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SkyCAD
SkyCAD
SkyCAD automates wire and component numbering, manages parts lists and BOMs, updates cross‑references, creates panel layout designs, and more. It features automated numbering, BOMs, and parts‑lists management, automated cross‑references, license sharing, and requires no training. With unique design‑reuse features such as design‑by‑systems and configuration management, the software ensures efficiency and consistency. It offers intuitive, user‑friendly tools for generating PLC and other component blocks automatically and can generate PLC drawings from an I/O list in Excel. The panel layout design is supported directly within the platform. SkyCAD supports European and American drawing styles. A rich tutorial library and responsive support forums empower users to get up to speed quickly. Standard (free) and advanced licenses are available, with the free license meeting the needs of many users and the advanced license providing additional features at a reasonable cost.Starting Price: $99 per month -
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PhotoVCarve
Vectric
PhotoVCarve instantly converts photographs and images into high-quality toolpaths that can be run on virtually all CNC routing and engraving machines. PhotoVCarve is also perfect for machining 3D lithophanes directly from photographs, which make perfect gifts, keepsakes, and mementos that will last for generations. PhotoVCarve creates lines of grooves that vary in width and depth to represent the detail in a photograph or image. The quality of the finished result is very dependent upon a high level of contrast between the material surface and the machined grooves. PhotoVCarve machines dark areas in a photograph with wide grooves and the lighter areas with narrower ones. It automatically calculates the toolpaths based on the cutter selected. Lithophanes are 3D photographs that, when viewed in normal lighting, look a little dull and lifeless, but when back-lit, transform into stunning 3D pictures with depth and detail.Starting Price: $6.21 per month -
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EasyCarve
Vectric
Quickly and easily carve 3D models on your CNC machine with EasyCarve. Powered by Design & Make, EasyCarve has access to over 7,000 CNC‑ready 3D relief models from its built‑in library. Follow the simple steps set out in the software to choose your 3D model, choose your material and tooling, generate and preview your toolpaths, and you’re all set to export your toolpath to carve on your CNC machine. Once you’ve loaded your model, choose your material and tooling to generate your toolpaths. Preview your toolpaths to make sure you’re happy with how it will carve. Simply save and export your toolpaths. Now you’re ready to head over to your CNC machine to start carving. Model styles include cut-out, dish, and recessed, enabling you to add 3D content to new and existing projects.Starting Price: $15 per month -
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CarveCo Maker
CarveCo
The Carveco software range is available in three variants, each crafted to provide you with the freedom and flexibility to design and manufacture a range of 2D and 3D products quickly and easily. Carveco Maker is quick to learn and easy to use, with powerful design and manufacturing features that power up your CNC, making it great for small businesses or home hobbyists taking their first step into creating personalised products. Carveco Maker Plus builds on the Maker feature set by adding powerful 3D design, manufacturing, and productivity tools geared toward increasing the output, range, and efficiency of your manufacturing business. It introduces fades to relief artwork, complex weaves, direct sculpting with smooth and erase tools, spin and turn tools for circular relief, a fade relief tool for height control, and a cookie cutter to edit relief artwork.Starting Price: Free -
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NVIDIA Isaac Sim
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Isaac Sim is an open source reference robotics simulation application built on NVIDIA Omniverse, enabling developers to design, simulate, test, and train AI-driven robots in physically realistic virtual environments. It is built atop Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD), offering full extensibility so developers can create custom simulators or seamlessly integrate Isaac Sim's capabilities into existing validation pipelines. The platform supports three essential workflows; large-scale synthetic data generation for training foundation models with photorealistic rendering and automatic ground truth labeling; software-in-the-loop testing, which connects actual robot software with simulated hardware to validate control and perception systems; and robot learning through NVIDIA’s Isaac Lab, which accelerates training of behaviors in simulation before real-world deployment. Isaac Sim delivers GPU-accelerated physics (via NVIDIA PhysX) and RTX-enabled sensor simulation.Starting Price: Free -
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NVIDIA Isaac Lab
