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Comparison of computer-aided design software

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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 WineVersion 15.1[1]2023-02-01 ProprietaryYes 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 WindowsVersion V27 2023 ProprietaryYes en, de, ja, fr, zh-Hant, pl, cs, es, da, pt-BR, svNo (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, BIMWindowsVersion 2023 2022 ProprietaryYes 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 Graphisoft2D/3D Architecture, BIMmacOS[3]Version 27 2023 [4]ProprietaryYes
No cost		en, de, es, fr, it, pt, ru, ja, pl, cs, hu, nl, fi, sv, no, da, tr, el, zh-Hans, ko, zh-Hant[5]Yes v2x3 CV2.0 & v4 Import and export certified [6]Yes 3D Studio, ACIS SAT, BMP, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, EMF, EPS, GIF, HPGL/PLT, IFC/IFCXML, JP2, JPEG, PDF, PICT, PNG, PSD, QTIF, SketchUp, TGA/Targa, TIF/TIFF, WMF, FBX3D 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 Autodesk2D/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 Autodesk3D Windows2024.1.1[13]2023-08-08 ProprietaryYes 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, .stlACIS 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 		macOSV24 (24.2.03 English)
(64-bit, 32-bit) 		2022-03-18 ProprietaryYes
No cost		en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, lt, pl, pt-BR, ru, vi, zh-Hans, zh-HantYes 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 Laboratory3D 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] Edit this on Wikidata2024-10-01 LGPL-2.1-only[17]Yes
No cost		en[14]Un­known No Yes DXF, Elysium Neutral Facetted, Euclid, FASTGEN, IGES, Jack, NASTRAN, Pro/E,[18]STL, TANKILL, Unigraphics, Viewpoint Datalabs Format[19]DXF, Euclid, IGES, Jack, STL, TANKILL, VRML, OBJ, X3D[19]No cost
Windows
Others
Caddie Professional by Advanced Computer Solutions 2D/3D CAE, Rendering Windows27 2021 ProprietaryFoc enYes Yes Yes DWG, DXF, DRW, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF, ECW, JPEG2000, ASCII, XLSDWG, DXF, DRW, DWF, WMF, PDF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF$106 - $3022
Cadwork by Cadwork informatik AG2D/3D/4D/5D/6D CAE, Rendering, CAM, BIMHP-UX30 2023 ProprietaryYes en, cs, fr, de, it, ja, pl, pt, ru, zh-Hans, esYes Yes Yes DWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, SAT, IFCDWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SAT, IFC$1000 to $20000
Windows
CATIA by Dassault Systèmes2D/3D CAEIBM AIXR2023x 2023-11 Proprietary99EUR, 99US$, 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 ProprietaryYes en, bre, fr, de, it, pt, ru, sl, svNo 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, XPMACIS 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 Corporation2D/3D hybrid POSIX (some)[20]Creo 10.0 2023-04-18 ProprietaryYes 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, $1,500 maintenance
Windows
DataCAD by DATACAD LLC 2D/3D AEC Windows19 2016-10 Proprietary49US$ 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 Components2D/3D hybrid Windows2.0.1 2015-11-18 ProprietaryYes en, cz, de, es, fr, it, jp, kr, pl, pt, zh-cn, zh-twNo 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, PNGNo cost base package
Digital Project by Gehry Technologies2D/3D/4D AEC Windows
32-bit and 64-bit 		Version R5 2013 ProprietaryUn­known enYes 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 CADWindows 2000, XP, Vista & Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Version 2019 2013-04-26 ProprietaryYes enNo Un­known Yes DWG, DXF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIFDWG, DXF, PDF, JPEG, BMP?
FINE MEP by 4M 2D/3D, BIM, MEP Design Windowsv. 14 2014 ProprietaryYes en, fr, tr, gr, bgYes 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
FreeCAD3DUnix-like OSes; Packages for FreeBSD, Linux1.0.0[23][24]2024-11-19 LGPL-2.0-or-laterYes
No cost		en, af, cn, hr, nl, fi, fr, de, it, no, pt, ru, es, se, uaYes version? Yes IFC, IGES, STEP, BRep, OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3DIFC, IGES, STEP, BRep,[25]OBJ, DXF, SVG, U3DNo cost
Windows
Others with OpenGL as a prerequisite[26]
form•Z by AutoDesSys, Inc 2D/3D AEC Rendering macOS6.6 2008-06-23 ProprietaryUn­known en, fr, de, el, it, ja, ko, esYes 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, ZPRACIS 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$1,995
Windows
XP, Vista
32-bit and 64-bit
HiCAD by ISD Group 2D/3D Windows2017 2017-02-13 ProprietaryYes en, de, it, fr, pl, jp (at release date) Yes version? Yes IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, UniGraphics, Inventor, IFC, PC-Draft, Technovision, Procad, Proren, Babcad, ME10, JT, STL, DSTV, SDNF IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, ACIS, ProE, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, IFC, VRML, STL, JT, Gamma-Ray, STL, DSTV, Tops Geo, SDNF ?
IntelliCAD by IntelliCAD Technology Consortium2D/3D AEC BIM WindowsV 10.0a 2020-10-29 ProprietaryVaries by vendor en (more options vary by vendor) Yes version? Yes DXF, DWF, SAT, DXB, DWT, DGN, DAE, IGES, STEP, OBJ, STL, IFC, RVT/RFADWF, DGN, SVG, PDF, SAT, BMP, EMF/WMF, STL, DAEVaries by vendor
IRONCAD by IronCAD LLC 2D/3D hybrid Windows2023 2022-12-19 ProprietaryFrom 124US$ 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 Windows2021 SP1[27]2021-03-17 ProprietaryYes 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)
LibreCAD2D POSIX2.2.1.1[29] Edit this on Wikidata2025-02-19 GPL-2.0-onlyYes
No cost		en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, cs, pt, lv[30]No No Yes DWG, DXFDXF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, BMP[31]No cost[32]
Windows
Others
MicroStation by Bentley Systems2D/3D AEC WindowsCONNECT Edition (Update 9)[33]2017-01-17 ProprietaryYes 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 Software2D/3D, Parametric macOS[36]11.0 2016-06-29 ProprietaryUn­known en, fr, it, de, es, ja, zh, fi, csUn­known Un­known Yes JT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGESJT, Parasolid, STEP, DWG, DXF, ProE, SolidWorks, I-deas, CATIA (V4/V5), STL, IGES$12k - $40k
Red Hat Linux
SUSE Linux[37]
Windows
Onshape by PTCMechanical CAD (MCAD), 3D printing Web browser1.143[38]2022-02-18 Proprietary, some parts MITYes
No cost		en, de, ko, zh-Hant, zh-Hans, fr, ja, it, esUn­known 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
OpenSCAD2D/3D POSIX (BSD/Linux/Unix like OS), Packages for Linux2021.01[citation needed]2021-01-31 GPL-2.0-or-laterYes
No cost		enNo No Partial[43][44][45]DXF, STL, OFFPNG, DXF, STL, OFF, AMF, 3MF, SVG, CSG, PDF No cost
macOS
Windows
OrthoGraph2D/3D Android3.1.2 2020-05-08 ProprietaryNo en, fr, de, hu, it, ja, nl, ru, esYes version? Yes PNG, DXF, JPG, IFC$29.99 per month
iOS
PowerCADD by Engineered Software 2D macOSv9 2010-08 ProprietaryNo 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 Soft2DPOSIX3.31.2[46] Edit this on Wikidata2024-10-28 GPL-3.0-or-laterYes enYes v2.x3 import and export Yes IFC, DXF, DWGIFC, DXF, DWGNo cost,[47] $42 for Commercial
macOS
Windows
Autodesk Revit2D/3D BIM AEC Windows2024.1 2023-07-11 ProprietaryYes[48]pt-BR, en, cs, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, ru, zh-Hans, esYes version? Import and export certified[6]Yes DXF, DWG, SAT, SKP, DGN, JPEG, PNG, TIFFDWG, DXF, SAT, FBX, IFC, DGN, DWF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, AVI, PDFVaries
Rhinoceros 3D by Robert McNeel and Associates 2D/3D CAD macOSRhino 8

