BRL-CAD Alternatives

BRL-CAD is described as 'Powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for' and is a popular CAD software in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to BRL-CAD for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best BRL-CAD alternative is FreeCAD, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BRL-CAD are SketchUp, LibreCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD and SOLIDWORKS.

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  1. Medusa4 icon
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    MEDUSA4: The comprehensive 2D/3D design automation suite for mechanical, plant, construction and automotive engineering

    45 Medusa4 alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. Archimedes is a free and open source CAD (Computer Aided Design) software. It is a robust system built over Eclipse’s Rich Client Java Platform fully based on plug ins. This means it is easily extensible but also has a pretty thin core that allows you to select the features you...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  3. Crafty Amigo icon
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    A simple CAD design tool that uses the real world materials as building blocks similar to Lego bits. Parts snap onto each other. It can generate assembly instructions, make unique cuts into items and other features as well.

    12 Crafty Amigo alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. CaDoodle icon
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    CaDoodle is a local drag-and-drop CAD application for Linux (Arm,x86), WIndows (X86), and Mac (Arm,x86) and ChromeOS. Users models are stored locally, and the application runs entirely locally. CaDoodle has a drag and drop interface that is cross-trainable with TinkerCAD.

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    • Mac
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    • Chrome OS
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  5.  2 likes

    Varkon is a very powerful parametric 2D/3D CAD, modeling and application development tool for engineering, design, architecture, etc. It does 2D drafting, 2D and 3D modeling, sculptured surface modeling, and even animations.

    38 VARKON alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6.  2 likes

    ImplicitCAD is a programmatic CAD program, implemented in Haskell. Unlike traditional CAD programs, programmatic CAD programs use text descriptions of objects, as in programming. Concepts like variables, control structures and abstraction are used, just as in programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  7. HyperFun icon
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    HyperFun is a simple specialized high-level programming language. It is intended for modeling geometric objects and their internal volumetric properties (color, material density and others). A model can include objects of mixed dimensions (1D, 2D, 3D, 4D and even kD)) defined by...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. ActCAD  icon
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    ActCAD is a 2D & 3D CAD software with the functionality of the industry leaders. We offer two product options:

    • ActCAD Standard for 2D Drafting Power Users
    107 ActCAD alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  9. Arcad icon
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    The ARCAD Systemhaus offers with the CAD and AVA system a professional industry-specific solution for the operating system LINUX.

    43 Arcad alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Mapsoft miniCAD is an easy to use and affordable CAD package. Originally designed for Surveyors the program supports the following:

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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