Top 8 Open-Source Alternatives to Inventor

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3D 3D Modeling Architecture CAD CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics Math Solver Math Tools Mathematics Numerical Computation Simulation Technical Computing

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Inventor are FreeCAD, NetLogo, and LibreCAD. 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.

FreeCAD Landing Page
1

FreeCAD

An open-source parametric 3D modeler
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #3D Modeling #CAD 2 social mentions
NetLogo Landing Page
2

NetLogo

NetLogo is a multi-agent programmable modeling environment that is used by many tens of thousands of students, teachers and researchers worldwide.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Technical Computing #Numerical Computation #3D 15 social mentions
LibreCAD Landing Page
3

LibreCAD

An open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #Architecture #3D Modeling 19 social mentions
OpenFOAM Landing Page
4

OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM® - Official home of The Open Source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Toolbox.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Technical Computing #Numerical Computation #3D 19 social mentions
Sage Math Landing Page
5

Sage Math

Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Math Solver #Math Tools #Mathematics 4 social mentions
SimFlow Landing Page
6

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
OpenSCAD Landing Page
7

OpenSCAD

OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #Architecture #3D Modeling 95 social mentions
ns-3 Landing Page
8

ns-3

a discrete-event network simulator for internet systems
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Simulation Software #Tool #Technical Computing