Computer Aided Design
- CAD, CAE, CAM, FEA/FEM, CFD
- PCB Design
Closely related to: PLM, BoM - MBoM, EBoM, BoE
Apps
Scan2CAD - Raster to CAD
CAD Software
Links to: Engineering
The major corporate companies in the league are:
3DS (Dassault Systemes), Siemens, PTC, Autodesk, Altium and ANSYS.
Apart from these, there are open-source software as well.
3DS
- 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA
- 3DEXPERIENCE Solidworks Suite (has better Student and startup discounts)
Siemens
- NX (formerly Unigraphics)
- Solid Edge Suite (free for Students, Startups and Hobbyists)
Autodesk
Has a free academic license for all their applications.
- AutoCAD (2D)
- Revit (2D)
- Inventor (3D)
- Fusion 360 (3D) (Has a free startup and hobbyist license as well)
PTC
- CREO (Has a free academic edition)
Altium
- Designer
ANSYS
Has a free academic license for all their applications.
- Fluent
Open Source Software
2D CAD Modelling
- LibreCAD
3D CAD Modelling
- FreeCAD
- BRL-CAD
- OpenSCAD
ECAD
- KiCAD
FEA
- OpenFOAM Suite