When Vectorworks was created in 1985 as MiniCAD, it was a single product, compatible with a single operating system, created for a single industry/purpose. Today, however, Vectorworks consists of a line up of various highly functional CAD packages that cater to…
Pro/Engineer, as it was formerly known, was released in 1987 by PTC and later rebirthed as Creo in 2011. PTC is an intuitive multidisciplinary 3D CAD program with a family of design tools for computer-aided design, engineering, and manufacturing. Using this…
The development of CAD for the creation, modification, optimization of designs and models is one of the world’s most important innovations. This technology saves a lot of money and time, increases design quality, and even reduces risks of life and property…
People have always been in search of mobility in their day-to-day activities, including work. It is no surprise, therefore, that CAD has evolved from being available on only mainframe computers to be available on personal computers, and today, you can create…
Developed by Dassault Systèmes, CATIA is an industry-acclaimed 3D modeling software that provides solutions for CAD, CAM, and CAE. With its sophisticated capabilities and tools, CATIA is widely used across a myriad of industries for the design of parts, assemblies, and…
Solid Edge is a drafting and solid modeling CAD program that offers tools for mechanical design, electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, and collaboration. It is owned by Siemens PLM software. Solid Edge is a multifaceted software that is used by both large…
Inventor is a 3D mechanical design software, by Autodesk, for product design, design communication, simulation, visualization, and documentation. Its high-grade tools facilitate the creation of parts and assemblies designs ranging from simple to very complex. It is not uncommon for beginners…
Revit is a BIM CAD modeling software application, from Autodesk, that comes with all the necessary tools and features for all things building design and modeling. It is used for architectural design, building modeling, structural design and construction, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical,…
The introduction of computer-aided design has undoubtedly increased the quality of CAD designs. As a result of the continuous development of various CAD applications, users from varying industries have a handful of applications to choose from. Choosing the most suitable program…
Before the advent of CAD software applications, designs, whether mechanical or architectural, were done on a sheet of paper placed on a drawing board using pencils, set squares, and other drawing instruments. The design process was very time-consuming and tedious. If…
ArchiCAD is an architectural BIM software application developed for architects for two and three-dimensional design. The software’s capabilities and add-ons enable users to create building models using structural elements such as doors, windows, slabs, and many others. The program comes with…
Computer-aided design plays a vital role in the world of design. It is used extensively in different fields such as Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial design, and many others. Due to its wide range of applications in many industries, a plethora of…
Cost is an important consideration when selecting a CAD software application. Because of this, we at Scan2CAD regularly create comprehensive pricing articles in which we talk about products, license types, terms, and cost of the most popular CAD software applications in…
Formerly known as CATI, CATIA– Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application is a family of CAD applications for CAD, CAE, and product life management. It was released by Dassault Systems in 1977. The software is mainly used by Mechanical Engineers, Fluid Engineers,…
With 3D modeling, there’s practically no limit to what one can design. While there are numerous paid and free 3D modeling tools, a few are as easy to use as SketchUp. Basically, anyone who loves doing 3D modeling can get free…
Computer-aided design is used in many industries for creating, modifying, and analyzing designs. Along with the increase in the importance of CAD software through the years, there has been the creation of various CAD software applications with distinguishing capabilities. Today, with…
As years have passed by, a good number of CAD software has been developed. This has been due to the increment in the application of design in different fields of creation. These software applications created have a wide range of varying…
Once upon a time, only huge mainframe computers could run CAD. Thankfully, over the years, desktop computers that had enough power to run CAD applications became available. For a while, engineers and designers were content but another problem arose. The need…
Founded in 2012 by Jon Hirschtick, Onshape is a cloud-based 3D modeling software that combines CAD, collaboration, and data management. This software is delivered via a SaaS (Software as a Service) model. Therefore, it does not require download, installation, or update….
With the high demand for professional CAD users and design engineers, freelance job opportunities in the CAD industry are never few and far between. While some designers double as freelancers and part-time workers, others make a living solely from freelance CAD…
