Editing Computer-aided design (section)

==List of software packages==
CAD software enables engineers and architects to design, inspect and manage engineering projects within an integrated [[graphical user interface]] (GUI) on a [[personal computer]] system. Most applications support [[solid modeling]] with [[boundary representation]] (B-Rep) and [[NURBS]] geometry, and enable the same to be published in a variety of formats.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Based on market statistics, [[commercial software]] from Autodesk, [[Dassault Systèmes|Dassault Systems]], [[Siemens PLM Software]], and PTC dominate the CAD industry.<ref>[http://caewatch.com/the-big-6-in-cadcaeplm-software-industry-2011/ The Big 6 in CAD/CAE/PLM software industry (2011)], CAEWatch, September 12, 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.softwaretop100.org/global-software-top-100-edition-2011|title=GLOBAL SOFTWARE TOP 100 – EDITION 2011|website=Software Top 100|date=2011-08-23|first=Michel|last=van Kooten}}</ref> The following is a list of major CAD applications, grouped by usage statistics.<ref name="bm">[http://www.beyondmech.com/pro-e/cad-topic-33.html List of mechanical CAD softwares] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728192806/http://www.beyondmech.com/pro-e/cad-topic-33.html |date=2020-07-28 }}, BeyondMech</ref>

===Commercial software===
* [[ABViewer]]
* [[AC3D]]
* [[Alibre Design]]
* [[ArchiCAD]] ([[Graphisoft]])
* [[AutoCAD]] ([[Autodesk]])
* [[AutoTURN]] 
* [[AxSTREAM]]
* [[BricsCAD]]
* [[CATIA]] ([[Dassault Systèmes]])
* [[Cobalt (CAD program)|Cobalt]]
* [[CorelCAD]]
* [[EAGLE (program)|EAGLE]]
* [[Fusion 360]] ([[Autodesk]])
* [[IntelliCAD]]
* [[Autodesk Inventor | Inventor]] ([[Autodesk]])
* [[IRONCAD]]
* [[KeyCreator]] (Kubotek)
* Landscape Express
* [[MEDUSA4]]
* [[MicroStation]] ([[Bentley Systems]])
* [[Modelur]] (AgiliCity)
* [[Onshape]] ([[PTC (software company)|PTC]])
* [[Siemens NX|NX]] ([[Siemens Digital Industries Software]])
* [[PTC Creo]] (successor to [[Pro/ENGINEER]]) ([[PTC (software company)|PTC]])
* [[PunchCAD]]
* [[Remo 3D]]
* [[Autodesk Revit | Revit]] ([[Autodesk]])
* [[Rhinoceros 3D]]
* [[SketchUp]]
* [[Solid Edge]] ([[Siemens Digital Industries Software]])
* [[SOLIDWORKS]] ([[Dassault Systèmes]])
* [[SpaceClaim]]
* [[T-FLEX CAD]]
* [[TranslateCAD]]
* [[TurboCAD]]
* [[Vectorworks]] ([[Nemetschek]])

===Open-source software===
* [[Blender (software)|Blender]]
* [[BRL-CAD]]
* [[FreeCAD]]
* [[LibreCAD]]
* [[LeoCAD]]
* [[OpenSCAD]]
* [[QCAD]]
* [[Salome (software)]]
* [[SolveSpace]]

===Freeware===
* [[BricsCAD#BricsCAD Shape|BricsCAD Shape]]
* [[Tinkercad]] (successor to [[Autodesk 123D]])

===CAD kernels===
* [[ACIS]] by ([[Spatial Corp]] owned by [[Dassault Systèmes]])
* [[C3D Toolkit]] by C3D Labs
* [[Open CASCADE]] Open Source
* [[Parasolid]] by ([[Siemens Digital Industries Software]])
* [[ShapeManager]] by ([[Autodesk]])