Comparison of computer-aided design software
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:07:45 AM Wikipedia source
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).
Tables
Version
Version
Title and developer
Version
2D/3D or specialty fields
Date
ABViewer by CADSoftTools
ABViewer by CADSoftTools
Title and developer
ABViewer by CADSoftTools
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
Linux with Wine
Latest release
Version 15.1
Latest release
2023-02-01
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
PDF, DWG, DXF, SWF, CGM, DXT, SVG, PLT, STL, OBJ, OBJF, NMF, LMTS, NC, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, WMF, EMF, SWF
Price(USD)
Varies depending on the license type
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC
Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC
Title and developer
Alibre Design by Alibre, LLC
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
Windows
Latest release
Version V27
Latest release
2023
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
(version?)
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, SAT, 3DM, STL, OBJ, PLY, 3DS, WRL, Inventor, ProE, SolidEdge, CATIA, Parasolid, Solidworks
Exports
DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, SAT, BIP, EMF, PDF, STL, Solidworks, Parasolid
Price(USD)
$1,000 - $2,000
Allplan by Allplan GmbH
Allplan by Allplan GmbH
Title and developer
Allplan by Allplan GmbH
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D rachitecture, engineering, road, bridge, BIM
Platform
Windows
Latest release
Version 2023
Latest release
2022
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
v2x3 CV2.0 & v4 Import and export certified
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Until version 2023, incl. ACIS support
Imports
DXF, DWG, IFC, DGN, PDF, STL, OBJ, C4D, SKP, WRL, LandXML
Exports
DXF, DWG, IFC, DGN, PDF, STL, OBJ, C4D, SKP, WRL, 3DS
Price(USD)
$4,000 - $9,000
Archicad by Graphisoft
Archicad by Graphisoft
Title and developer
Archicad by Graphisoft
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D architecture, BIM
Platform
macOS
Latest release
Version 27
Latest release
2023
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
v2x3 CV2.0 & v4 Import and export certified
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
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
Price(USD)
$4,250
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
AutoCAD by Autodesk
AutoCAD by Autodesk
Title and developer
AutoCAD by Autodesk
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D, architecture, drafting
Platform
macOS, No for discipline-specific vertical products, e.g. AutoCAD Architecture
Latest release
2024.1
Latest release
2023-07-24
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
limited for some verticals
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
for some verticals
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, DWS, DWT, WMF, SAT, 3DS, FBX, DGN
Exports
3DS (requires 3dsout), DXF, DWG, PDF, DWF, FBX, BMP, DGN
Price(USD)
$245 per month;
$1955 per year;
$5865 per 3 years
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Android
Android
Title and developer
Android
iOS
iOS
Title and developer
iOS
Autodesk Inventor by Autodesk
Autodesk Inventor by Autodesk
Title and developer
Autodesk Inventor by Autodesk
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2024.1.1
Latest release
2023-08-08
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
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
Price(USD)
$300 per month;
$2415 per year;
$7245 per 3 years
BricsCAD by Bricsys
BricsCAD by Bricsys
Title and developer
BricsCAD by Bricsys
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D AEC,parametric direct modeling,BIM,mechanical,sheet metal,rendering
Platform
macOS
Latest release
V24 (24.2.03 English)(64-bit, 32-bit)
Latest release
2022-03-18
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, JP2, J2K, ECW, SIDWith extra Communicator license:STE, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, CATIA V4/V5, VDA, IAM, IPT, Parasolid, PAR, PSM, PRT, ASM, PRT, SLDPTR/SLDASM
Exports
DWG 2.5 to 2013, DXF, DWF, ACIS SAT, DAE (COLLADA), SLT (3D Printing), PDF, BMP, WMF, EMFWith extra Communicator license:STE, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, CATIA V4/V5, VDA, 3D PDF
Price(USD)
$1020 Platinum,$680 Pro,$550 Classic,$610 Communicator
Fedora
Fedora
Title and developer
Fedora
openSUSE
openSUSE
Title and developer
openSUSE
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Title and developer
Ubuntu
Windows10, 8, 7, Vista
Windows10, 8, 7, Vista
Title and developer
Windows10, 8, 7, Vista
BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory
BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory
Title and developer
BRL-CAD by United States Army Research Laboratory
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D design and simulation for military vehicles
Platform
POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris
Latest release
7.42.0
Latest release
2025-08-12
License
LGPL-2.1-only
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, Elysium Neutral Facetted, Euclid, FASTGEN, IGES, Jack, NASTRAN, Pro/E, STL, TANKILL, Unigraphics, Viewpoint Datalabs Format
Exports
DXF, Euclid, IGES, Jack, STL, TANKILL, VRML, OBJ, X3D
Price(USD)
No cost
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Others
Others
Title and developer
Others
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions
Title and developer
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D CAE, rendering
Platform
Windows
Latest release
27
Latest release
2021
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Foc
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Yes
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG, DXF, DRW, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF, ECW, JPEG2000, ASCII, XLS
Exports
