Best CAD Software for Startups

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    AutoCAD LT Reviews

    AutoCAD LT

    Autodesk

    $55 per month
    AutoCAD web and mobile apps offer precision 2D drafting software and documentation. AutoCAD LT®, computer-aided design software (CAD), is used by architects, engineers, construction professionals, designers, and others to create 2D drawings and documentation. You can design, draft, and create 2D geometry documents. Access a wide range of editing, design, annotation, and design tools. The intuitive user interface makes it easy to work faster. You can design and draft from any web browser. View, edit, annotate and create CAD drawings using a simplified interface. AutoCAD is available wherever you go, even offline. View, edit, annotate and create CAD drawings on any mobile device, smartphone or tablet. The included AutoCAD web application allows you to work anywhere. AutoCAD LT can be used on the move with the AutoCAD mobile app
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    RoadEng Civil Engineer Reviews

    RoadEng Civil Engineer

    Softree Technical Systems

    RoadEng is faster, lighter, simpler, and more specialized to design rural infrastructure corridors. RoadEng was designed from the ground up to handle larger data sets, including cross-sections and alignments. It can also work with surfaces, cross sections, and alignments in a way that civil design software cannot. Additional CAD software is not required. You don't have to learn expensive and complicated CAD software. There's no need to learn complicated software to design complex highway interchanges or other things that you don’t do. It's easy to use and intuitive to design geometric corridors. You can visualize your road design in 3D. Plan, profile, and section views are all available simultaneously. You can make a change to your project and dynamically monitor all windows updating.
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    ArCADia-ARCHITECTURE Reviews

    ArCADia-ARCHITECTURE

    ArCADiasoft

    $540.00/one-time
    This is for architects and anyone who shapes and creates building forms. ArCADia ARCHITECTURE offers specialized functions that can be used to speed up the creation of documentation. These include automatic cross-sections and automatic dimensioning. The BIM technology allows the designer to instantly receive a digital model for the building. The interactive 3D preview allows for the control of the design process at all times. This module expands the capabilities and features of ArCADia's BIM program with advanced functions. It means that a portion of the building modeling options are available in ArCADia's BIM program.
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    Scan2CAD Reviews

    Scan2CAD

    Scan2CAD

    $49 per month
    Scan2CAD is a conversion software that allows users to convert designs into CAD.
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    ArborCAD Reviews

    ArborCAD

    CAD International

    $258 per month
    ArborCAD®, the only CAD software specifically designed for Arboriculture, is the best. In a simple-to-use program, you get all the features of regularCAD and powerful, productive tools to aid professional consulting arborists. ArborCAD allows you to be more professional, more productive, and more profitable whether you are conducting a site survey, preparing a tree protection report, or drawing any type of plan. This is the bottom line. You can save time with every report you create. The included step-by-step tutorial will get you up and running in a matter of hours. You won't become an expert right away, but you'll be well on the way. Our team will help you get the most out of ArborCAD®. You can use the arbor-friendly technology built into ArborCAD to cut down on 'old school" methods. ArborCAD is the best tool for creating professional drawings.
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    Benchmark CAD Reviews

    Benchmark CAD

    Benchmark Enterprise Software

    $140 per month
    Benchmark Software and BenchmarkCAD allow you to design, estimate, and fabricate all in one place. Benchmark is a collaborative BIM solution that can take your projects from conception through completion. Benchmark CAD is a CAD alternative for those who don't have an AutoCAD subscription. Benchmark CAD offers the full 2D/3D design experience you would expect from a standard CAD program. It seamlessly integrates with Benchmarks existing AutoCAD plug ins. Benchmark Draft's AutoCAD integration is available for both AutoCAD and Benchmark CAD. This integration benefits everyone in the workplace, from estimating in the office to field commissioning. Every design and estimate can be made using the built-in SMACNA construction guidelines. Benchmark's Routed Systems allows you to quickly trace PDFs and create a parts library that will help you find the right part with the correct connections.
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    AxisVM Reviews

    AxisVM

    InterCAD

    $500 one-time payment
    AxisVM's primary uses are in the design and construction of buildings and industrial and geotechnical structures. It is a powerful finite element solver, as well as practical modeling tools. This allows it to be used in bridge design and the design of composite structures, vehicles, and machines. There are optional design modules available for structures made from reinforced concrete, steel and timber, as well as masonry members and connections. AxisVM's special elements and analysis capabilities allow users to design innovative and custom structures. Reports can be created using drawings, tables, and detailed design calculations. Reports can be automatically updated, i.e. Reports are generated using the most recent model data and results.
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    HiCAD Reviews

