TopSolid'Design vs ViaCAD 17 2D/3D
| TopSolid'Design | ViaCAD 17 2D/3D | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Modeling method | hybrid | hybrid |
| Assembly design | Yes | No |
| Sheet-metal tools | Yes | No |
| Surface modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud collaboration | No | |
| Supported platforms | Windows desktop; vendor download page lists TopSolid 7 installer for Windows. | Windows, macOS |
| File import and export | Reads Catia, Creo, NX, SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge, Parasolid, STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, FBX; point-cloud formats .xyz, .pts, .ply. | DXF/DWG, STL, SVG, 3MF, VRML 2.0, OBJ, Adobe Illustrator, PDF, SketchUp, Collada DAE, ACIS SAT/SAB |
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