DWG, DXF, DRW, DWF, WMF, PDF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF
Price(USD)
$106 - $3022
Cadwork by Cadwork informatik AG
Cadwork by Cadwork informatik AG
Title and developer
Cadwork by Cadwork informatik AG
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D/4D/5D/6D CAE, rendering, CAM, BIM
Platform
HP-UX
Latest release
30
Latest release
2023
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Yes
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, SAT, IFC
Exports
DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SAT, IFC
Price(USD)
$1000 to $20000
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes
Title and developer
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D CAE
Platform
IBM AIX
Latest release
R2023x
Latest release
2023-11
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
99EUR, 99US$, 89.7GBP
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
some formats require extra license
Exports
some formats require extra license
Price(USD)
$9000 to $65000 (depends on modules)
HP-UX
HP-UX
Title and developer
HP-UX
Solaris
Solaris
Title and developer
Solaris
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
V4 runs on mainframe
V4 runs on mainframe
Title and developer
V4 runs on mainframe
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum
Title and developer
Cobalt by Ashlar-Vellum
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D rendering, CAE, CAM
Platform
macOS, 10.13+, fully hyper-threaded ray tracing
Latest release
v12
Latest release
2023-08-17
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
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
Price(USD)
$2,495 buy, or $995/year rent, or $94.95/month rent
Windows10, 11 (64-bit)
Windows10, 11 (64-bit)
Title and developer
Windows10, 11 (64-bit)
Creo by Parametric Technology Corporation
Creo by Parametric Technology Corporation
Title and developer
Creo by Parametric Technology Corporation
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D hybrid
Platform
POSIX (some)
Latest release
Creo 10.0
Latest release
2023-04-18
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more
Exports
STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Parasolid, STL, SAT, more
Price(USD)
$4,995, $1,500 maintenance
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC
Title and developer
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D AEC
Platform
Windows
Latest release
19
Latest release
2016-10
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
49US$
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG, DXF, SketchUp, TXT, WMF, EMF, o2c, ACO, 3DS, STL, BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, Targa, PNG, PCX, PCD, and others
Exports
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
Price(USD)
$1,295 First, $495 Additional, $395 Upgrade
DesignSpark Mechanical by RS Components
DesignSpark Mechanical by RS Components
Title and developer
DesignSpark Mechanical by RS Components
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D hybrid
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2.0.1
Latest release
2015-11-18
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
ECAD (IDF, IDB, EMN), OBJ, Point curve text files (TXT), SKP, STL, STEP (read-only)
Exports
AMF, DXF, OBJ, 3D PDF, SKP, STL, XAML, JPEG, PNG
Price(USD)
No cost base package
Digital Project by Gehry Technologies
Digital Project by Gehry Technologies
Title and developer
Digital Project by Gehry Technologies
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D/4D AEC
Platform
Windows32-bit and 64-bit
Latest release
Version R5
Latest release
2013
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Unknown
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
v2x3
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes(2D + 3D)
Imports
SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML
Exports
SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML
Price(USD)
?
FINE MEP by 4M
FINE MEP by 4M
Title and developer
FINE MEP by 4M
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D, BIM, MEP design
Platform
Windows
Latest release
v. 14
Latest release
2014
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
v2x3)
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, IFC, ACIS, BMP, JPG, TGA, GIF
Exports
DXF, DWG, IFC, ACIS, Collada, 3DS, PDF, BLD, JPG, BMP, TGA, PNG, TIFF
Price(USD)
$1,220, $720
FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Title and developer
FreeCAD
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D
Platform
Unix-like OSes; Packages for FreeBSD, Linux
Latest release
1.0.0
Latest release
2024-11-19
License
LGPL-2.0-or-later
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D
Exports
IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D
Price(USD)
No cost
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Others with OpenGL as a prerequisite
Others with OpenGL as a prerequisite
Title and developer
Others with OpenGL as a prerequisite
form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc
form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc
Title and developer
form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D AEC rendering
Platform
macOS
Latest release
6.6
Latest release
2008-06-23
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Unknown
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
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
Price(USD)
$1,995
WindowsXP, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
WindowsXP, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
Title and developer
WindowsXP, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
HiCAD by ISD Group
HiCAD by ISD Group
Title and developer
HiCAD by ISD Group
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2017
Latest release
2017-02-13
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF
Exports
IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF
Price(USD)
?
IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
Title and developer
IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D AEC BIM
Platform
Windows
Latest release
V 10.0a
Latest release
2020-10-29
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Varies by vendor
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWF, SAT, DXB, DWT, DGN, DAE, IGES, STEP, OBJ, STL, IFC, RVT/RFA
Exports
DWF, DGN, SVG, PDF, SAT, BMP, EMF/WMF, STL, DAE
Price(USD)
Varies by vendor
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC
Title and developer
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D hybrid
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2023
Latest release
2022-12-19
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
From 124US$
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, SAT, STL, ProE, Solid Edge, Inventor, Rhino (3dm), Catia
Exports
DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, SAT, STL, u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, PDF
Price(USD)
$3,970, $1,295/yr for optional support
KeyCreator by Kubotek
KeyCreator by Kubotek
Title and developer
KeyCreator by Kubotek
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D direct modeling, mechanical, drafting
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2021 SP1
Latest release
2021-03-17
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Yes
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
STEP, IGES, SAT, Parasolid, DXF, DWG, Catia, Creo/ProE, NX, Solid Edge, JT, SolidWorks, Inventor, CADKEY, IFC, STL, U3D, OBJ
Exports
STEP, IGES, SAT, Parasolid, DXF, DWG, STL, U3D, OBJ, VRML, WMF, HPGL, PDF
Price(USD)
$3,495 - $5,995 permanent license w/1st year maintenance, $1,188 - $2,028/yr lease (USD)
LibreCAD
LibreCAD
Title and developer
LibreCAD
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D
Platform
POSIX
Latest release
2.2.1.2
Latest release
2025-07-14
License
GPL-2.0-only
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG, DXF
Exports
DXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP
Price(USD)
No cost
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Others
Others
Title and developer
Others
MicroStation by Bentley Systems
MicroStation by Bentley Systems
Title and developer
MicroStation by Bentley Systems
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D AEC
Platform
Windows
Latest release
CONNECT Edition (Update 9)
Latest release
2017-01-17
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
v2x3
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
DGN, DXF, DWG, U3D, PDF, .dae|Collada, FBX, JT, KML, LXO, SVG, VRML, VOB, ACIS, OBJ, STL, gbXML, IGES, STEP, SKP
Price(USD)
$5,050
Other systems dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)
Other systems dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)
Title and developer
Other systems dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)
NX by Siemens Digital Industries Software
NX by Siemens Digital Industries Software
Title and developer
NX by Siemens Digital Industries Software
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D, parametric
Platform
macOS
Latest release
11.0
Latest release
2016-06-29
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Unknown
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES
Exports
JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES
Price(USD)
$12k - $40k
Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux
Title and developer
Red Hat Linux
SUSE Linux
SUSE Linux
Title and developer
SUSE Linux
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Onshape by PTC
Onshape by PTC
Title and developer
Onshape by PTC
2D/3D or specialty fields
Mechanical CAD (MCAD), 3D printing
Platform
Web browser
Latest release
1.143
Latest release
2022-02-18
License
Proprietary, some parts MIT
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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)
Exports
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)
Price(USD)
No cost for Education and Hobbyists/Open Source, $1500 - $2100 for Commercial Use, Contact for Enterprise Version
Android
Android
Title and developer
Android
iOS
iOS
Title and developer
iOS
OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD
Title and developer
OpenSCAD
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for Linux
Latest release
2021.01[citation needed]
Latest release
2021-01-31
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Partial
Imports
DXF, STL, OFF
Exports
PNG, DXF, STL, OFF, AMF, 3MF, SVG, CSG, PDF
Price(USD)
No cost
macOS
macOS
Title and developer
macOS
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
OrthoGraph
OrthoGraph
Title and developer
OrthoGraph
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
Android
Latest release
3.1.2
Latest release
2020-05-08
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
No
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Exports
PNG, DXF, JPG, IFC