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Isaac Lab is a GPU‑accelerated, open source robot learning framework built on top of Isaac Sim, designed to unify and simplify robotics research workflows such as reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and motion planning. It leverages realistic sensor and physics simulation to support accurate training of embodied agents, providing ready‑to‑use environments, spanning manipulators, quadrupeds, and humanoids—with support for 30+ benchmark tasks and integration with popular RL libraries like RL Games, Stable Baselines, RSL RL, and SKRL. Isaac Lab features a modular, configuration‑driven design that enables developers to easily create, modify, and scale learning environments; it also supports collecting demonstrations via peripherals (gamepads, keyboards) and allows custom actuator models to facilitate sim‑to‑real transfer. The framework is built for both local and cloud deployment, accommodating flexible scaling of compute resources.Starting Price: Free -
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VariCAD Viewer
VariCAD
VariCAD Viewer is a viewer, converter and printing software working with 2D DWG, DXF, 3D STEP, STL, SAT and 3D/2D VariCAD file formats. VariCAD viewer allows you to convert DWG to DXF and vice-versa, convert STEP to 3D IGES, SAT, SAB, PDF 3D, PRC 3D, DAE or STL formats, print 2D DWG, DXF or VariCAD formats and use batch print or batch conversions. VariCAD viewer offers settings of 3D display methods (like light source or perspective). 3D display can be also exported into high-resolution bitmap file. Furthermore, it is possible to measure and calculate solids, change their color, or make them invisible in VariCAD Viewer. You can try a 30-day free trial of VariCAD Viewer & Converter.Starting Price: €20/user/year -
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BRIGADE
TECHNIA AB
BRIGADE is an advanced FEM software for bridge analysis and design. The BRIGADE suite delivers a complete workflow for modelling, analysis and result presentation of bridges and other civil structures. With parametric 3D modelling, automatic meshing and built‑in handling of moving traffic loads according to Eurocode and other international standards, BRIGADE provides engineers with a powerful tool for bridge design, load calculation, damage assessment and dynamic analysis. -
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FRILO
ALLPLAN
FRILO is a structural analysis and design suite for civil and structural engineers that delivers a wide range of calculation, verification, and modelling tools to assess the load-bearing capacity, stability, and serviceability of components and full structures in concrete, steel, timber, masonry, foundation, and geotechnical engineering according to Eurocodes and applicable standards. It is modular and includes specialized programs (for beams, columns, plates, foundations, soil mechanics, and more) that support component-oriented calculations with intuitive inputs and verifiable results, helping engineers handle everyday structural tasks efficiently and with clear documentation. FRILO integrates tools like BIM-Connector interfaces for importing analytical models from IFC/SAF formats, a Document Designer for generating standard-compliant reports, and continuous updates to standards, workflows, and material libraries.Starting Price: €244 per month -
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CableCalc BS7671 18-2
CastlineSystems
CableCalc BS7671 is advanced electrical calculation and design software aligned with the latest BS7671:2018+A2:2022 Requirements for Electrical Installations (IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition Amendment 2) that helps professionals size cables, evaluate circuits, and design distribution board projects with precision. It supports both single- and three-phase calculations for radial, ring, and sub-main circuits, calculating voltage drop, disconnection time, fault current, earth fault information, overload, short-circuit parameters, and correction factors such as temperature and grouping. It offers comprehensive databases of copper cables and protective devices to streamline selection and includes tools to generate detailed calculation documents, schedules, single-line diagrams, and schematic drawings for jobs ranging from simple circuits to multi-distribution board projects.Starting Price: $177.09 per month -
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Cognitive Design
Cognitive Design Systems
Cognitive Design by CDS is a next-generation concurrent engineering platform for OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers in Aerospace, Defense, and Automotive. Powered by a proprietary implicit-geometry engine, it combines generative design (topology optimization, generative enclosure), manufacturing-driven constraints, simulation-driven analysis, and AI-powered design exploration in one unified platform. Engineers can generate and compare high-performance concepts faster, DfM constraints early (Casting, Machining, Metal AM), and automate repeatable workflows across entire product families — reducing time-to-design and eliminating late rework. Serving industry leaders across Japan, Europe, and the US.Starting Price: 12000€ -
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D5 Lite
D5
