential / Interior Design software | Mac OS X | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | ? | Proprietary | 95US$ | en | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | $2,695 Full, $1995 Lite, Rent $199/month |
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum | December 11, 2009,[13] v8 SP2r3 | 2D/3D Rendering CAE CAM |
Mac OS X | XP/Vista/7 | ? | 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, 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, PDF, PICT, PNG, PPM, Pro/E, RAW Triangle, Shockwave 3D, STP (STEP), STL, VRML, XBM, XPM | $2,995 permanent, $1,995/year, 119.95/month |
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC | October 2013, 16 | 2D/3D AEC | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | 49US$ | 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 |
Digital Project by Gehry Technologies | 2013, Version R5 | 2D/3D/4D AEC | No | 32bit and 64bit | No | Proprietary | Unknown | en | Yes | Yes(2X3)[14] | Yes(2D + 3D) | SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML[14] | SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML[14] | ? |
DraftSight by Dassault Systèmes | October 13, 2014, Version 2015 | 2D Detailing / Drafting | Linux; MAC OS X (10.5.8 or above) | NT, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | No | Proprietary | Free | en, it, ru, es, fr, de, ja, pt, cs, pl, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, ko | No | No | Yes | DWG, DXF, BMP, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIF/TIFF | DWG, DXF, JPEG, PNG, TIF/TIFF, PDF, WMF, SVG, STL, SLD | Free |
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 by Juergen Riegel | April 8, 2015, 0.15 | 3D | All Unix-like OSes); Packages for FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, Solaris | Yes | With OpenGL as a prerequisite[15] | LGPL | Free | en, af, cn, hr, nl, fi, fr, de, it, no, pt, ru, es, se, ua | Yes | Yes | Yes | IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D | IGES, STEP, BRep,[16] 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 | 2014 | 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 | ? |
IDEA Architectural by 4M | 2014, v. 14 | 2D/3D, BIM, Architectural Design | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | en, fr, tr, 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 | $1,395 |
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 | ? |
LibreCAD | August 24, 2015, Version 2.0.8 | 2D | Yes | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL | No | en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs, pt, lv[17] | No | No | Yes | DXF | DXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP[18] | Free,[19] |
MicroStation by Bentley Systems | 2012, V8i (SELECTseries 3)[20] | 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, fi, cs[21] | Yes | Yes(2x3) | Yes | DGN, DXF, DWG, SketchUp, Rhino, PDF, Revit, | DGN, DXF, DWG, U3D, PDF, gbXML, IGES, STEP, SketchUp[22] | $5,050 |
NX by Siemens PLM Software | December 2014, 10.0 | 2D/3D, Parametric | Mac OS X,[23] and RedHat Linux / SUSE Linux.[24] | 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 | $$$$ |
OpenSCAD | March 10, 2015, 2015.03 | 2D/3D | All POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for Linux, Mac OS X | Yes | Unknown | GNU GPL | Free | en | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | DXF, STL | PNG, DXF, STL | Free |
PowerCADD by Engineered Software | August 2010, v9 | 2D | Mac OS X | No | Unknown | Proprietary | Unknown | en | No | Unknown | Yes | DWG, DXF | DXF | ? |
Creo | June 17, 2014, 3.0 | 2D/3D hybrid | Some[25] | Yes | Unknown | Proprietary | Yes | en, fr, de, es, it, ja, ko, zh-Hant, zh-Hans (at release date)[26] | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more | STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more | $4,995, $1,500 maintenance |
progeCAD by ProgeCAD | November 28, 2011, 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 | June 17, 2013, Version 3.1 | 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,[27] $42 for Commercial |
Revit Architecture by Autodesk | March 2015, Version 2016 | 2D/3D AEC | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | 204,95US$ perpetual license | 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 | $5,495 |
Revit Structure by Autodesk | March 2015, Version 2016 | 2D/3D BIM AEC | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Unknown | 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, DWF, SAT, SKP, DGN, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, Bentley Systems RAM Structural System | DWG, DXF, SAT, FBX, IFC, DGN, DWF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, AVI, PDF | $5,495 |
