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This is a list of notable computer-aided technologies (CAx) companies, for which Wikipedia articles exist, and their software products. Software that supports CAx technologies has been produced since the 1970s, for a variety of computer platforms. CAx applications incliude computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). In addition, industrial-range CAx applications are supported by dedicated product data management (PDM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and other software layers. General-purpose PDM and ERP software is not listed here.

CAx software companies

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|+ Companies currently in existence and their products

!Company name!!Annual<br />revenue<br />(US$)!!Product name!!Product CAx type!!Additional comments !! Countries

|rowspan="2"|4M

|rowspan="2"|

|IDEA Architectural

|CAD

|Vertical CAD Application for 3D BIM Architectural Design

|rowspan="2"|Greece

|FINE MEP

|CAD

|Vertical CAD Application for 3D BIM Mechanical Design, Electrical Design & Plumbing Design

|Altinex Inc.

|AVSnap

|CAD

|Audio visual system design, GUI design, Control Logic design, terminal emulation, Remote support platform

|Ansys Inc.

|SpaceClaim

|CAD

|rowspan="3"|ASCON

|rowspan="3"|

|KOMPAS-3D

|CAD

|KOMPAS Builder

|CAD

|KOMPAS Graphite

|CAD

|rowspan="4"|Ashlar-Vellum

|rowspan="4"|

|Argon

|Cobalt

|Graphite

|Xenon

| rowspan="17" |Autodesk

| rowspan="17" |$2,172M

|AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop

|CAD

|Mechanical Desktop

|CAD

|Autodesk Inventor

|CAD

|Fusion 360

|CAD

|3ds Max

|Autodesk VIZ

|Revit

|Originally of Revit Technology Corporation

|Alias StudioTools

| CAID

| Originally by Alias Systems Corporation

|Simulation CFD

|CAE

|Originally by Blue Ridge Numerics CFdesign Upfront CFD

|Tinkercad

|CAD

|DUCT

|Originally of Delcam

|PowerMILL

|CAM

|Originally of Delcam

|PowerSHAPE

|CAD

|Originally of Delcam

|FeatureCAM

|CAM

|Originally of Delcam

|CopyCAD

|Originally of Delcam

|PowerINSPECT

|Originally of Delcam

|ArtCAM

|Originally of Delcam

|rowspan="2"|Bentley Systems

|rowspan="2"|

|MicroStation

|CAD

|Powerdraft

|Bricsys

|BricsCAD

|CAD

|CAD software and development platform unifying the familiar feature set of native dwg with 2D tools and 3D direct modeling on Windows, MAC and Linux

|CadSoft Computer

|EAGLE

|EDA/ECAD/CAM

|Multi-platform electronics schematic designer and PCB layout editor.

|rowspan="2"|CADSoftTools

|rowspan="2"|

|ABViewer

|CAD

| Software for work with 2D and 3D CAD drawings.

|CST CAD Navigator

|CAD

|Cross platform CAD viewer (2D and 3D).

|Cadwork informatik AG

|cadwork Lexocad

|BIM

|6D BIM with VDC features and IFC compliance for woods, roads, rail, structures, and commercial buildings.

|Celeritive

|VoluMill

|CAM

| High-speed machining toolpath engine that runs embedded in other systems or as a standalone

|Cimatron

|CimatronE

|CAD/CAM

|Integrated CAD/CAM for mold and die makers and manufacturers of discrete parts, providing associativity across the manufacturing process. Applications include: mold design, electrode design, die design, 2.5 to 5-axis NC programming, and 5-axis discrete part production.

|Israel

|CNC Software/Mastercam

|Mastercam

|CAD/CAM

|Mastercam delivers CAD/CAM software tools for all types of programming, from the most basic to the extremely complex. 2-axis machining, multiaxis milling and turning, wire EDM, router applications, free-form artistic modeling and cutting, 3D design, drafting, surface and solid modeling.

| Collier Research Corporation

| HyperSizer

| CAE

| Composite materials structural design

|Manycore Tech

|Coohom

|CAD

|Interior design and high-quality rendering

| rowspan="14" |Dassault Systèmes

| rowspan="14" |$1,100M

|CATIA

|CAD/CAE/CAM

| rowspan="14" |France

|Cosmos/M

|CAE

|Originally of SRAC

|DesignStar

|CAE

|Originally of SRAC

|Draftsight

|CAD

|CosmosWorks

|CAE

|Originally of SRAC

|SolidWorks

|CAD

|Originally of SolidWorks Corporation

|ACIS 3D Modeler

|Kernel

|Originally of Spatial Corp.

|Euclid-IS

|CAD

|Originally of Matra DataVision

|STRIM

|CAD

|Originally of Matra DataVision

|ENOVIA SmarTeam

|PDM

|Originally of Smart Solutions

|ENOVIA

|PDM

|MatrixOne

|PDM

|DELMIA

|MPM

|Originally of Deneb Robotics Inc.

