CadQuery
The facts below are what the maker publishes about CadQuery, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From CadQuery's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free and open source | Free | Python CAD library · Apache Public License 2.0 |
The facts
Each one read from CadQuery's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Assembly design
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- File formats
- The project lists STEP, DXF, STL, VRML, AMF, and 3MF among its supported output formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File import and export
- Import: DXF, STEP, XML (XCAF), XBF. Export: DXF, SVG, STEP, STL, AMF, TJS, VRML, VTP, 3MF, glTF, XML (XCAF), XBF.checked 23 Sep 2026
- Install options
- The documentation describes installation with conda or pip and says conda is the better tested and more mature option.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- CadQuery can be used with CQ-editor and JupyterLab, and its documentation provides instructions for both.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The project says CadQuery can be used as a Python library without a GUI, including in servers and scientific or engineering scripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository states that CadQuery is licensed under the Apache Public License, version 2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modeling features
- It supports fillets, curvilinear extrudes, parametric curves, lofts, and nested assemblies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modeling method
- parametricchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Parametric design
- Its models can be customized by changing parameters in a script.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Professional services
- Some core maintainers offer consulting for integration, custom features, training, code reviews, and CAD automation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Python compatibility
- The installation page says Python 3.9 and newer are supported, while warning that bleeding-edge Python may be affected by dependency support lag.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can ask general questions in GitHub Discussions or the CadQuery Google Group.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The documentation says CadQuery can be installed via pip on Linux, macOS, and Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Visualization
- CadQuery includes visualization capabilities using trame and vtk.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- CadQuery is a Python library for building parametric 3D CAD models with scripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windowschecked 23 Sep 2026
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