D5 Lite is a free, AI-native, real-time visualization plugin developed by D5, specifically designed to integrate directly into 3D modeling software, primarily SketchUp (versions 2021–2026). It serves as an early-stage design tool that bridges the gap between raw, "white-box" massing models and high-quality, rendered visual concepts without requiring users to leave their modeling workspace. It is part of the "D5 All-in-One Workflow," which includes D5 Render and D5 Works.Starting Price: $38/month -
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XFdtd
Remcom
XFdtd is a full-wave 3D electromagnetic (EM) simulation software created by Remcom. This innovative and full-featured electromagnetic simulation solver provides high-performance computing options and simplifies the analysis of the most complex EM problems. XFdtd offers a wide range of applications that include microwave device design, antenna design and placement, radar and scattering, biomedical applications, automotive radar, waveguides, military and defense contracts, RFID, EMC/EMI, and more.Starting Price: $14750.00/one-time/user -
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ProCal
TMA Systems
ProCal by TMA Systems is an enterprise-grade calibration management software designed to replace paper-based processes with efficient, digital workflows. It helps organizations maintain precision, compliance, and consistency across calibration programs of any scale. ProCal automates calculations, applies tolerances, and instantly flags pass or fail results to minimize human error. The platform generates audit-ready records, certificates, and complete calibration histories to simplify inspections and regulatory reviews. Built for ISO, GMP, FDA, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, it supports secure access, electronic signatures, and approval controls. ProCal scales easily from single departments to global enterprises with multi-account and multi-language support. Trusted by leading manufacturers, it delivers a streamlined, paperless approach to calibration management. -
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FlexSim
FlexSim Software Products, Inc.
FlexSim is a problem solving tool that allows you to accurately answer any question about your business. It's powerful simulation software, built from the ground up to make simulation as easy as possible, without sacrificing an ounce of function or visual appeal. You can create beautiful, detailed models that deliver results yet make an impact in the way spreadsheets or charts never could, and you can do it all in just minutes with drag-and-drop controls and easy-to-use features. -
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C.A.L.M. Airline Suite
C.A.L.M. Systems
C.A.L.M. (Computerized Aircraft Log Manager) Systems, Inc. is a premier provider of aviation maintenance management software solution. The company's Airline Suite offers a robust set of modules, including Computerized Aircraft Reliability Tracking System (C.A.R.T.S) and Continuous Aircraft Surveillance (C.A.S), that ensure fleet readiness and enhance the aviation maintenance community's productivity, efficiency, and safety. Key features of the Airline Suite include electronic log books, flight log tracking, bulletin tracking, maintenance forecasting, budget forecasting, temples for common component lists, and more. This software monitors discrepancies and reports mechanical reliability and corrective actions or deferrals. It is integrated with work orders to create automatic MEL tasks to be completed with work orders to create automatic MEL tasks to be completed. Features and reports.Starting Price: $1000 per month -
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Hurricane for AutoCAD
74Mph Solutions
Batch edit your AutoCAD drawings in 3 clicks (or less), Make simple, complex and/or dynamic changes to each drawing. Manage your files to process. Keep lists, save "project" directories. Share these lists and "user-scripts". Combine user scripts to accomplish complex editing tasks. (You can even store scripts specific to each project, and retrieve them easily.) AutoCAD Electrical ".WDP" project file compatibility - Double-click an AutoCAD Electrical .WDP (Project) file within Hurricanes file selector, to quickly load an entire AutoCAD Electrical project into the FileQueue. This means you can EASILY use AutoCAD to Batch Plot your files, Batch Purge, Batch Bind, batch script anything, maximizing your PC's power to perform redundant tasks fast! Add more time-saving batch script functionality to AutoCAD Electrical, Mechanical, and Architectural. Batch all drawings run in a single AutoCAD session (They don't "open-run-close, open-run-close...")Starting Price: $99.95 one-time payment -
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cofaso 7
cofaso
cofaso is the leading high-end CAE solution for electrical engineering projecting tasks. Based on its special system technology with direct access to applicable logic for each schematic, the solution offers outstanding features for all industry-specific design and documentation requirements. As a parameter-controlled system, cofaso provides users with consistent structuring of their work process, while offering unrestricted flexibility for individual adaption to department -project- or workplace-specific requirements. cofaso has user interface in 13 world languages and supports all the common Windows versions. Auto connecting and online item designation/numbering enable you to create schematics quickly and correctly. Rapid viewing/generation of evaluation lists speeds up your work process. -
