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  1. 79 votes

    Luban3D

    Luban3D is great for 3d printing larger models but too expensive.

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  2. 63 votes

    Demo3D emulation and simulation software

    https://www.demo3d.com/home/ This software is extremely powerful and useful for us but it costs around $40K per year.

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  3. 40 votes

    Archicad

    For me Archicad works better than Revit. I would LOVE of this would be available! Archicad is more for designing and architecture than Revit

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  4. 38 votes

    Architecture & BIM, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design.

    I would be happy to get an alternative to the Vectorworks app. Unfortunately, since last year, they no longer offer a perpetual license.

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  5. 29 votes

    Autodesk Inventor Pro and Recap

    These tools are more familiar to me than SolidWorks

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  6. 22 votes

    LuBan3D

    This software is far too pricey to have a license tied to a usb stick. Luban3D.com

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  7. 18 votes

    Electrical cad, like autocad electrical

    Using it every day but autocad is very expensive

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  8. 17 votes

    sketchup, shapr3d e fusion 360

    These tools are essential for me because they transform my ideas into precise and visualizable 3D models to print on my 3D printer. SketchUp gives me speed for spatial concepts, Shapr3D offers me the freedom to create anywhere using the iPad, and Fusion 360 ensures the technical precision needed for engineering and actual parts manufacturing

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  9. 16 votes

    2D Vectorworks workflow

    I’d like Cadcraft to adopt more of Vectorworks’ 2D workflow: design layers organize where elements belong, while classes organize what they are and how they look. From one true-scale drawing, users could create multiple viewports at different scales, each with its own class visibility and 2D graphic settings, such as lineweights and colors. A Vectorworks-style publishing tool could then export a complete drawing set to PDF and DWG in one batch.

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  10. 14 votes

    Structural Analysis - SAP2000, ETABS, CYPE3D, CYPECAD, EBERICK, TQS, STRAP

    For robust suit that we can use in one place. Structural analysis is necessary.

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  11. 13 votes

    Rhino model > Grasshopper Live connection

    Rhino is a very mature tool for complex geometries that many architects use. A connection between the two ecosystems could be wonderful. Perhaps it could be achieved through a live connection with Grasshopper.

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  12. 10 votes

    A Persistent Canvas: Switching Toolsets, Not Software

    A design platform built around a single, persistent canvas: the model of the Affinity Suite, where you switch between Pixel, Vector and Layout personas as your needs change, applied to architectural design. The canvas stays the same; the toolsets change. Early on, work with Rhino-like massing and modelling tools. When the project needs BIM authoring, switch to a Revit-like toolset, with true BIM capability that stores data on every object, not just a Rhino interface with BIM pretensions. For Data work swith to a Excel like toolset, For the drawing set, move to an InDesign-like toolset. Need background 2D drawings or markups? Switch to a vector/Illustrator-like toolset. Rendering? A render mode, including AI-assisted rendering, right on the canvas. Brainstorming? A virtual whiteboard mode. Modules and toolsets can be built over time as designers' needs evolve, all on the same platform. The canvas can be purely 2D or fully 3D. The project drives the software, not the other way round. One platform means teams across disciplines work together, AI operates on a single tool rather than a fragmented chain, and bottlenecks and file incompatibilities disappear. No more buggy, slow, specialised, locked environments or UIs, and no more Revit's attachment nonsense. Take the best of every workflow and attach it to a single canvas.

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  13. 9 votes

    Point cloud support

    All of my drawings are based on point clouds, it will allow to test the workflow completely within BimCraft

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  14. 8 votes

    Revit

    Autodesk is a full monopoly and is way too expensive and does not resolve bugs as it owns the market. No innovation, restrictive licensing plans, incredibly high prices.

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  15. 7 votes

    Integrated basemaps and custom XYZ tile services

    Having immediate access to aerial imagery, topographic layers, and street basemaps directly within the CAD environment provides instant geographic context. It allows me to verify alignments, spot site constraints, and validate boundary relationships early in the planning phase without constantly context-switching to external GIS platforms. This seamless integration eliminates friction, reduces spatial errors, and dramatically speeds up preliminary quality control.

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  16. 6 votes

    PVC & Aluminum Window Builder

    There are no programs on the market that you can develop independently.

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  17. 6 votes

    Takeoff from pdf linework

    It would make things much easier to be able to select from vectored line work in pdfs to make takeoffs quicker.

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  18. 6 votes

    DocumentCAD

    Tempalte system for making documentation from IFC like project text documentation which can be connected to ifc for quantity , descriptions calculations

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  19. 6 votes

    Vectorworks

    Vectorworks has probably the best 2D tools and workflow while being compatible with CAD, but they've made it so expensive and the 3D tools aren't that useful.