Price(USD)
$29.99 per month
iOS
iOS
Title and developer
iOS
PowerCADD by Engineered Software
PowerCADD by Engineered Software
Title and developer
PowerCADD by Engineered Software
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D
Platform
macOS
Latest release
v9
Latest release
2010-08
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
No
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG, DXF, PDF, EPSF, PS, Bitmap, VectorPict, JPG, PNG, TIF, SGI, TGA, Adobe Photoshop, *SHP, *GPX, ASCII Topo Survey (*with WildTools)
Exports
DXF, DWG, PDF, EPSF, PS, Bitmap, VectorPict, JPG, PNG, TIF, SGI, TGA, Adobe Photoshop,
Price(USD)
$995(PRO)-$1250(expert incl WildTools)
QCAD by Ribbon Soft
QCAD by Ribbon Soft
Title and developer
QCAD by Ribbon Soft
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D
Platform
POSIX
Latest release
3.32.3.4
Latest release
2025-07-17
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
v2.x3 import and export
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
IFC, DXF, DWG
Exports
IFC, DXF, DWG
Price(USD)
No cost, $42 for Commercial
macOS
macOS
Title and developer
macOS
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Revit
Title and developer
Autodesk Revit
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D BIM AEC
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2024.1
Latest release
2023-07-11
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
version? Import and export certified
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, SAT, SKP, DGN, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Exports
DWG, DXF, SAT, FBX, IFC, DGN, DWF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, AVI, PDF
Price(USD)
Varies
Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates
Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates
Title and developer
Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D CAD
Platform
macOS
Latest release
Rhino 8
SR8.8.24
Latest release
2024-06-18
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, DGN, FBX, OBJ, sldprt
Exports
DXF, DWG, .3ds, SAT, SketchUp, IGES, STEP, STL, COLLADA, Parasolid
Price(USD)
$995
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Salome
Salome
Title and developer
Salome
2D/3D or specialty fields
CAE
Platform
Linux
Latest release
9.10.0[citation needed]
Latest release
2025-01
License
LGPL-2.1-or-later
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
No
Imports
BREP, IGES, STEP, XAO
Exports
IGES, STEP, BREP, STL, MED, UNV, DAT, XAO
Price(USD)
No cost
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Title and developer
FreeBSD
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
SketchUp by Trimble
SketchUp by Trimble
Title and developer
SketchUp by Trimble
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D
Platform
macOS
Latest release
18.0.16976
Latest release
2017-11-14
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
import and export, version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DWG, DXF, DEM, DDF, 3DS, DAE, KMZ, IFC, JPG, PNG, PSD, TIF, TGA, BMP
Exports
DAE, KMZ, 3DS, DWG, DXF, FBX, OBJ, WRL, XSI, PDF, EPS, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPX,
Price(USD)
SketchUp Make: No costSketchUp Pro: $700
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
2D/3D or specialty fields
18.0.16975
Platform
2017-11-14
Solid Edge by Siemens Digital Industries Software
Solid Edge by Siemens Digital Industries Software
Title and developer
Solid Edge by Siemens Digital Industries Software
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
Windows
Latest release
Solid Edge 2023
Latest release
2022-10
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
IGES, STEP, DXF, JT, ACIS (SAT), ProE, SolidWorks, NX, SDRC, Microstation, Inventor, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, Autocad, STL, XML, MDS
Exports
IGES, STEP, STL, PDF, EMS, JT, XGL, XML, DXF, Parasolid, CATIA (V4/V5), ACIS (SAT), Microstation, Autocad
Price(USD)
Community Edition: No costCommercial: $5,300, $1,200 maintenance
SolidWorks by Dassault Systèmes
SolidWorks by Dassault Systèmes
Title and developer
SolidWorks by Dassault Systèmes
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D hybrid
Platform
Windows
Latest release
2023 SP3
Latest release
2023-07-10
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
From 129,95US$
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
import: ifc2x3, export: ifc4.0
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL, u3d, VRML, 3dxml, Catia, PDF, IFC,
Price(USD)
$9.99/mth or $99/yr for hobbyists – makers,$3,995 for commercial, $1,295/yr for optional support
SolveSpace by Jonathan Westhues
SolveSpace by Jonathan Westhues
Title and developer
SolveSpace by Jonathan Westhues
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D parametric
Platform
Linux
Latest release
3.1
Latest release
2022-06-01
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Academic version?
