TopSolid'Design vs Virtual Steel
| TopSolid'Design | Virtual Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Modeling method | hybrid | direct |
| Assembly design | Yes | |
| Sheet-metal tools | Yes | |
| Surface modeling | Yes | |
| Cloud collaboration | No | |
| Supported platforms | Windows desktop; vendor download page lists TopSolid 7 installer for Windows. | Windows |
| File import and export | Reads Catia, Creo, NX, SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge, Parasolid, STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, FBX; point-cloud formats .xyz, .pts, .ply. | IFC, DXF, AKT, GEO, MBA, SDNF, STP (DSTV), STEP (214), STL, SMR, NC (DSTV), E57, XLS, CSV |
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