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List of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) companies and their software products. CAD software has been produced since the 1970s through to the present for a variety of computer platforms. This software may include applications for Computer-aided engineering (CAE), Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and Product Data Management (PDM).
The list is far from complete or representative as the CAD business landscape is very dynamic: almost every month new companies appear, old companies go out of business, companies split and merge. Sometimes some names disappear and reappear again.
- This list is sorted by company name. Refer to: Category:Computer-aided design software , Category:Computer-aided manufacturing software and Category:Computer-aided engineering software for lists sorted by software name .
Table Format
| Company Name | Revenue (Annual US$) | |
| Product Name | Product CAx Type | additional information |
Existing CAD software companies
Companies currently in existence and their products:
| AeroHydro, Inc. | |||
| MultiSurf | CAD | Marine applications | |
| SurfaceWorks | |||
| Alibre, Inc. - official website | |||
| Alibre Design | CAD | Mechanical design, engineering and manufacturing applications | |
| Alibre Design Xpress | CAD | Mechanical design, engineering and manufacturing applications | |
| ANDOR Co.,Ltd - official website | |||
| CADSUPER | |||
| EASYDRAW | |||
| DesignFlow | |||
| Apperson & Daughters - official website | |||
| CadStd Lite | |||
| CadStd Pro | |||
| ASCON | |||
| KOMPAS 3D | |||
| PLM | |||
| Autodesk | |||
| AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop | CAD | ||
| Mechanical Desktop | CAD | ||
| 3DS Max | |||
| Autodesk VIZ | |||
| Revit | (originally of Revit Technology Corporation) | ||
| Alias StudioTools | CAID | ||
| Bentley Systems | |||
| Microstation | CAD | ||
| Powerdraft | |||
| CADMAI - official website | |||
| CADMAI | |||
| Cadsoft Corporation | |||
| Envisioneer | |||
| Cadsoft Build | |||
| APDesign (AutoCAD add-on) | |||
| CAD Register- official website | |||
| PartSpec | |||
| PlantSpec | |||
| CAD Blocks | |||
| CAD Schroer GmbH | |||
| MEDUSA | CAD | (originally of Cambridge Interactive Systems (CIS) - later a subsidiary Computervision) | |
| Stheno | |||
| CoCreate (formerly subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard) | |||
| OneSpace Designer Modeling | CAD | (originally called SolidDesigner) | |
| OneSpace Designer Drafting | CAD | (originally called ME10) | |
| OneSpace.net | CPD | (for Internet-based collaboration) | |
| Model Manager | |||
| DATACAD LLC | |||
| DataCAD | |||
| DataCAD LT | |||
| o2c_Interactive! | |||
| Dassault Systèmes | $1100M | ||
| CATIA | CAD | ||
| COSMOS | CAE | ||
| SolidWorks | CAD | ( originally of SolidWorks Corporation) | |
| ACIS 3D Modeler | Kernel | ( originally of Spatial Corp.) | |
| Euclid-IS | CAD | ( originally of Matra DataVision) | |
| Open CASCADE | Kernel | ( originally of Matra DataVision) | |
| STRIM | CAD | ( originally of Matra DataVision) | |
| SmartTeam | PDM | (originally of Smart Solutions) | |
| Enovia | PDM | ||
| MatrixOne | PDM | ||
| DELMIA | MPM | (originally of Deneb Robotics Inc.) | |
| ABAQUS | CAE | ||
| Delcam - official website | |||
| DUCT | |||
| PowerMILL | CAM | ||
| PowerSHAPE | |||
| FeatureCAM | CAM | ||
| CopyCAD | |||
| PowerINSPECT | |||
| ArtCAM | |||
| Gehry Technologies - official website | |||
| Digital Project™ | - 2004 press release | ||
| Version R2 (based on CATIA) | - 2005 press release | ||
| General CADD Products, Inc. | |||
| General CADD Pro | |||
| Graphisoft | |||
| ArchiCAD | |||
| Graphisoft Constructor | |||
| Graphisoft Estimator | |||
| Graphisoft Change Manager | |||
| Ing.-Buero FRIEDRICH | |||
| TARGET 3001! | |||
| Informatix | |||
| MicroGDS | |||