YesNo cost
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Export only
Exports
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
Price(USD)
No cost
macOS
macOS
Title and developer
macOS
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
SpaceClaim Engineer by Ansys, Inc.
SpaceClaim Engineer by Ansys, Inc.
Title and developer
SpaceClaim Engineer by Ansys, Inc.
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D hybrid
Platform
Windows
Latest release
Ansys 2023 R2
Latest release
2023-07-05
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Unknown
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
DXF, DWG, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS, STL, ProE, Solid Edge, VRML, OBJ, STL, NX, CATIA, Solidworks, Rhinoceros
Exports
[ACIS], Acrobat PDF 3D, Acrobat - PDF 2D, AutoCAD - DWG and DXF, CATIA V5, [IGES], JT Open, Keyshot, Parasolid, POV-Ray, PowerPoint, Rhino, SketchUp, [STEP], STL, VDA-VS, VRML, OBJ, XAML, XPS
Price(USD)
?
Tekla Structures by Trimble
Tekla Structures by Trimble
Title and developer
Tekla Structures by Trimble
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D/4D/5D , steel detailing, concrete detailing
Platform
Windows
Latest release
Version 2025 SR 4
Latest release
2024-09-13
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Import and export IFC2x3 IFC4 IFC4.3 Export certified.
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
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
Exports
IFC, IFCXML, IFCZIP, DWG, DXF, DGN, CIS/2, ISM, FabTrol KISS, DSTV, Steel Detailing Neutral Format, Eliplan ELI, Primavera P6, Trimble LM80, HMS
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)
Price(USD)
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 by Autodesk
Tinkercad by Autodesk
Title and developer
Tinkercad by Autodesk
2D/3D or specialty fields
3D modeling, constructive solid geometry
Platform
POSIX
Latest release
2019
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
No
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Unknown
Imports
SVG, STL, OBJ
Exports
STL, OBJ
Price(USD)
No cost
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
Others
Others
Title and developer
Others
T-FLEX CAD by Top Systems Ltd.[citation needed]
T-FLEX CAD by Top Systems Ltd.[citation needed]
Title and developer
T-FLEX CAD by Top Systems Ltd.[citation needed]
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D parametric
Platform
Windows
Latest release
Version 17.0.74.0
Latest release
2022-06-14
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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.
Exports
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
Price(USD)
-
TransMagic
TransMagic
Title and developer
TransMagic
2D/3D or specialty fields
File translator
Platform
WindowsXP, Vista, 7
Latest release
R11
Latest release
2014
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
No
Support for building information modelling?
No
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
No
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
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
Price(USD)
?
TurboCAD by IMSI/Design, LLC
TurboCAD by IMSI/Design, LLC
Title and developer
TurboCAD by IMSI/Design, LLC
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
macOS
Latest release
2017 Mac V10
Latest release
2018-04-30
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Up to 85% off standard pricing
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Price(USD)
$1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
2D/3D or specialty fields
V2018
Platform
2018-04-30
VariCAD by VariCAD
VariCAD by VariCAD
Title and developer
VariCAD by VariCAD
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D parametric
Platform
Linux
Latest release
20123-2.0
Latest release
2023-03-21
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
Yes
Support for building information modelling?
Unknown
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Unknown
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
STEP (3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D), DWB
Exports
STEP (3D), STL (3D), IGES (3D), BMP (from 3D), DWG (2D), DXF (2D), DWB
Price(USD)
$780
Windows
Windows
Title and developer
Windows
VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A.
VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A.
Title and developer
VisualARQ by Asuni CAD S.A.
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D
Platform
Windows
Latest release
1.9.7
Latest release
2017-05-03
License
Proprietary
Academic version?
$95
Support for building information modelling?
Yes
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Version?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Yes
Imports
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
Exports
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
Price(USD)
$495
Title and developer
Title and developer
Title and developer
Title and developer
2D/3D or specialty fields
2D/3D or specialty fields
Platform
Platform
Latest release
Latest release
Latest release
License
License
Academic version?
Academic version?
User interface language/s
Support for building information modelling?
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Support for Industry Foundation Classes (version & MVD)?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Support for AutoCAD DXF?
