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
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 RibbonSoft QCAD Archimedes – Architectural CAD program. LibreCAD Open source 2D CAD Program.
3D 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.
See also Comparison of CAD software CAD data exchange CAD/CAM in the footwear industry List of 3D modeling software List of BIM software List of computer-aided engineering software List of computer-aided manufacturing software
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