Top 21 C++ Cad Projects

• FreeCAD

  234 17,549 10.0 C++

  This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.

  

Project mention: Sketch gets mirrored on edit | /r/FreeCAD | 2023-12-09

bug reports should be made on the github issue tracker here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues

• LibreCAD

  48 4,080 9.4 C++

  LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program written in C++17. It can read DXF/DWG files and can write DXF/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/spline primitives. The user interface is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations.

  

Project mention: Looking for a poor man's AutoCad | /r/civilengineering | 2023-07-05

LibreCAD, OpenSCAD (more script based and more for solids), FreeCAD.

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• solvespace

  69 3,013 7.2 C++

  Parametric 2d/3d CAD

  

Project mention: Ask HN: What rabbit hole(s) did you dive into recently? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-22

Can second this!

However, I would recommend https://solvespace.com! It hits a sweet spot between features vs complexity/learning effort.

• leocad

  30 2,382 8.7 C++

  A CAD application for creating virtual LEGO models

• LibrePCB

  6 2,258 9.5 C++

  A powerful, innovative and intuitive EDA suite for everyone!

  

Project mention: Ask HN: Best open source and/or free EDA tooling | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-28

• antimony

  7 2,072 0.0 C++

  CAD from a parallel universe

• qcad

  2 1,417 9.7 C++

  QCAD - The Open Source 2D CAD. QCAD is a cross-platform CAD solution for Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports the DXF format and optionally the DWG format (through a proprietary plugin).

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• libfive

  25 1,338 4.9 C++

  Infrastructure for solid modeling

  

Project mention: PicoGK is a compact and robust geometry kernel for Computational Engineering | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-14

• mayo

  2 1,214 9.0 C++

  3D CAD viewer and converter based on Qt + OpenCascade

  

• OCCT

  11 899 8.2 C++

  Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) is an open-source software development platform for 3D CAD, CAM, CAE. This is a clone of the official repository located on https://dev.opencascade.org/. Please use official development portal for registering issues and providing patches.

  

Project mention: Dune 3D – an open source parametric 3D CAD app bassed on OCCT | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-23

• oce

  4 790 0.0 C++

  OpenCASCADE Community Edition (OCE): a community driven fork of the Open CASCADE library.

• FreeCAD

  42 719 0.0 C++

  Link branch FreeCAD (by realthunder)

Project mention: Linux Software: a curated list of Linux software | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-06

Nice! I'd add FreeCAD, and also the RealThunder fork https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD which adds enhancement(seems to be getting slowly merged to mainline).

• CavalierContours

  3 371 0.0 C++

  2D polyline library for offsetting, combining, etc.

• LibreCAD_3

  1 296 0.0 C++

  LibreCAD 3 is a next generation 2D CAD application written to be modular, with a core independent from GUI toolkits. Scripting is possible with Lua.

  

• lpub3d

  3 129 8.7 C++

  An LDraw™ editor for LEGO® style digital building instructions.

• Ventilator

  1 119 1.6 C++

  Fully-featured ICU ventilator design, optimized for manufacture using commonly available components and free to license. Repository tracks all mechanical, electrical and systems design, software, requirements and regulatory documentation. (by RespiraWorks)

  

• VisualScriptCAD

  4 106 1.8 C++

  A simple visual scripting based 3D modeling application.

• OCP

  1 78 6.6 C++
  

• sse

  1 14 0.0 C++

  Step Slicer Engine (by karl-nilsson)

• oc

  1 12 2.1 C++

  OpenCASCADE wrappers for Lisp (by awolven)

• ZEDD-VALORANT-SWORD-thingy

  1 0 3.6 C++

  my buddy said a zedd sword irl would be cool

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