
KiCad
Free open source schematic capture and PCB layout with no seat, board size or layer limits
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
2 alternatives · 4 questions answered
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54 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.
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Free open source schematic capture and PCB layout with no seat, board size or layer limits
2 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Complete 3D production suite
5 alternatives · 4 questions answered


3D painting for film and games
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Survey drafting and COGO on an IntelliCAD engine, sold outright rather than by subscription
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Creative 3D modeling and rendering
4 alternatives · 5 limitations documented

NURBS modeller bought once, built for designers rather than engineers
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Digital painting and sculpting software
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

Digital sculpting on tablets, bought once, with no account and no subscription
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Implicit computational design for lattices, heat exchangers and topology-driven parts
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

GPU-accelerated unbiased rendering
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

Full-cloud 3D CAD platform
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

The programmers solid 3D CAD modeler
4 alternatives · 1 question answered

CAD for artists
3 alternatives · 5 questions answered

Feature-rich 3D printing slicer
4 alternatives · 1 question answered

The photogrammetry engine formerly called RealityCapture, free below a one million dollar revenue line
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

World's first fully GPU-accelerated biased renderer
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

3D computer graphics and CAD application
3 questions answered · 3 limitations documented

CAD software for iPad and Mac
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Integrated product design and manufacturing
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Next-generation 3D CAD with synchronous technology
1 alternative · 6 questions answered
Open source parametric CAD with a constraint solver in a few megabytes
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Node-based material authoring
4 alternatives · 1 limitation documented

Free browser-based 3D design, electronics, and coding tool by Autodesk
2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented
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