Imports
Imports
Exports
Exports
Price(USD)
Version
Version
Title and developer
Version
2D/3D or specialty fields
Date
| 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 | 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 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 | Import and export certified | Until version 2023, incl. ACIS support | DXF, DWG, IFC, DGN, PDF, STL, OBJ, C4D, SKP, WRL, LandXML | DXF, DWG, IFC, DGN, PDF, STL, OBJ, C4D, SKP, WRL, 3DS | $4,000 - $9,000 |
| Archicad by Graphisoft | 2D/3D architecture, BIM | macOS | Version 27 | 2023 | 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 | Yes | Import and export certified | 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 | |||||||||||||
| AutoCAD by Autodesk | 2D/3D, architecture, drafting | macOS, No for discipline-specific vertical products, e.g. AutoCAD Architecture | 2024.1 | 2023-07-24 | Proprietary | 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 | 3DS (requires 3dsout), DXF, DWG, PDF, DWF, FBX, BMP, DGN | $245 per month; $1955 per year; $5865 per 3 years |
| Windows | |||||||||||||
| Android | |||||||||||||
| iOS | |||||||||||||
| Autodesk Inventor by Autodesk | 3D | Windows | 2024.1.1 | 2023-08-08 | Proprietary | Yes | en and others | Yes | version? | Yes | ACIS SAT, DXF, DWG, IGES, Pro/Engineer, STEP, b, t, (NX), , Solidworks, ProE, Catia, | ACIS SAT, DXF, DWG, IGES, STEP, b, t, , STL (file format), | $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 | 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, SIDWith 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, EMFWith 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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| Windows10, 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 | 7.42.0 | 2025-08-12 | LGPL-2.1-only | YesNo cost | en | Unknown | No | Yes | DXF, Elysium Neutral Facetted, Euclid, FASTGEN, IGES, Jack, NASTRAN, Pro/E, STL, TANKILL, Unigraphics, Viewpoint Datalabs Format | DXF, Euclid, IGES, Jack, STL, TANKILL, VRML, OBJ, X3D | No cost |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| Windows10, 11 (64-bit) | |||||||||||||
| Creo by Parametric Technology Corporation | 2D/3D hybrid | POSIX (some) | Creo 10.0 | 2023-04-18 | Proprietary | Yes | en, fr, de, es, it, ja, ko, zh-Hant, zh-Hans (at release date) | 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 | Windows32-bit and 64-bit | Version R5 | 2013 | Proprietary | Unknown | en | Yes | v2x3 | Yes(2D + 3D) | SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML | SDNF, DWG, DXF, IFC, IGES, HSF, 3DXML | ? |
| 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 | 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, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3D | No cost |
| Windows | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | $1,995 |
| WindowsXP, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit | |||||||||||||
| HiCAD by ISD Group | 2D/3D | Windows | 2017 | 2017-02-13 | Proprietary | Yes | en, de, it, fr, pl, jp (at release date) | Yes | version? | Yes | IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF | IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF | ? |
| IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium | 2D/3D AEC BIM | Windows | V 10.0a | 2020-10-29 | Proprietary | Varies by vendor | en (more options vary by vendor) | Yes | version? | Yes | DXF, DWF, SAT, DXB, DWT, DGN, DAE, IGES, STEP, OBJ, STL, IFC, RVT/RFA | DWF, DGN, SVG, PDF, SAT, BMP, EMF/WMF, STL, DAE | Varies by vendor |
| IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC | 2D/3D hybrid | Windows | 2023 | 2022-12-19 | Proprietary | From 124US$ | 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 | 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 | STEP, IGES, SAT, Parasolid, DXF, DWG, STL, U3D, OBJ, VRML, WMF, HPGL, PDF | $3,495 - $5,995 permanent license w/1st year maintenance, $1,188 - $2,028/yr lease (USD) |
| LibreCAD | 2D | POSIX | 2.2.1.2 | 2025-07-14 | GPL-2.0-only | YesNo cost | en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs, pt, lv | No | No | Yes | DWG, DXF | DXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP | No cost |
| Windows | |||||||||||||
| Others | |||||||||||||
| MicroStation by Bentley Systems | 2D/3D AEC | Windows | CONNECT Edition (Update 9) | 2017-01-17 | Proprietary | Yes | en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, ru, tu, pl, pt, ko, fi, cs | 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 , 3DM, STL | DGN, DXF, DWG, U3D, PDF, |Collada, FBX, JT, KML, LXO, SVG, VRML, VOB, ACIS, OBJ, STL, gbXML, IGES, STEP, SKP | $5,050 |
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