|ABAQUS

|CAE

|Originally of HKS, Inc.

|DInsight

|Digital Geometric Kernel

|CAD

|Development Framework for CAD/CAM-enabled applications. Geometric algorithms

|rowspan="2"|Dlubal Software

|rowspan="2"|

|RFEM

|CAD / CAE / FEM

|Modeling, structural analysis, engineering and design of models with member, plate, wall, folded plate, shell, and solid elements

|RSTAB

|CAD / CAE

|Modeling, structural analysis, engineering and design of beam, frame or truss structures

|Donya Labs

|Simplygon

|CAD

|Remeshing processing CAD into real-time renderable mesh

|Engineered Software

|PowerCADD

|CAD

|rowspan="3"|Eremex

|rowspan="3"|

|TopoR

|E-CAD

|SimOne

|E-CAD

|Delta Design

|E-CAD

|Exa Corp.

|PowerFLOW

|CAE

|Computational fluid dynamics

|EXAPT

|CAD / CAM

|CAD/CAM-System and production data und tool management Software

|Trimble

|SketchUp

|CAD

|Designed to be easier to use than other 3D CAD programs

|GrabCAD

|CAD

|Free online CAD models library and engineering community.

|GRAITEC

|GRAITEC Advance (Advance Steel, Advance Concrete, Advance Design)

|CAD / CAE

|Analysis and design for the construction engineering, steel and concrete modeling and detailing

|rowspan="4"|Graphisoft

|rowspan="4"|

|ArchiCAD

|Graphisoft Constructor

|Graphisoft Estimator

|Graphisoft Change Manager

|GStarsoft

|GstarCAD

|CAD

|platform CAD software and applications

|Ing.-Buero FRIEDRICH (IBF)

|TARGET 3001!

|CAD

|PCB Layout CAD Software including MID design, Front Panel design

|rowspan="5"|IMSI/Design

Note: whilst IMSI design continues to market, according to their Facebook page they do not appear to be providing customer support nor have they actively posted since 2019.

|rowspan="5"|

|TurboCAD Professional

|CAD

|Parametric CAD, solid modeling, dimensional constraints and photo-realistic rendering available in Standard, Architectural, Mechanical and Platinum Editions

|TurboCAD Deluxe 2D/3D

|CAD

|Value-priced 2D and 3D CAD, surface modeling and realistic rendering for both Windows and Mac

|TurboCAD Designer 2D

|CAD

|Value-priced 2D CAD for Windows and Mac

|DesignCAD 3D Max

|CAD

|Entry-level 2D and 3D CAD, surface modeling and rendering

|DesignCAD Express

|CAD

|Entry level 2D CAD

|rowspan="13"|Intergraph

|rowspan="13"|

|GeoMedia

|rowspan="13"|United States

|IGDS

|Intergraph

|InterAct

|Smart3D

|CAD

|SmartSketch

|CADWorx Plant

|CAD

|AutoCAD-based plant design.

|CADWorx P&ID

|CAD

|AutoCAD-based piping and instrumentation (P&ID) plant solution.

|CADWorx fieldPipe

|CAD

|Delivers plant as-built and spool verification in the field and on point cloud data.

|CADWorx E&I

|CAD/CAE

|Data-centric and product for design, engineering and the production of deliverables and reports for both electrical and instrumentation.

|CAESAR II

|CAE

|Evaluates the structural responses and stresses of piping systems to international codes and standards.

|PV Elite

|CAE

|Vessel and heat exchanger design, analysis and evaluation.

|TANK

|CAE

|Design, analysis and evaluation of oil storage tanks.

|rowspan="4"|IronCAD LLC

|rowspan="4"|

|IRONCAD

|CAD

|3D solid modeling design tool with both direct geometric editing and history-based design and 2D drawing creation

|rowspan="4"|United States

|INOVATE

|CAD

|3D conceptual product design tool

|IRONCAD DRAFT

|CAD

|2D mechanical drafting and 3D file viewing

|COMPOSE

|CAD

|3D file viewer and configuration design tool

|rowspan="2"|ISD Software und Systeme GmbH

|rowspan="2"|

|HiCAD

|CAD

|HELiOS

|PDM

|ITB Paul Schneider

|ASi-Profile

|CAD

|Inventor add-on for mechanical engineering, constructional steelworking, plant construction

|rowspan="4"|Kubotek Corporation

|rowspan="4"|

|KeyCreator

|CAD

|3D Direct CAD

|Machinist

|CAM

|NC utilities integrated within KeyCreator

|Validation Tool

|3D model-to-model validation

|Spectrum

|3D CAD Viewer

|Lattice Semiconductor

|ispLever

|CAD

|FPGA design

|rowspan="7"|Lectra

|rowspan="7"|

|Modaris

|CAD

|Textile and Soft Goods Industry (Apparel, Leather, Automotive, Marine, Aerospace, Technical Textiles)

