SketchUp AlternativesOnly apps categorised as 3D Printing Tools

The best 3D Printing alternative to SketchUp is Autodesk AutoCAD. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Shapr3D or Hew. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SketchUp and 18 are 3D Printing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting 3D Printing Tool alternatives to SketchUp are OwlCAD, form•Z, MakerSCAD and Womp.

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  1. Autodesk AutoCAD icon
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    Leading CAD software known for its robust 2D and 3D modeling capabilities, facilitating intricate designs in architecture, engineering, and construction across Mac, PC, and web. Features include a dynamic API for customization, cloud access, and subscription-based service for continual updates and collaborations.

    141 Autodesk AutoCAD alternatives

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  2. Shapr3D icon
     32 likes

    From design to manufacturing. Teams collaborate with more impact. Instinctive design meets multidevice capability and full interoperability for the ultimate 3D design workflow.

    54 Shapr3D alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. Hew icon
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    Free, open-source 3D modeler that works like SketchUp: draw on a face, push/pull, snap to what's there. Every shape is a watertight solid. Native on macOS, Windows, Linux, and in the browser. Imports .skp.

    9 Hew alternatives

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    Hew screenshot 1
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  4. OwlCAD icon
     4 likes

    Free browser-based parametric CAD for 3D printing. Model, repair and export print-ready STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, STEP and DXF. No install, no account.

    24 OwlCAD alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. form•Z icon
     3 likes

    Powerful 3D design application featuring a variety of modeling personalities and tools with an easy to use interface to express and communicate your imagination.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. MakerSCAD icon
     7 likes

    MakerSCAD is a web-based parametric 3D design software with a block-based programming language to create objects for 3D printing, animations, games and websites.

    111 MakerSCAD alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  7. Womp icon
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    Womp is a free and beginner friendly browser based 3D design software, allowing anyone to easily create professional and 3D printing ready creations live from virtually any device and without any technical knowledge.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
    Womp - Discover Page with 3D assets
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  8. View, capture, personalize, and print 3D models. Download many kinds of 3D files and edit them using the 3D modeling space. Take a picture with your webcam and make it 3D.

    122 Microsoft 3D Builder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. SelfCAD  icon
     9 likes

    SelfCAD is a simple but powerful 3D modeling software being used by beginners, professionals as well as both small and large businesses to create their 3D designs. With the program, users can be able to model, sculpt, render, and even slice designs.

    62 SelfCAD alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  10. CaDoodle icon
     7 likes

    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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  11. Working with 3D files using MeshMagic free 3D modelling software is intuitive. Quickly draw a 2D design and expand it to a 3D mesh. Import an existing STL file or other 3D file and modify it.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. 3D Orchard icon
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    3D Orchard is a free online platform for crowdsourced design. It includes free, built-in CAD tools and everything needed to turn an idea into a physical product. Because the computer-aided design (CAD) tools are built-in and free, people can edit and evolve each others 3D models.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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