MCAD Programs

 Sponsored Links   Innovate3D - turn 2D drawings into SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor models. Simple parts $49, delivered overnight.   TenLinks Daily - CAD, CAM and CAE news delivered via email every day. Free!   CADtalent.com - browse and post jobs for CAD, CAM and CAE experts. Free!   add sponsored link Alibre Design - parametric 3D MCAD solid modeling, includes tools for PDM and online collaboration (reviews) Argon - Ashlar-Vellum's entry level surface and solid modeler (sites, reviews) ASCON - developer of KOMPAS-3D for Mechanical CAD AutoCAD Mechanical - AutoCAD 2000 with add-ons for mechanical design (AutoCAD Mechanical Reading Room) Autodesk Inventor - solid modeling application designed to handle large assemblies that operates independently of AutoCAD (Inventor directory, reviews) Autodesk Mechanical Desktop - solid modeling application (MDT directory, reviews) BRL-CAD - cross platform, open source CSG solid modeling system, systems used are silicon graphics 3030, 4D iris, Encore Multimax, more CAD X11 - mechanical CAD system ideally suited for design, manufacturing applications by GrayTech Software Cadra - suite of CAD/CAM products includes Cadra Design Drafting, mechanical design documentation tool; CadraNC, NC programming application, Cadra integration with SolidWorks, integrated drawing production system, 3D solid modeler, by SofTech CATIA - integrated suite of CAD/CAM engineering tools, especially popular in automotive, aerospace industries, from Dassault Systemes. (CATIA directory, reviews) Concepts 3D - precise conceptual modeling, by CADSoft Solutions IronCAD - solid modeling application featuring drag-and-drop capabilities, automatic 2D layout creation, ability to import/export most popular CAD, solid modeling programs. (sites) KeyCreator - (formerly CADKEY), 3D solid modeling CAD/CAM for conceptual design, modeling and rapid prototyping, by Kubotek (CADKEY directory) MTS I-DEAS Pro - a new noise and vibration user tool that adds an MS-Windows interface to the entire suite of existing I-DEAS software, by MTS Systems OneSpace Designer Modeling - products include OneSpace Designer Modeling, 3D Access, Model Manager, Project Data Manager, data and process adapters, various add-on modules, by CoCreate (reviews) Pro/ENGINEER - solid modeling package in which 2D sketches of lines, arcs, splines are created, converted into 3D objects or parts, from PTC. (Pro/E directory, reviews) Pro/DESKTOP - by PTC (sites, reviews) Sensable - creators of touch-enabled 3D design modeling programs including FreeForm Concept Solid Edge Viewers - viewer for Solid Edge, Unigraphics, Parasolid files. Free. Solid Concept - offers parametric 3D modeling, assembly, automatic drafting, rendering tools, plus CAD-integrated 2.5-axis turning, milling CAM module Solid Edge - parametric feature-based solid modeling system, from PLM Solutions (Solid Edge directory, reviews) SolidMaster - feature-based solid modeling, free-form surfaces, 2D drafting by CADMAX (reviews) SolidThinking - concept modeling aimed at industrial designers SolidWorks - parametric 3D MCAD system including sheet metal, 3D sketching, basic surfacing, robust data translation capabilities (SolidWorks directory, reviews) SpaceClaim new - offers 3D direct modeling for conceptual engineering, CAE, industrial design, products include SpaceClaim Engineer, Style, Viewer (reviews) SurfCAM Solids - stand-alone, parametric solid modeling software for manufacturing engineer or NC programmer thinkdesign - surface/solid modeling program that creates parts, assemblies,  drawings, works in concert with thinkshape, for advanced surface modeling, thinkreal for photorealistic rendering, from think3. (think3 directory, reviews) T-FLEX Parametric - solid modeling software offers parametric or imported 2D converted to 3D, 3D from primitives using Boolean operations, 3D assemblies from 3D components, by Top Systems Unigraphics - high-end solid, surface modeling software, from PLM Solutions (formerly UGS) (Unigraphics directory, reviews) VariCAD - full-featured solids modeling runs on Linux and Windows (reviews) VX - full-featured solid/surface modeling, CAM software by VX Corporation (reviews)