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Mech-Q
ASVIC
Are you looking for the best Engineering & Drafting CAD Software? Our solutions suit professionals like you that are involved in commercial, food & beverage, petrochemical, biotechnology, heavy industry, marine, mining, military, pharmaceutical, pulp & paper, energy generation or similar type of industry. If you require easy to use engineering software to get the job done right and quicly, then we have the solution you are looking for! We have software products for a wide range of engineering applications ranging from Mechanical software, Piping software, HVAC Ducting software and Structural Steel Detailing software. Each application is a set of powerful functions and utilities that makes your engineering design and drafting work easy and cost effective.Starting Price: $49 per user per month -
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RoomSketcher
RoomSketcher
RoomSketcher is a leading floor plan software that makes it easy to create, edit, and share accurate and high-quality floor plans. An easy-to-learn drag-and-drop interface enables you to draw plans from scratch or order existing plans to be drawn for you through RoomSketcher's redraw services. 2D and 3D plans can be customized with accurate measurements, annotations, and company branding. RoomSketcher is available on desktops and tablets, and can be used anywhere with an internet connection, as projects are stored in the cloud and sync across devices. RoomSketcher is used by thousands of real estate professionals, interior designers, and general contractors all over the world. Save time, win clients, and elevate your marketing with RoomSketcher's impressive and professional floor plan visuals. -
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PTC Windchill
PTC
PTC Windchill is a comprehensive product lifecycle management (PLM) platform designed to help manufacturers improve collaboration, data sharing, and quality control across global teams. It provides secure, role-based access to real-time product data, enabling streamlined product development and manufacturing processes. Windchill’s open architecture allows seamless integration with enterprise systems like SAP ERP, supporting a connected digital thread. The platform includes advanced features such as BOM management, engineering change control, manufacturing process management, and supply chain collaboration. Windchill leverages AI-driven insights and automation to enhance decision-making, reduce manual tasks, and accelerate innovation. Its flexible delivery options include on-premises and cloud deployment to fit diverse IT strategies. -
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Floor Plan Mapper
Floor Plan Mapper
Floor Plan Mapper is an innovative software application designed to solve the simple problem of locating staff, printers, meeting rooms and whatever else you need to find within an office building. Floor Plan Mapper creates an interactive map of your floor plans from which you cans search for and find employees, visually book desks, locate meeting rooms, create office seating plans and much more. Floor Plan Mapper is available as a online hosted software as a service, or as an on-premise installation.Starting Price: $28 -
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QuoteCAD™ Manufacturing is the smartest choice for small businesses that require the basic and integrated functions of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. QuoteCAD™ Manufacturing provides out-of-the-box, base functions for business areas such as Manufacturing, Customer Relationship Management and Supplier Chain Management. Both economical, and user friendly, QuoteCAD™ Manufacturing has the lowest learning curve, and it does not require a high degree of customization as found in the majority of existing ERP solutions. Typical ERP implementation projects for enterprises can consumes months, requires a consulting team, and usually requires changes to existing business processes. QuoteCAD™ Manufacturing already fits the basic requirements for small businesses and requires minimal additional setup time.Starting Price: $749 one-time payment
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SNOK
SecureNok
SNOK™ is a cybersecurity monitoring and detection system tailored for industrial networks and control systems. SNOK™ detects targeted industrial attacks such as espionage, sabotage, malware, and other security interruptions in control systems. SNOK™ uniquely combines network and endpoint monitoring of components such as PLC’s, HMI’s, Servers etc. We are cybersecurity experts on industrial automation and control systems. Our skilled advisors and technicians help you secure critical infrastructure and production facilities, train your staff and implement secure practices. Hacking, malware and viruses have attacked IT systems for decades. Recently, cyberattacks has grown into a serious threat to critical industrial infrastructure as well. What has happened and how can infrastructure be protected? Assets in the Oil & Gas Industry are attractive targets for cyber-attacks with potentially severe consequences.Starting Price: $0.01 -
