Computer-aided design software costs vary dramatically across the market. Professional CAD software ranges from $119 annually ...

BRL-CAD was built with a clear purpose, and decades of refinement have made it a powerful design tool. With over 30 years of ...

If you’re looking for a parametric open-source CAD program that can run in your browser, this is it. It’s far enough along that you can use it for real-world (albeit simple) modeling.

Dutch engineer Johan Von Konow has created a stunning gingerbread house, but instead of using the traditional oven-based methods, he used a 50W Laser engraver with a simple CAD program.

Computer-aided design software has shaped the evolution of many fields, allowing designers to create both 2D or 3D plans and prototypes of systems, spaces and objects. But what is CAD used for really?

K-Display Convert is Kubotek’s new multi-platform program for CAD file translation and viewing built on the universal CAD architecture of the Kubotek Kosmos® 3D framework introduced last year.

Can CAD – computer aided design – be that easy? After reporting on musician Don Harriss using a software program to successfully design his Ashland house, I decided to test one myself.

But, with the rise of hobbyist 3D printing, a number of much more simple CAD programs became available. While these programs certainly helped makers get into 3D modeling, most had serious limitations.