Comparison of computer-aided design software: Difference between revisions

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! rowspan="2" | Title and developer

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | Varies depending on the license type

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| <!-- Platform --> class="sticky-table-none" |[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### Alibre Design ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $4,250

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| class="sticky-table-none" |<!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<ref name=":0"/>

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<!--### AutoCAD ###-->

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$5865 per 3 years

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Android (operating system)|Android]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[iOS]]

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<!--### Autodesk Inventor ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="5" | $1020 Platinum,<br/>$680 Pro,<br/>$550 Classic,<br/><br/>$610 Communicator

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[openSUSE]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Windows<br/>10, 8, 7, Vista

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<!--### BRL-CAD ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Others

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<!--### Caddie ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $1000 to $20000

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### CATIA ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="5" | $9000 to $65000 (depends on modules)

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[HP-UX]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> V4 runs on mainframe

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<!--### Cobalt ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $2,495 buy, or $995/year rent, or $94.95/month rent

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Windows<br/>10, 11 (64-bit)

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<!--### Creo ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $4,995, $1,500 maintenance

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### DataCAD ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Others with [[OpenGL]] as a [[Prerequisite Tree|prerequisite]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#What_are_the_prerequisites_for_running_FreeCAD.3F |title= What are the prerequisites for running FreeCAD? |access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref>

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<!--### form-Z ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $1,995

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Windows<br/>XP, Vista <br/>32-bit and 64-bit

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<!--### HiCAD ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost<ref>{{cite web |author=LibreCAD |url=http://www.librecad.org |title=LibreCAD Open Source CAD - Project Homepage}}</ref>

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Others

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<!--### MicroStation ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $5,050

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Other systems dropped (last was V 5.7 of 1997/1998)

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<!--### NX ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="4" | $12k - $40k

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Red Hat Linux]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[SUSE Linux]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=25399&ComponentTemplate=822 |title=UGS Ships NX 4 and Delivers Industry's First Complete Digital Product Development Solution on Linux |date=2009-04-04 |access-date=2009-06-20}}</ref>

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### Onshape.com ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost for Education<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onshape.com/en/education/|title=Onshape &#124; Product Development Platform|first=Onshape, a PTC|last=Business|website=www.onshape.com}}</ref> and Hobbyists/Open Source,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onshape.com/en/products/free|title=Onshape Free Plan|first=Onshape, a PTC|last=Business|website=www.onshape.com}}</ref> $1500 - $2100 for Commercial Use, Contact for Enterprise Version<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onshape.com/en/pricing|title=Onshape &#124; Product Development Platform|first=Onshape, a PTC|last=Business|website=www.onshape.com}}</ref>

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Android (operating system)|Android]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[iOS]]

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<!--### OpenSCAD ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[macOS]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### OrthoGraph ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $29.99 per month

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[iOS]]

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<!--### PowerCADD ###-->

! <!-- Application --> [[PowerCADD]] by Engineered Software

| <!-- Field --> 2D

| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[macOS]]

| <!-- Version --> v9

| <!-- Date --> 2010-08

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/qcad|title=QCAD - QCAD|website=www.ribbonsoft.com}}</ref> $42 for Commercial

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[macOS]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### Revit ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $995<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rhino3d.com/sales/north-america/United_States|title = Buy - Rhinoceros}}</ref>

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### Salome ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/cad/salome/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730122854/http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/cad/salome/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=ports/cad/salome/ |publisher=Freebsd.org |date=2012-11-20 |access-date=2012-12-20 }}</ref>

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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<!--### SketchUp ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | SketchUp Make: No cost<br/>SketchUp Pro: $700

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| <!-- Version --> 18.0.16975

| <!-- Date --> 2017-11-14

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="3" | No cost

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[macOS]]

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<!--### SpaceClaim ###-->

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> Others

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<!--### T-FLEX CAD ###-->

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $1,495 Pro, $1,695 Pro Platinum<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.turbocad.com/content/imsidesign-releases-turbocad-pro-platinum-2016 |title=IMSI/Design Releases TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2016 |date=February 24, 2016}}</ref>

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| <!-- Version --> V2018

| <!-- Date --> 2018-04-30

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| <!-- Price --> rowspan="2" | $780

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| class="sticky-table-none" | <!-- Platform --> [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

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| <!-- Exports --> [[Rhinoceros 3D|3DM]], [[.3ds|3DS]], [[ACIS]], [[.ai|AI]], [[DGN]], [[DirectX|X]], [[DWG]], [[DXF]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[FBX]], [[Geographic Data Files|GDF]], [[IGES|IGS/IGES]], [[Industry Foundation Classes|IFC]], [[LightWave|LWO]], [[Wavefront .obj file|OBJ]], [[PDF]], [[PLY (file format)|PLY]], [[POV-Ray|POV]], [[RenderMan (software)|RIB]], [[SketchUp|SKP]], [[SolidWorks|SDLPTR/SDLASM]], [[STL (file format)|STL]], [[ISO 10303|STP/STEP]], [[VDA-FS|VDA]], [[VRML|VRML/VRL]], [[Windows Metafile|WMF]], [[Parasolid|X_T]], [[Xgl|XGL]], [[Z Corporation|ZPR]]

| <!-- Price --> $495

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! rowspan="2" | Title and developer

! rowspan="2" | [[2D computer graphics|2D]]/[[3D computer graphics|3D]] or specialty fields

! rowspan="2" | Platform

! colspan="2" | Latest release

! rowspan="2" | License

! rowspan="2" | Academic version?

! rowspan="2" | User Interface language/s

! rowspan="2" | Support for [[Building Information Modelling]]?

! rowspan="2" | Support for [[Industry Foundation Classes]] (version & MVD)?

! rowspan="2" | Support for [[AutoCAD DXF]]?

! rowspan="2" style=min-width:22em | Imports

! rowspan="2" style=min-width:22em | Exports

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== See also ==