CAD Software Compared

Scan2CAD puts the most popular CAD software up against each other in these comprehensive CAD software comparison articles. Which 2D drafting software is best? Which BIM software should you use? Which PLM CAD software is the best fit for my company? We answer these questions and more.
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ArchiCAD vs. Revit: CAD Software Compared

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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…

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Onshape vs. SketchUp: CAD Software Compared

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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…

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Creo vs CATIA | CAD Software Compared

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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…

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Onshape vs. Fusion 360: CAD Software Compared

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Long gone are the days when designers had only a few CAD software options to choose from. Today, as a result of the ever-increasing importance of design and the unique design needs of various industries, several CAD software with different capabilities…

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Onshape vs. SolidWorks: CAD Software Compared

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Once upon a time, there was only a handful of commercially available CAD software. Today, however, there are so many CAD software packages out there, that selecting the best one for your application can be a headache. Some may argue that…

AutoCAD raster design alternatives

The Best AutoCAD Raster Design Alternative?

AutoCAD raster design alternatives

Most CAD and graphics design software today are only compatible with vector images and cannot open, read, or modify raster images. However, raster images are the most ubiquitous image format. While in the world of graphics design, CAD, CAM, and CNC,…

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Compared: Best CNC Design Software

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CAD is a crucial aspect of manufacturing and product development. Thankfully, solutions that enable you to design highly accurate models are readily available. In most cases, design has to be carried out before you even consider manufacturing. One of the most…

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Compared: The 10 Best 3D CAD Software

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Design is a very crucial step in any manufacturing and creation process. Despite its importance, there was once a time when Design was subjected to limitations and inaccuracies present in the use of the traditional drafting desk and physical tools. Following…

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Top 5 Affordable Draftsight Alternatives

DraftSight Icon, DraftSight Alternatives

When it comes to 2D drafting and 3D modeling, DraftSight is one of the most popular and widely used software packages. With DraftSight, you can create, edit, view, and markup various kinds of 2D and 3D files. One of the primary…

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AutoCAD vs. Inventor: CAD Software Compared

AutoCAD vs Inventor - Software icons

Due to the number of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software packages available today, it can be quite confusing when selecting the appropriate package for your application. There are numerous CAD programs with either similar or varying features, developed by various companies, for…

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Vectorworks vs ArchiCAD: CAD Software Compared

Vectorworks & ArchiCAD software icons. Vectorworks vs ArchiCAD

Here at Scan2CAD, we offer vector conversion solutions for all types of digital needs. But once they’ve gotten a workable CAD or vector file, users tend to wonder what program is best to work on when handling these files. There are…

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AutoCAD vs SketchUp: CAD Software Compared

AutoCAD vs SketchUp application icons

There was once a time when you could count all existing CAD applications on one hand. Back then, selecting a CAD package was only a matter of opinion A or option B; but that was a very long time ago. Today,…

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Top 5 Affordable Vectorworks Alternatives

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We’ve talked about Vectorworks a couple of times before here at Scan2CAD. Although not as big of a name in the CAD and construction industry as some of the larger solutions, Vectorworks still stands out as one of the top pioneers…

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Vectorworks Products Compared

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Few companies in the computer-aided design industry can be hailed as reliable go-to sources of both drafting and BIM software packages. One of such companies is Vectorworks Inc. Currently, a subsidiary of European software giants, the Nemetshcek group, Vectorworks Inc. began…

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Vectorworks vs Revit: CAD Software Compared

Vectorworks Revit software icons

In recent history, there were a couple of CAD software juggernauts who would dominate the market leaving little choice for the solution you would opt for.  Now, however, there is a much more vibrant and growing list of CAD solutions, each of…

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CAD Software Compared: Solidworks vs Fusion 360

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With the number of CAD (Computer-aided design) packages available today, selecting the perfect package for you can easily turn out to be a herculean task. At Scan2CAD we aim to solve this problem by providing you with easy to understand comparison…