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  20. 5 votes

    Working with pointclouds

    It’s important for as-built-drawings

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  21. 5 votes

    Integrated AI in Take-off

    There are a lot of repetitive tasks in an take-off. Ability to train an AI to understand our work and become more useful on each take-off would be valuable.

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  22. 5 votes

    Terrain by Contours

    Sometime a surveyor provides a contour map as the elevations as without coordinates its difficult to do point clouds.

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  23. 5 votes

    Terrain and Civil

    I'm a architectural draught person in South Africa, and many sites I do are sloped. CivilCraft already builds the ground from survey points (need contours) and grades flat pads with volumes, which is a great base. For house platforms I'd need: 1. Retaining walls as a pad edge: choose an edge and make it a vertical wall instead of a slope, with the wall height read from the ground along it. 2. Cut and fill shaded by depth in plan and 3D, with spot levels for the new ground. 3. A section line drawn anywhere, through the house rather than along an alignment, that can go into council drawings. 4. Sloped pads, for driveways and ramps. 5. A swell factor on cut, so the removal volume matches truck loads. This would cover the platform, retaining and excavation side of almost every hillside house we design, and give your Site concept item (LC.1) a platform to sit the building on.

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  24. 5 votes

    A mix of Archicad and Revit, trying to get the best of both worlds

    I use both Revit and Archicad, and I see qualities and flaws in both equally. I like Archicad model modeling better, more fluid and I can model more in 3D view. In Revit I like the modeling of parametric objets (families), and how he creates 2D drawings based on hierarchy, such as easier to create reflected celling plans and site views.

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  25. 5 votes

    CabinetCraft

    Draw the cabinets(DWG based), print(reports) and generate GCODE for the CNC(print labels).

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  26. 4 votes

    Electric CAD

    Because every electric CAD costs a lot of money per year just to have small to none update. Something like eplan or soemthing based on Autocad, because you already did cadCraft that is a nice tool.

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  27. 4 votes

    Vectorworks Spotlight

    I work in the entertainment industry - Vectorworks Spotlight has become the defacto norm. It is £1,620 per year with no option of owning the software ever. I mainly work on 2d plans but vectorworks spotlight has the ability to do 3d too but that isnt a priority.

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  28. 4 votes

    A single BIM tool that combines the power of Archicad, Blender, and Civil

    Because there is no BIM software that offers simple tools and a workflow that aligns with the way architects and engineers work—starting from the floor plan. We need to be able to think through and design from a 2D floor plan while the 3D model is generated automatically. We also need a powerful 3D tool that allows us to create anything quickly and easily, just like Blender or SketchUp. Think of modeling for HBIM or engineering. We also need an integrated system for surveying and civil engineering. All in a single tool, without the need to export between different tools.

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  29. 4 votes

    Abaqus, Ansys, SAP2000, STAAD.Pro, ETABS, Tekla, Forum 8, Plaxis, Geostudio

    They are analysis and simulation software with high subscription fee.

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  30. 3 votes

    Lumion

    I don't know if this is possible, but Lumion is a very good application for rendering

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  31. 3 votes

    Autodesk Alias AutoStudio

    I have over 20 years of NURBS Surface modeling experience. I bought Alias Design when it was a perpetual license. The full version (AutoStudio) now has a subscription price of $1,648 a month or $19,770 a year. This is the best software available for concept to prototyping for Industrial Design.

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  32. 3 votes

    Catia

    Best in Class Parametric Modeling, competes and exceeds Solidworks, Inventor, for managing large complex assemblies, and also can have ICEM Surf as a built-in environment.

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  33. 3 votes

    Autodesk Alias AutoStudio

    Best in Class Concept to Prototyping NURBS modeler.

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  34. 3 votes

    I would love to see BIMcraft polished more than anything

    Unlike AutoCAD, Sketchup, etc. there are zero free alternatives, and the current update needs much polishing to be useful

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  35. 3 votes

    A Rhino3d like tool would be great

    It is a different modeling tool that is more flexible and has rendering. It would be interesting to have a more push-pull style application that could be still be done in a parametric CAD format. But has a much better rendering engine.

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  36. 3 votes

    ETABS

    It might be worth considering the addition of structural analysis and design software to the existing suite of "Craft" applications. You could use well-known programs like ETABS or SAP2000 as a model—or, if it’s easier, something like Autodesk Robot Structural. This would be a fantastic resource for engineering students and professors alike, and eventually for practicing professionals as well. Best regards, and keep moving forward with your "Craft" project—I think it’s wonderful!

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  37. 3 votes

    Portuguese Translation of All Programs and Tools

    I would like to suggest adding a Portuguese (Portugal/Brazil) translation for all programs, tools, menus, and workflows available on the platform. Many of the applications use highly technical English terminology, which can be difficult for Portuguese-speaking users, especially newcomers and professionals who are more comfortable working in their native language. Providing a complete Portuguese translation would make the software easier to learn, improve productivity, reduce misunderstandings, and help a wider community adopt the platform. It would also make advanced technical features more accessible to students, designers, architects, engineers, and CAD users who may not be fluent in technical English. A multilingual interface would significantly improve the user experience and encourage greater adoption among Portuguese-speaking users worldwide.