    HiCAD

    ISD Group

    $4999
    HiCAD is a 3-D CAD solution that makes daily design simple and extremely flexible. HiCAD can be customized to meet your needs and your company's size. HiCAD's modular structure will allow small manufacturing companies to have all the functions they need. HiCAD is able to meet the high standards in engineering design, structural engineering, and product design. Switching between programs can be time-consuming and reduces quality. HiCAD allows you to work with both 2-D as well as 3-D functions from one interface. Drawings can be easily transferred to NC-machines, production, or manufacturing. These automated processes enable projects to be completed on-time, in a safe, efficient, and accurate manner.
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    iC3D Reviews

    iC3D

    Creative Edge Software

    $145/month
    iC3D makes it easy to create 3D digital prototypes quickly and easily. Whether you are creating carton, glass, cans and flexibles, iC3D allows you to visualize and validate your designs from conception to production. A single application is all that is required to create photorealistic results. It requires no hardware or specialist programs. All you need is an Illustrator file or PDF.
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    SEE Electrical Reviews

    SEE Electrical

    Ige-xao

    $396 per year
    SEE Electrical is specifically designed for electrical engineering. You can use it quickly and with minimal training thanks to its intuitive interface. It's never been easier to create wiring diagrams. SEE Electrical is available in three levels: Basic, Standard, and Advanced. Each level offers a variety of services at different prices so you can choose the one that best suits your needs. It is easy to move from one level to the next, as you can access project data at all levels simultaneously. SEE Electrical allows you to open as many windows and work on multiple projects simultaneously. The integrated Microsoft ActiveX®, interface allows you to combine documents from other Windows programs directly into your project structure.
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    Equator Reviews

    Equator

    Equator

    $29.99 per user, per month
    Impress potential clients with stunning maps and hidden information. Save time and save time by finding the data you need or creating your own. You can create figures quickly! It's possible for anyone to do it! Equator is for everyone! Technical Proposals Discover meaningful location insights and unlock the potential of thousands of maps built into Equator. You can score higher on proposals that have better background data without wasting any of your billable time. It's possible for anyone in the office to do it! Site Investigation. Do not waste time staring at a blank sheet of paper. Understand, brainstorm, and then analyze the map. To get creative and to generate ideas in real time, share your map canvas with others. Equator will give you endless inspiration and help you save hours on your next proposal.
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    Modo Reviews

    Modo

    Foundry

    $65 per month
    3D modeling and rendering platform that allows businesses to create 3D drawings, UV mapping and texturing workflows. Modo's flexible and powerful 3D modeling, animation and texturing toolset allows artists to explore and develop new ideas without having to go through complicated technical hoops. Modo®, your starting point for creative exploration, is Modo's modeling moxie can be compared to none. Modo has fast, flexible procedural modeling and the award-winning MeshFusion Boolean toolset. Modo's intuitive and artist-friendly toolset will allow you to free yourself from creativity-killing limitations. Modo allows you to create complex forms and rough out volumes. Modo's flexible tool assembly allows you to create your own set of specialized tools by combining various operations. Modo makes every job easier by constantly improving efficiency.
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    Ashampoo 3D CAD Professional Reviews
    Ashampoo 3DCAD Professional 7 is the professional solution designed for designers, draftsmen, and landscapers. Easily visualize, plan and communicate your design ideas. You can create sections for building applications and construction documentation that meet the highest standards. You can use powerful features to achieve technical excellence. You can also rely on extensive modeling capabilities to create your own construction elements and sculptures. Ashampoo 3D CAD Pro allows you to load, edit and save various 3D object formats. This allows you to access millions of 3D objects. Simply import them and then add them to your designs. You can instantly use a variety of generic and brand-specific models with the support for Collada or SketchUp models. Photovoltaics are essential for any project design. You can specify the layout of your roof-mounted system and select modules from our object catalog. Then, you can place them in their proper places.
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    PTC Mathcad Reviews
    Product design is based on engineering calculations. They are crucial to every stage of the product design process. Teams need an intuitive, yet comprehensive application that can perform calculations with precision and accuracy, allows for traceability, protects intellectual properties, and displays their work. PTC Mathcad offers all the features you need for an engineering notebook, including ease-of-use and familiarity using live mathematical notation. The best thing about PTC Mathcad is its ability to calculate far more accurately than a spreadsheet. PTC Mathcad's extensive array of mathematical functionality allows you to document your most important engineering calculations as easily and as quickly as you can write them. Rich formatting options are available to present your work alongside plots, text and images in one professionally formatted document. PTC Mathcad data can be created and consumed by anyone without any specialized skills.
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    VisualCAM Reviews