| Piranesi | |||
| Intergraph | |||
| GeoMedia | |||
| IGDS | |||
| Intergraph | |||
| InterAct | |||
| SmartPlant | |||
| SmartSketch | |||
| KitchenMaster * | |||
| SwissCAD * | |||
| IRONCAD | |||
| IronCAD | |||
| Malz++Kassner GmbH (formerly TommySoftware N.A., Inc.) | |||
| CAD6 Studio | (formerly CAD/DRAW 4 Level 2) | ||
| MSC Software | $300M | ||
| MSC Nastran | CAE | ||
| MSC Patran | CAE | ||
| ADAMS | CAE | ||
| Nemetschek | |||
| AllPlan FT | |||
| NC Graphics | |||
| Toolmaker | |||
| machining STRATEGIST | (until June 2002) | ||
| Depocam | |||
| Nemetschek North America (formerly Diehl Graphsoft) | |||
| VectorWorks | (formerly MiniCAD) | ||
| OneCNC | |||
| OneCNC | |||
| Parametric Technology Corporation | $700M | ||
| Pro/ENGINEER | CAD | ||
| CADDS 5i | CAD | ( originally of Computervision) | |
| Pro/DESKTOP | |||
| Pro/MECHANICA | CAE | ||
| Pro/Concept | CAID | ( originally called CDRS) | |
| Windchill | PDM | ||
| Granite | Kernel | ||
| ProductView (Division) | |||
| Pathtrace | |||
| Edgecam | |||
| QikDraw Systems | |||
| QikDraw Professional | |||
| QikQuote | (Shed / Verandahs / etc.) | ||
| QikLink V | (Graphical Documentation & Presentation system) | ||
| QikDraw V3D | House Package | ||
| QDElect | Electrical Package - (Electrical drawings) | ||
| Sigma Design | |||
| ARRIS - official website | |||
| - | Architect's Studio and other components | ||
| SOFTTECH GmbH | |||
| SPIRIT | |||
| AVA NTi | |||
| PRO NTo | |||
| STI International, Inc. | |||
| SPIRIT | |||
| AVA NTi | |||
| PRO NTo | |||
| UGS (Formerly Unigraphics Solutions) | $1100M | ||
| NX | CAD/CAID/CAE/CAM | ||
| NX Nastran | CAE | ||
| Parasolid | Kernel | ||
| SolidEdge | CAD | ||
| FEMAP | CAE | ||
| EMS | CAD | (originally of Intergraph) | |
| BRAVO | CAD | (originally of Applicon) | |
| I-DEAS | CAD | (originally of SDRC) | |
| Teamcenter | PDM | ||
| Tecnomatix | MPM | ||
| Upperspace | |||
| DesignCAD | |||
| VariCAD s. r. o. | |||
| VariCAD | |||
| Vero International | |||
| VISI-Series | (Integrated CAD/CAM) | ||
| machining STRATEGIST | ("Shop Floor" CAM) | ||
| Vision house software | |||
| VR Kitchen | |||
| VR Bathroom | |||
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Companies which no longer exist
Taken-over, bought-out, buy-in, out of business or just renamed.
- Alias: bought by Autodesk
- Applicon: bought UGS Corp.
- Baystate: bought by Kubotek
- CADCentre now called Aveva
- CIS (Cambridge Interactive Systems) bought by Computervision
- Calma bought by Computervision
- Computervision bought by Parametric Technology Corporation
- Matra DataVision bought by Dassault Systèmes
- Revit Technology Corporation bought by Autodesk
- Spatial Corp. bought by Dassault Systèmes
- SDRC bought by UGS Corp.
- SolidWorks Corporation bought by Dassault Systèmes
- Unigraphics Solutions now called UGS Corp.
Proprietary CAD software
Developed by companies for their own use. Some are no longer used as the organizations are now using commercial systems.
- Boeing - Aerospace
- TIGER 3D
- Ford Motor Company - Automotive
- PDGS
- FIDES
- General Electric (GE)
- CALMA
- General Motors - Automotive
- CGS
- CADANCE
- Lockheed - Aerospace
- CADAM (evolves into CATIA)
- McDonnell Douglas - Aerospace
- CADD
- Mercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz) - Automotive
- SYRCO
- Nissan - Automotive
- CAD-I
- Northrop - Aerospace
- NCAD
- Renault - Automotive
- UNISURF
- Toyota - Automotive
- TOGO
- CADETT
- TINCA
Open source CAD software companies
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory
- RibbonSoft
- SagCAD
- Open CASCADE
See also
External links
- History of CAD software and evolution of leading CAD software vendors '''
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- CADxp Info CAD end-users portal
- Cad Drafting Services Info Cad Drafting Services Info
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