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  38. 3 votes

    VCarve/Aspire, SheetCAM, Fusion 360

    Hobbyists need an open source agent-friendly app for taking 2d (dwg, dxf, svg, image) and 3d (step, stl, etc and depth map image) output from cad/art apps and generating CAM files for cnc routers and laser cutter/engravers (2.5d/3d gcode generation for cnc cutting, v-carving, engraving). Lots of 3d printing slicer apps out there for free, good router/laser/machining apps cost a lot. Standard CAD tools/commands, layers, tool library, toolpath generation, nesting, 3d simulation, editable post-processors so your agent can make it work with any controller. Agents can also use its tools to check simulation and gcode output for errors, preventing crashes and waste. CamCraft or CarveCraft would fill the 'make it physical' gap in the CadCraft toolbox, make use of other CadCraft and ArtCraft app output files, and give you one place to focus CAM related development.

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  39. 3 votes

    MEP modeler , fan coil tubes mono and multi split duct

    This is most important future which not have good software in open source world

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  40. 3 votes

    Piping Design Software (like PDMS/E3D/Plant 3D)

    Until now nobody yet do a free and open source tools for Piping Design. Please do and develop it with generation of Piping Isometric Drawings with complete details and BOM. Better if you can do something similar to PDMS / E3D. Make IFC as the main 3D open file format.

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  41. 3 votes

    Recap

    I use a drone a lot for site surveys. I would love to be able to process point clouds similar to how recap works and then use them to create surfaces and contours.

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  42. 3 votes

    Open-source hydraulic engineering suite (HEC-RAS, MATLAB, ArcGIS Pro alternatives)

    Hey ArtCraft team! I discovered CADCraft recently, and as a hydraulic engineering student using Linux, I got genuinely excited about what you're building. I wanted to ask: have you ever considered expanding into engineering and scientific software? There are tools that students and engineers like me depend on, such as MATLAB, HEC-RAS, and ArcGIS Pro. Unfortunately, finding capable, accessible alternatives that fit well into a Linux workflow isn't always easy. Imagine having open-source tools for hydraulic modeling, flood simulation, GIS, numerical computing, and water-network design, built with the same attention to usability and accessibility you're bringing to CADCraft. I'm not asking you to build everything at once, of course! I just wanted to share this perspective from someone who would genuinely benefit from such tools. If I could vote for one to start with, it would be HEC-RAS-style river hydraulics and flood simulation on Linux. That would be incredibly valuable for hydraulic engineering students and professionals. Thank you for building these tools. Discovering CADCraft made me excited about possibilities I hadn't even considered before. I hope engineering software might become part of that future, too! — A hydraulic engineering student from Algeria 🇩🇿

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  43. 2 votes

    ICEM Surf

    The defacto best in class for optimizing NURBS Geometry for production quality tooling.

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  44. 2 votes

    Electrical cad

    Electricad can be supplemented with https://github.com/qelectrotech/qelectrotech-source-mirror who has a lot of things despite being a little old.

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  45. 2 votes

    Electronics PCB design: schematics + place & route (like Kicad or other commercial products)

    As an electrical engineer, I would like to love Kicad, but a more modern implementation would be great. I have not used other tools (Eagle, Altium, Cadence) so it's hard to compare.

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  46. 2 votes

    Tagging

    Create a tagging system for various relational architectural requirements which can be connected to outputs for schedules

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  47. 1 vote

    functionality similar to ansys maxwell/ Ansys motorCad

    these softwares are extremely expensive and they push free fully functional liscense to universities to incentivise them to teach new engineers. They get new users every year for almost free. The perpetual license is extremely expensive and even then you have to pay maintainence fees. Subscription based licensing is also expensive. This doesn’t end here. Every year they publish their own software on 3rd party websites with a license crack and embed a tracker which shares the mac ID of your pc along with the usage log which they use to build a case of privacy to blackmail the user to purchase the license

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  48. 1 vote

    Lightburn

    This laser engraving software is critical for my small business but it keeps me shackled to Windows. If there was a FOSS Linux compatible version I could finally escape Microsoft

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  49. 1 vote

    RFEM

    This a Perfekt Tool for Mechanical Calculation much bester use then Nastran, Patran,

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  50. 1 vote

    Best of both worlds

    Incorporate the best of both Revit and ArchiCAD... ArchiCAD: Trace Reference any view More fluid 3d design multi-format pointcloud support OBJ import Revit: pen/line overrides sketch to stair family editing

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