    VisualCAM

    MecSoft Corporation

    $595
    VisualCAD/CAM, our standalone CAD/CAM package, is the most valuable CAD/CAM system available today. VisualCAD is the CAD platform that VisualCAM runs on. VisualCAM includes the following modules VisualMILL and VisualTURN. These modules are designed to meet specific requirements of different CNC manufacturing processes. VisualCAD/CAM is available in five different configurations to meet the needs of our customers. These are Express (XPR), Premium (PRE), Standard (STD), Expert(EXP), Professional(PRO), Professional (PRO), & Expert (EXP). VisualCAD/CAM 2020 CAM software is available in five different configurations to meet the varying machining needs of our customers. This program is for hobbyists, students, and makers. This program is ideal for learning CAM programming. Includes 2 and 3 axis machining methods. This easy-to-use package comes with enough manufacturing methods and is affordable for budget-conscious or entry-level buyers.
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    Autodesk PD&M Collection Reviews

    Autodesk PD&M Collection

    Autodesk

    $2,855 per year
    Streamline your product design and manufacturing process. The collection includes a comprehensive set of professional-grade apps that connect everyone from concept to production with shared tools to simplify your product development process. High-performing product designs can be combined with efficient production system layouts. Product capabilities can be extended and product failures prevented. Connect your team and all your data, from design to manufacturing. The collection gives you the power and flexibility to create your most ambitious ideas, collaborate better, automate work, and explore more design options. With a connected and automated toolkit, you can quickly configure and deliver products to customer specifications. Advanced simulation can be used to validate and optimize products as well as manufacturing processes. Design products and processes that maximize material use and minimize waste.
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    ArtiosCAD Reviews

    ArtiosCAD

    Esko

    $206.67 per user per month
    The most widely used structural design software for packaging. ArtiosCAD, the most popular structural design software in packaging, is designed to increase productivity for packaging professionals who handle structural design, product design, and manufacturing operations. ArtiosCAD doesn't require you to be a math wizard to create complex designs. The software handles all metrics. It creates a perfect package around any imported 3DCAD product model. This allows you to concentrate on your creativity. ArtiosCAD turns custom designs into resizable templates that can be added to your corporate library. This saves you hours of design work. The workflow is simplified by integrating structural design and graphic design files with production files. This eliminates costly errors later on. To check for inconsistencies, fold your design in 3D before printing.
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    OnScale Solve Reviews
    OnScale is the original Cloud Engineering Simulation platform. It combines multiphysics solver technology and the unlimited compute power of cloud supercomputers to create a powerful platform for Cloud Engineering Simulation. OnScale allows engineers to run large numbers of full 3D multiphysics simulaions simultaneously. This allows them to create digital prototypes of high-tech devices. These digital representations can be used to capture the entire behavior of the device within its operating envelope. OnScale Solve is a cloud-based engineering simulation that provides a powerful, easy-to-use, and effective experience. OnScale Solve can run on both public and private cloud supercomputers. It includes a web-based UI, API to integrate into any design workflow, scripting language to customize engineering simulations and plugins to improve its modeling capabilities. OnScale Solve provides engineers with the ability to simulate data and train advanced AI/ML algorithms.
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    Envision evCreator Reviews
    Envision evCreator is a powerful graphics application* combining 2D drawing and image editing with 3D model handling for creating technical illustrations, product visualizations, animations, charts, text and more. Powerful 3D visualization: It’s time to say goodbye to screenshots and poor quality images. The evCreator puts sophisticated 3D model handling and visualization at your fingertips – and you don’t need any prior experience of working with 3D CAD. - Rotate, pan and zoom your model for precision - Linear, spherical, and cylindrical explode modes - Ghost, hide and isolate individual parts - Create precise cross-section views with cutting planes - Create BOM tables and smart labels from metadata - Save and edit visualizations Easy animation creation: 3D model animations are extremely effective for illustrating product-related processes in assembly and MRO environments. Vector graphics and 2D drawing: Envision evCreator comes loaded with intuitive 2D graphics tools for creating precise technical illustrations. Create and edit shapes, polygons, and multigons - Draw perfect arcs and curves - Freehand drawing with multiple vector brushes -Smart lines and shapes - Freehand drawing
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    Canvas Envision Reviews
    The Envision Cloud Platform combines the evCreator 2D and 3D graphics application with document storage, collaboration, mark-up and review, and interactive viewing in a turnkey package. It can be hosted on our AWS servers or on your private cloud. Document viewers will be able to easily access and consume digital instructional content containing precise 2D graphics, narrated animations, and fully interactive embedded 3D models. Interactive digital instructions are proven to drive faster time to task completion and reduce error count. There are hundreds, if certainly thousands, of downstream colleagues who have access to rich product data, such as 3DCAD models, and whose success is dependent on their ability to create, consume, interact with, and interact visually with that data. Too often, success is impeded by the lack of data access and the training and software to use it effectively. - 2D drawing and vector graphics - Image editing - 3D CAD visualization - Animation with text to speech - Flow charts and process diagrams - Smart annotation & dimension tools - Charts, tables, symbols - Text and document layout - Export to JPG, PNG, PDF, MP4, and more
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    Shapr3D Reviews

