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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. develops and markets 3D CAD design software, analysis software, and product data management software. SolidWorks is the leading supplier of 3D CAD product design engineering software.

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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to SolidWorks

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FreeCAD LibreCAD OpenSCAD SimFlow Fritzing OpenFOAM Wings 3D Dust3D QElectroTech ImplicitCAD

Product categories

3D 3D Modeling Architecture CAD CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics Design Tools Digital Drawing And Painting Illustration Numerical Computation Simulation Technical Computing

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to SolidWorks are FreeCAD, LibreCAD, and OpenSCAD. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. FreeCAD Landing Page
    FreeCAD Landing Page
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    FreeCAD

    An open-source parametric 3D modeler
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #3D Modeling #CAD 2 social mentions

  2. LibreCAD Landing Page
    LibreCAD Landing Page
    2

    LibreCAD

    An open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Architecture #3D Modeling 19 social mentions

  3. OpenSCAD Landing Page
    OpenSCAD Landing Page
    3

    OpenSCAD

    OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Architecture #CAD 96 social mentions

  4. SimFlow Landing Page
    SimFlow Landing Page
    4

    SimFlow

    SimFlow is a powerful CFD software, focused on engineering and science.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $8000.0 / Annually

    #CFD #Computational Fluid Dynamics #Numerical Computation

  5. Fritzing Landing Page
    Fritzing Landing Page
    5

    Fritzing

    Fritzing is an open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Electronics #Simulation #CAD 26 social mentions

  6. OpenFOAM Landing Page
    OpenFOAM Landing Page
    6

    OpenFOAM

    OpenFOAM® - Official home of The Open Source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Toolbox.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Technical Computing #Numerical Computation #3D 19 social mentions

  7. Wings 3D Landing Page
    Wings 3D Landing Page
    7

    Wings 3D

    Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Digital Drawing And Painting #3D Modeling

  8. Dust3D Landing Page
    Dust3D Landing Page
    8

    Dust3D

    Cross-platform open-source 3D modeling software
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #3D Modeling #CAD 6 social mentions

  9. QElectroTech Landing Page
    QElectroTech Landing Page
    9

    QElectroTech

    QElectroTech is a free software to create electric diagrams.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Electrical #3D #Energy 7 social mentions

  10. ImplicitCAD Landing Page
    ImplicitCAD Landing Page
    10

    ImplicitCAD

    ImplicitCAD is a programmatic CAD program, implemented in Haskell.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #3D Modeling #CAD

  11. Armor Paint Landing Page
    Armor Paint Landing Page
    11

    Armor Paint

    Armor paint is a standalone software for 3d texture painting in PBR.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Digital Drawing And Painting #3D Modeling 18 social mentions

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