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WELSIM
WelSimulation LLC
WELSIM finite element analysis software helps engineers and researchers conduct simulation studies and prototype virtual products.Starting Price: $45 per user per month -
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EMWorks
EMWorks
EMWorks provides best-in-class electromagnetic simulation software for electrical and electronics design with multiphysics capabilities. The company’s products are fully and seamlessly embedded in SOLIDWORKS and Autodesk Inventor®. Applications include electromechanical and power electronics, antennas, RF and microwave components, and power and signal integrity of high-speed interconnects. EMS is an electromagnetic field simulation software for designing and optimizing electromagnetic and electromechanical devices such as transformers, electric motors, actuators, and sensors inside SOLIDWORKS® and Autodesk® Inventor®. EMWorks2D is a 2D electromagnetic simulation software for 2D planar and axis-symmetric geometries and it is completely embedded inside SOLIDWORKS. This product enables users to do quick simulations before migrating to 3D and helps in rapid product development. -
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ProSimPlus
Fives ProSim
ProSimPlus is a chemical process simulation software very intuitive and easy to use, so users adopt it very quickly. The software is a solution that is widely used by the world’s leading oil, gas, chemicals, energy or bio-based industry companies. Fives ProSim offers process simulation software and services that allow industries to improve their operations, increase their profitability or reduce their environmental impact. For more than 30 years Fives ProSim has been designing and developing process simulation and optimization software in the oil, gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, energy and other process industries. Fives ProSim is today at the heart of two challenges that the industry must face to remain competitive: the digital transition and the energy transition. Fives ProSim stands out thanks to the ease of use of its software, the responsiveness of its support team. -
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Bizprac
Bizprac Software
The builders using Bizprac construction estimating software discovered that job estimations are done faster and more effectively. Bizprac construction job software allows you to easily manage projects from estimate to invoice and gives you the job status and resource levels in real-time. Bizprac’s construction job costing software is fully integrated which means that at a click of a button you can compare your project budget against your project actuals. Bizprac’s construction job costing software is fully integrated which means that at a click of a button you can compare your project budget against your project actuals. View actual costs vs budgets for each job in real-time. Creditor PO automatically extracts all materials. Job tracked in the same cost center format as estimate. Bill of materials contains the supplier codes and descriptions. Produce contract variations. Lock Creditor PO to invoice. -
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PlusSpec
RubySketch
PlusSpec is the most powerful, affordable and easy to learn 3D BIM/Virtual Design Construction & Estimating software for the Design & Construction Industry. From Design & Sales to Estimating & Procurement, PlusSpec offers one integrated solution created to help you become more efficient & profitable. PlusSpec has been made for people who are low on time, and we’ve included the support you need so you can quickly master the software. The only BIM software you can actually design with. Immerse your clients in 3D and sell your designs. Create professional 2D drawings. Manage client budgets. Develop stronger relationships with stakeholders. PlusSpec will allow you to do more than just quantify. Quote Fast. End Error and Oversight. Visualize Risk & Complexity. Transform the way you Communicate. Deliver more than just a Paper Quote. Whether you are Designing & Drafting, or Estimating & Building (or both), specifying products is a key part of the process.Starting Price: $990 per year -
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Home Designer
Chief Architect
Home Designer Software is the top-rated 3D interior design, remodeling and home design software. Based on technology from Chief Architect's professional architectural software, Home Designer is made easy for DIY. Discover why Home Designer is the best home design app to visualize and design your next house project. Chief Architect software is the professional tool of choice for architects, home builders, remodelers, and interior designers. Smart building technology makes it easy to create construction drawings, floor plans, elevations, 3D renderings, and 360 panoramic renderings. Chief Architect's software is purpose‑built for residential design with building tools that can automatically generate roofs, foundations, framing, and dimensions. As you draw walls, windows, and doors, the program simultaneously creates a 3D model. These 3D models can be shared with homeowners, structural engineers or subcontractors using the 3D Viewer app.Starting Price: $79 one-time payment