    Shapr3D

    Shapr3D

    $25/month/user
    Shapr3D, an intuitive and cross-platform 3D modeling application for iPadOS or macOS, is compatible with all major desktop computer CAD software. Import projects and export work directly from your rendering, manufacturing, or splicing software. UNDER THE HOOD Shapr3D's tech stack & software combine the industrial power and intuitive user experience of desktop CAD tools with an intuitive user experience. Shapr3D users get: - Battle-tested Siemens™, geometric Parasolid™, modeling kernel, and D-Cubed™, sketch engine - CAD compatibility with hi-res X_T and STEP, STL. OBJ, 2DDXF, 2DDWG, USDZ export support - SLDPRT and SLDASM, STL. STEP, IGES. X_T. 2D DWG, 2D FXF, JPG, PNG Import Support - Offline functionality and local storage for all Macs officially supported by Big Sur (11.0 or later). - A modeling experience that allows fluid input from the keyboard and mouse
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    ESSDi CAD Reviews

    ESSDi CAD

    ESSDi Infotech Corporation

    ESSDi CAD/CAM can be used primarily in Garment and Textile, Made ups, and Leather manufacturing. It is also used in the Shipping, Aeronautics and Automobile, as well as Furniture, Manufacturing, and Furniture industries. First Apparel CAD Developer in South Asian Continent. ESSDi IC develops new technology for various industries to help them have a clear focus on their business and increase their profit margins. ESSDi IC's technology can be used at a cost-effective price and requires no additional expenditure. It will be either a life investment or an asset.
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    Analyzer CAD Reviews

    Analyzer CAD

    3dAnalyzerSoftware

    $15.27 per month
    You can drag cabinets to the desired size using our built-in library. Or, you can draw your cabinets using AutoCAD 3D Modeling tools. All AutoCAD versions are supported with an autoloader mechanism starting in 2012. AnalyzerCAD is fully customizable and all parts can be edited. There are many options for creating cabinets. The only limit is your hardware. AnalyzerCAD can be used to create custom cabinets, wardrobes and wall units. You can add or remove machines quickly, track your seats, save more, cancel whenever you like, and keep your cabinets updated regularly. AutoCAD allows you to draw your cabinets, but they cannot be added to the Analyzer's CAD library. We can build custom cabinets for your project. AutoCAD allows you to add cabinets to your library. Modify the cabinets by going to 3D tools. Ungroup the cabinets and then modify with normal AutoCAD tools.
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    uMake Reviews

    uMake

    uMake

    $7.99 per month
    Use the uMake app on iPad and iPhone to create beautiful designs, photos, presentations, and 3D models. 3D design is easier than ever. Drag and drop from your content library or use the precision tool to draw precisely. Everything you need is at your fingertips. You can create 3D text in seconds or drag and drop shapes and objects from our extensive content library. Have you already got something? It's easy to import file types such as SketchUp and OBJ. Do you prefer to draw it? You can quickly sketch and doodle in 3D using the freestyle tool. Let your creativity flow! uMake is the best tool for precision. You can draw perfect lines, angles, arcs, or outlines, and even specify the dimensions. Push and pull extrusions and cutouts. To create complex 3D surfaces, chamfer corners and fillet corners. Loft or revolve curves are also possible. It's easy to create the shapes you want with intuitive inputs and powerful features.
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    AutoCAD Mechanical Reviews

    AutoCAD Mechanical

    Autodesk

    $220 per month
    A tool set for mechanical engineering that is industry-specific includes 700,000+ intelligent components and features to help you design faster. You can isolate and restore layers groups and specify linetypes, lineweights, and linetypes. When changes occur, update geometry automatically. Minimize manual redraws. Make accurate drawings using standard components. Analyze designs quickly, including shafts, springs, belts, chains, and cam generators. Detail native Inventor parts and assembly models. Use intelligent drafting tools made for mechanical design. Publishing and custom content library. Save and create custom content. Preview fillet, Chamfer, and Offset commands. AutoCAD®, the power of AutoCAD®, is available wherever you go. Smart mechanical engineering dimensions. Use abbreviated dialog boxes to create dimensions. 2D DWG view of the open options panel. International drafting standards support. Provide standards-based design documentation.