SR8.8.24

2024-06-18 ProprietaryYes en, fr, de, it, es, pl, cs, zh, ja, krUn­known 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
SalomeCAELinux9.10.0[citation needed]2023-07-18 LGPL-2.1-or-laterYes
No cost		EN, FR, JAUn­known 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 Trimble3D macOS18.0.16976 2017-11-14 ProprietaryYes 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, BMPDAE, KMZ, 3DS, DWG, DXF, FBX, OBJ, WRL, XSI, PDF, EPS, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPX, SketchUp Make: No cost
SketchUp Pro: $700
Windows18.0.16975 2017-11-14
Solid Edge by Siemens Digital Industries Software2D/3D WindowsSolid Edge 2023 2022-10 ProprietaryYes
No cost		en, es, ru, fr, ko (at release date) Un­known No Yes IGES, STEP, DXF, JT, ACIS (SAT), ProE, SolidWorks, NX, SDRC, Microstation, Inventor, CATIA (V4/V5), Parasolid, Autocad, STL, XML, MDS IGES, STEP, STL, PDF, EMS, JT, XGL, XML, DXF, Parasolid, CATIA (V4/V5), ACIS (SAT), Microstation, Autocad Community Edition: No cost[56]
Commercial: $5,300, $1,200 maintenance
SolidWorks by Dassault Systèmes2D/3D hybrid Windows2023 SP3[57]2023-07-10 ProprietaryFrom 129,95US$ 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, IFCDXF, 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 Linux3.1[59] Edit this on Wikidata2022-06-01 GPL-3.0-or-laterYes
No cost		en, de, es, fr, ru, ja, tr, uk, zh-HansNo 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 WindowsAnsys 2023 R2 2023-07-05 ProprietaryUn­known enUn­known 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 Tekla3D/4D/5D CAE, CAM, steel detailing, concrete detailing WindowsVersion 2024 SR 4.1 2024-09-13 ProprietaryYes en, cs, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, du, fr, de, hu, it, ja, ko, pl, pt, pt-BR, ru, esYes 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]

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Tinkercad by Autodesk3D modeling, constructive solid geometryPOSIX2019 ProprietaryNo Browser default No No Un­known SVG, STL, OBJSTL, OBJNo cost
Windows
Others
T-FLEX CAD by Top Systems Ltd.[citation needed]2D/3D Parametric WindowsVersion 17.0.74.0 2022-06-14 ProprietaryYes en, ru, de, pl, cs, it, koYes 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

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TransMagicFile translator Windows
XP, Vista, 7 		R11 2014 ProprietaryNo en, deNo 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 supportCATIA 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 macOS2017 Mac V10 2018-04-30 ProprietaryUp to 85% off standard pricing en, cs, de, es, ja, fr, pl, zh-HantYes Version? Yes [1][2]$1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum[62]
WindowsV2018 2018-04-30
VariCAD by VariCAD 2D/3D parametric Linux20123-2.0 2023-03-21 ProprietaryYes en, de, cs, pt, jaUn­known 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 Windows1.9.7 2017-05-03 Proprietary$95 en, fr, es, de, it, csYes 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, ZPR3DM, 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
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