|rowspan="7"|France

|Kaledo

|CAD

|Diamino

|CAD

|DesignConcept

|CAD

|Fashion PLM

|PDM

|Vector

|CAM

|GraphicPilot

|CAM

|McNeel

|Rhinoceros 3D

|CAD

| NURBS-based modelling software

||Motor Design LTD

|Motor-CAD

|CAD

|Thermal analysis of motors

|rowspan="3"|MSC Software

|rowspan="3"|$300M

|MSC Nastran

|CAE

|MSC Patran

|CAE

|ADAMS

|CAE

|rowspan="3"|NC Graphics

|rowspan="3"|

|Toolmaker

|machining STRATEGIST

|Until June 2002

|Depocam

|rowspan="11"|NEi Software

|rowspan="11"|

|NEi Nastran

|CAE

|Finite Element Analysis tool

|rowspan="11"|United States

|NEi Works

|CAE

|NEi Nastran embedded within SolidWorks

|NEi Fusion

|CAE

|combines parasolid geometry engine with NEi Nastran solvers

|NEi Explicit

|CAE

|parallel explicit solver integrated within NEi Nastran

|NEi Fluid Dynamics

|CAE

|advanced fluid dynamics analysis add-on for Femap

|NEi Thermal Basic

|CAE

|add-on module for linear and nonlinear, steady-state and transient heat transfer processes

|NEi Thermal Advanced

|CAE

|add-on module for advanced heat transfer capabilities in addition to those found in NEi Thermal Basic

|NEi Fatigue

|CAE

|dynamic loading conditions add-on for Femap

|NEi Aeroelasticity

|CAE

|advanced aeroelastic design and analysis

|NEi Optimization

|CAE

|design optimization through a GUI along with gradient-based and response surface optimization algorithms

|NEi Motion

|CAE

|virtual testing and verification of mechanical systems

|rowspan="2"|Nemetschek

|rowspan="2"|

|Allplan BIM

|CAD

|Vectorworks

|CAD

|Formerly MiniCAD

|rowspan="2"|Open CASCADE SAS

|rowspan="2"|

|Open CASCADE

|Kernel

|Originally of Matra DataVision

|SALOME

|CAD/CAE

|Generic platform for Pre and Post-Processing for numerical simulation

|rowspan="14"|PTC

|rowspan="14"|$1,300M

|CREO (was Pro/Engineer)

|CAD

|rowspan="14"|United States

|CADDS 5i

|CAD

|Originally of Computervision

|Pro/DESKTOP

|CAD

|Originally Designwave of Computervision

|Creo Simulate (was Pro/MECHANICA)

|CAE

|From Rasna acquisition

|Pro/Concept

|CAID

|Originally called 3D Paint

|Pro/Designer

|CAID

|Originally called CDRS

|Windchill

|PDM

|Granite

|Kernel

|CREO View

|Visualization

|From Division acquisition

|CoCreate OneSpace Modeling 2007

|CAD

|Originally called SolidDesigner (and prior to that, ME30)

|CoCreate Modeling Personal Edition 2.0

|CAD

|Free Explicit Modeling Software

|CoCreate OneSpace Drafting 2007

|CAD

|2D Drafting, originally called ME10

|CoCreate OneSpace.net

|CPD

|For Internet-based collaboration

|CoCreate Model Manager 2007

||PDM

|Originally called WorkManager

|Red Cedar Technology

|HEEDS

|CAE

|Design optimization and process automation software.

|Sescoi

|WorkXPlore 3D

|CAD Viewer

|Viewer for analyzing and sharing 2D and 3D CAD files without having to rely on the original CAD application.

| rowspan="12" |Siemens Digital Industries Software<br />(Formerly UGS Corp, Unigraphics Solutions)

| rowspan="12" |$1,100M

|NX

|CAD/CAID/CAE/CAM

| rowspan="12" |United States

|NX Nastran

|CAE

|Solid Edge

|CAD

|Parasolid

|Kernel

|Femap

|CAE

|EMS

|CAD

|Originally of Intergraph

|BRAVO

|CAD

|Originally of Applicon

|I-DEAS

|CAD

|Originally of SDRC

|NX I-deas

|CAD

|Transition product from I-DEAS to NX

|Simcenter STAR-CCM+

|CAE

|Teamcenter

|PDM

|Tecnomatix

|MPM

|rowspan="2"|solidThinking

|rowspan="2"|

|Evolve

|CAE

||Conceptual design tool for Mac or PC, originally named solidThinking

|Inspire

|CAE

|Structural concept generation tool

|rowspan="3"|SolutionWare Corporation

|rowspan="3"|

|GeoPath

|CAD/CAM

|CNC programming for 2.5-axis milling, turning, 3-D Milling, wire-EDM, auto programming, solid verification, Mazatrol, fabrication, and solids

