Rhino 3D is desktop software for Windows and macOS with listed capabilities for parametric modeling, animation, rendering and export for 3D printing.
Alternatives to Zoo Design Studio
Onshape is a browser-accessible 3D CAD platform for parametric modeling of solids, surfaces, and sheet metal.
SOLIDWORKS provides 3D software tools for creating, simulating, publishing, and managing product data.
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Shapr3D
Shapr3D is 3D CAD software for direct and history-based parametric modeling, with a built-in render engine and 3D-print export.
Free planmacOSWindows8.1From $299 a year - 5

Plasticity
Plasticity is paid desktop software from Plasticity, based in Wilmington, Delaware.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.9$175 one-time - 6

OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD is free desktop software for creating solid 3D CAD models with scripts rather than artistic sculpting tools.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.9Free plan - 7
Solid Edge
AndroidiOSWebWindows7.8 - 8

Siemens NX
Siemens NX is product design and engineering software for Windows desktop, with browser access available through NX X Design, its cloud SaaS option.
WebWindows7.4 - 9

Creo
Creo is desktop CAD software for creating parts and assemblies with a hybrid modeling approach.
AndroidiOSWebWindows7.4 - 10
Alibre Design
Alibre Design is a mechanical 3D CAD and 2D documentation suite for businesses, startups, and institutions.
APISelf-hostedWindows7.4 - 11

OwlCAD
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows7.4Free plan - 12
Zenve3D
Free planiOSWebmacOS7.4From $14.99 a month - 13

CATIA
CATIA is a paid parametric design and engineering tool for creating models and assemblies.
WebWindows7.3From $6,537 a year - 14

nanoCAD
nanoCAD is Windows software for 2D and 3D engineering drawing and design, using a hybrid modeling approach.
Windows7.3 - 15
SolidFace
Free planWindows7.1$99 one-time - 16

build123d
build123d is a free, open-source Python framework for parametric 2D and 3D CAD.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 17

AutoQ3D CAD
AndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.1$29.99 one-time - 18
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor is Windows software for 3D mechanical design, documentation, simulation, and model-based definition.
Windows7.0 - 19

Materializr
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS7.0Free plan - 20
SolveSpace
SolveSpace is free GPLv3 software for parametric 2D and 3D computer-aided design.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows7.0Free plan - 21

MicroStation
MicroStation is infrastructure CAD software for creating precise 2D drawings and 3D models.
Windows6.9From $2,656 a year - 22
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Cimatron CAD
Windows6.9 - 24
TopSolid'Design
TopSolid'Design is a 3D CAD solution for mechanical design on supported 64-bit Windows systems.
APISelf-hostedWindows6.8 - 25

T-FLEX CAD
T-FLEX CAD is a hybrid computer-aided design application for mechanical work, combining 3D modeling with drafting and drawing production.
LinuxWindows6.8 - 26
ICEM Surf
ICEM Surf is a Windows tool for defining, analyzing, and visualizing complex free-form CAD surfaces.
Free planWindows6.8Free plan - 27

nTop
nTop is an engineering design platform for generating parametric geometry and exploring design variations.
Free planLinuxWindows6.8Free plan - 28

BRL-CAD
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.8Free plan - 29
AVEVA E3D Design
AVEVA E3D Design is a data-centric, multidiscipline 3D engineering design tool included in AVEVA Unified Engineering.
WebAPISelf-hostedWindows6.7 - 30
Autodesk Alias
Autodesk Alias is Windows desktop software for product design, covering work from 2D sketches and conceptual models through 3D forms and production-level data.
Windows6.7