Revit MEP by Autodesk | March 2015, Version 2016 | 2D/3D BIM AEC | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Unknown | 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 | ? |
Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates | February 26, 2015, 5.0 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[28] |
SALOME | July 24, 2015
7.6.0 |
CAE | FreeBSD,[29] Linux | Yes | No | LGPL | Free | EN, FR | Unknown | Unknown | No[30] | BREP, IGES, STEP | IGES, STEP, BREP, STL,[31] MED, UNV, DAT[32] | Free |
SketchUp by Trimble | November 4, 2014, 15.0.9349 (Windows), 15.0.9349 (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: Free SketchUp Pro: $700 |
Solid Edge by Siemens PLM Software | June 25, 2014, ST6 | 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, $1,200 Maintenance |
SolidWorks by SolidWorks Corp. | December 16, 2014, 2015 SP1.1 | 2D/3D hybrid | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | From 129,95US$ | en, es, de (at release date) | Yes | Unknown | Yes | DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL, ProE, Solid Edge, Inventor, Rhino (3dm), 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 | August 11, 2013, v.2.0 | 2D/3D parametric | Linux Requires Wine | 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. | October 19, 2014, Version 2015 | 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 | 2013, Version 19.0 | 3D/4D/5D CAE, CAM, steel detailing, concrete detailing | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | en, zh-Hant, du, fr, de, it, ja, 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[33] | IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80, HMS[33] | ? |
TopSolid by Missler Software | 2014, V7.8 | 2D/3D + PDM | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | en, es, de (at release date) | Yes | Unknown | Yes | DXF, DWG, Parasolid, Sketchup, JT, SolidEdge, TopSolid'Gmi, TopSolid'OpenPackage, TopSolid'XYZ, Unigraphics, ME10 (MI),Acis (sat sab asat asab), Catia V4, Catia V5, Iges, Inventor, ProEngineer, SolidWorks, Step, Unigraphics, Vda, TopSolid'Design v6 | PDF 3D, Parasolid, JT, TopSolid'OpenPackage, STL, VRML, X3D, AutoCad, Acis, Catia V4, Catia V5, Iges, Step, Vda-fs | ? |
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 | 2014. v21 (Windows), 2014. v8 (Mac) | 2D/3D | Mac OS X | Yes | No | Proprietary | Up to 85% off standard pricing | en, cs, ger, others? | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | 'see PDF of compatible file formats' | 'see PDF of compatible file formats' | $1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum[34] |
VariCAD by VariCAD | October 20, 2014, 2015-1.0 | 2D/3D parametric | Linux | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | eng, ger,[35] cze[36] pt, ja, zh-Hans | Unknown | Unknown | 2d only | STEP (3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)[37] | STEP (3D), STL (3D), IGES (3D), BMP (from 3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D)[37] | $710 |
Vectorworks by Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., (includes Fundamentals, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer, and Renderworks) |
September 15, 2014, 2015 | BIM, 2D/3D hybrid, Architecture, Interior Design, Garden & Landscape Design, Show Design, Rendering | Mac OS X | Yes | No | Proprietary | Free for students | en, pt-BR, fr, es, nl, de, it, ja | Yes | Import and export. Export certified.[3] | Yes | DWG, DXF, DWF, PDF, EPSF, 3DS, IGES, SAT, STEP, Rhino, Parasolid X_T, Sketchup, IFC, SHP, JPEG, BMP, PNG, PSD, SGI, TIFF, TGA | DWG, DXF, DWF, PDF, EPSF, Cinema4D, Artlantis, 3DS, COLLADA, FBX, IGES, SAT, STEP, Rhino, Parasolid X_T, STL, IFC, KML, SHP, JPEG, PDF, Quicktime VR, EPSF, HDRI, BMP, PNG, PSD, SGI, TIFF, TGA | $1,895.00 - 3,495.00 |
VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A. | June 5, 2014, 1.8 | 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 |
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- ↑ Autodesk - Licensing, Registration & Activation
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- ↑ BRL-CAD 'Download' page
- ↑ Import is only possible by using proprietary Pro/E program
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- ↑ Ashlar-Vellum: New Features in Cobalt v8
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Gehry Technologies Wiki, 'What are the formats supported by Digital Project ?'
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- ↑ free-cad Feature List
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ See Platform Support - Parametric Technology Corporation and PTC customer support
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- ↑ QCAD version
- ↑ http://www.rhino3d.com/sales/north-america/United_States
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