|MazaCAM

|CAM

|CNC programming for milling, and turning for a wide range of Mazak machines

|PowerCAM

|CAM

|CNC programming with direct Mazatrol and/or G-code output from within the SolidWorks interface

|rowspan="3"|Stardraw

|rowspan="3"|

|Audio

|CAD

|CAD design for audio equipment and racks plus cable and equipment planning

|A/V

|CAD

|CAD design for audio/visual equipment and racks plus cable and equipment planning

|Lighting 2D

|CAD

|CAD design for theatrical lighting design

|Sprut Technology

|SprutCAM

|CAM

|CNC programming for 2.5D, 3D, 4/5D axes indexed/simultaneous milling, HSM, FBM, multi-axis lathe, Turning, Mill-Turn, Wire EDM and robots

|rowspan="3"|Top Systems

|rowspan="3"|

|T-FLEX CAD

|CAD

|2D and 3D Parametric CAD software

|T-FLEX CAM

|CAM

|Integrated CAM software

|T-FLEX DOCs

|PDM

|Transoft Solutions Inc.

|AutoTURN

|CAD

|AutoCAD / MicroStation add-on for vehicle swept path simulation

|VariCAD s. r. o.

|VariCAD

|CAD

|CAD software for mechanical engineering

| rowspan="7" |Vectorworks, Inc.

|Vectorworks Fundamentals

|CAD

|2D & 3D CAD software

|United States

|Vectorworks Architect

|BIM software for Architecture

|United States

|Vectorworks Landmark

|BIM software for Landscapes

|United States

|Vectorworks Spotlight

|Scenic, Stage, and Lighting design software for live performance events

|United States

|ConnectCAD

|CAD

|AV schematics software add-on module for Vectorworks Spotlight

|United States

|Braceworks

|CAD

|Structural Analysis for temporary events. Add on module for Vectorworks Spotlight

|United States

|Vision

|Previzualization and lighting control software for live events

|United States

|rowspan="5"|Zuken

|rowspan="5"|

|CR-5000

|CAD

|Electronic CAD software

|CR-8000

|CAD

|Electronic CAD software

|Cadstar

|CAD

|Electronic CAD software

|E3.series

|E-CAD

|Electrical and fluid engineering software

|eCadstar

|CAD

|Electronic CAD software

|rowspan="2"|ZWSOFT

|rowspan="2"|

|ZWCAD

|CAD

|A DWG-based CAD platform designed for professional 2D drafting and documentation.

|rowspan="2"|

|ZW3D

|CAD/CAM

|A 3D CAD/CAM software developed for the machinery and manufacturing industries.

Past CAD Brands

Acquired, orphaned, failed or rebranded.

;Alias:Acquired by Autodesk

;Applicon:Acquired by UGS Corporation

;CADAM:Acquired by Dassault Systèmes

;CADCentre:Rebranded as Aveva

;Baystate Technologies:Acquired by Kubotek Corporation

;BARCO NV:Now called Ucamco for printed circuit board applications

;Camsco:Acquired by Gerber

;CIS (Cambridge Interactive Systems):Acquired by Computervision

;CADKEY:Acquired by Baystate Technologies

;Calma:Acquired by Computervision

;Claris:Published "ClarisCAD", abandoned in transition of company to FileMaker

;Computervision:Acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation

;Diehl Graphsoft:Acquired by Nemetschek

;Investronica:Acquired by Lectra

;Matra DataVision:Acquired by Dassault Systèmes

;Microdynamics: Acquired by Gerber

;Micro Engineering Solutions:Published "Solution 3000" and "ADX", acquired by Autodesk

;NC Graphics:Acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation

;Revit Technology Corporation:Acquired by Autodesk

;Shape Data:Acquired by Siemens

;Spatial Corp.:Acquired by Dassault Systèmes

;SDRC:Acquired by UGS Corporation

;SRAC: (Structural Research and Analysis Corporation) acquired by SolidWorks Corporation

;SolidWorks Corporation:Acquired by Dassault Systèmes

;SDRC-IDEAS: Acquired by Unigraphics Solutions

;Unigraphics Solutions a.k.a. UGS Corporation:Acquired by Siemens

Open source CAD software projects

2D

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RibbonSoft QCAD
Archimedes Architectural CAD program.
LibreCAD Open source 2D CAD Program.

3D

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Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, interactive 3D applications and video games.
BRL-CAD
FreeCAD an open source CAD/CAE, based on Open CASCADE, Qt and Python.
OpenSCAD
Open Cascade Technology (OCCT, formerly known as CAS.CADE) an SDK from Open Cascade for 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE.

List of CAx companies

CAx software companies

Past CAD Brands

Open source CAD software projects

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