Free CAD/CAM Software Options

Created by Sar Dar on 26 June, 2018

OpenSCAD - 2D/3D Programmatic

http://www.openscad.org/

File Support:

  • Import scad, CSG
  • Export STL, OMF, AMF, DXF, SVG, CSG
  • Note: FreeCAD has a plugin that can be used to create STEP files from .scad files

https://forum.lulzbot.com/viewtopic.php?t=243


Pros:

  • Very fast creation parts
  • Clean interface, easy to understand
  • Can do basic animation

Cons:

  • Script based CAD can be difficult to originally learn


Runs on:

Photo from http://www.openscad.org/assets/img/tridimake-tutorial.png