BRL-CAD

Solid modelling born at a ballistics lab

About BRL-CAD

BRL-CAD is a open-source constructive solid geometry system that provides solid modelling, ray tracing and geometry analysis developed over decades of engineering use, built for engineers and researchers analysing solid geometry. It gives specialists precise control over the details of their craft, exports in the formats their machines and collaborators expect, and rewards practice with noticeably faster, cleaner results.

BRL-CAD key facts

Category: Design & Creative
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: cad, solid modeling, engineering, open source
Official site: brlcad.org

About the Design & Creative category

Design tools for interfaces, graphics, websites, and creative work. The Design & Creative category on Tools Hub currently lists 311 tools. Alongside BRL-CAD, it includes Sweet Home 3D, QCAD, BricsCAD, VariCAD.

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