Best Sketching Software

Products Buyer's Guide
8.8
SmartDraw
★★★★★

SmartDraw

SmartDraw helps you create over 70 different types of diagrams.

Easy to navigate - J S.

Ease of use
8.4
Support
8.9
Ease of Setup
8.1

Languages supported: English

Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux

Price: $$$$$

Business Size: 0

8.4
SolidWorks eDrawings
★★★★★

SolidWorks eDrawings

SOLIDWORKS eDrawings is the premiere toolset for 3D CAD markup and viewing. The standalone SOLIDWORKS eDrawings Viewer enables anyone to view, print, and review eDrawings. It is available for Windows, Mac, and mobile devices for true cross-platform design collaboration and communication.

Best open source tool out there for 2D and 3D CAD viewing/sharing to implement - Dhruv T.

Ease of use
8.4
Support
8.2
Ease of Setup
8.2
8.8
SketchUp
★★★★★

SketchUp

SketchUp is friendly and forgiving 3D modeling software

The effect of Sketchup on my sector - Raghavendra V.

Ease of use
8.9
Support
8.7
Ease of Setup
0.0

Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux

Price: $$$$$

Business Size: 1

9.0
ACTCAD Professional
★★★★★

ACTCAD Professional

ActCAD has been consistently providing CAD Solutions for years and is the leading Indian CAD Software trusted by over 1 Million happy users worldwide. A power-packed genuine CAD Software available to you at a reasonable price.

I am using ActCAD from Aug-2018, Bought ActCAD 2019 Pro & upgraded to ActCAD 2020 Pro-Dongle License - MK S.

Ease of use
8.8
Support
8.9
Ease of Setup
8.9

Languages supported: Czech, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Serbian, Turkish

8.8
SketchList 3D
★★★★★

SketchList 3D

SketchList 3D enables you to create designs for your custom cabinetry and woodworking business

Great 3D software - User in Business Supplies and Equipment

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup

Languages supported: English

9.0
Fusion 360
★★★★★

Fusion 360

Fusion 360 unifies design, engineering, and manufacturing into a single platform.

Great CAD/CAM for small business - James P.

Ease of use
8.5
Support
9.0
Ease of Setup
8.7

Languages supported: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese

Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux

Price: $$$$$

Business Size: 0

7.8
SmartSketch
★★★★★

SmartSketch

SmartSketch is an innovative tool for the technical office, combining world class business diagramming with award-winning drawing technology. It is a versatile, cost-effective precision engineering and drafting product that gives EPCs and owner operators a competitive edge throughout the plant life cycle by speeding productivity, cutting costs, and offering a sophisticated degree of automation for detail work.

A must-have 2D drawing resource tool! - Rafael L.

Ease of use
7.3
Support
7.8
Ease of Setup
0.0
6.8
Creo Sketch
★★★★★

Creo Sketch

PTC Creo Sketch is an easy to use application for capturing and creating new 2D freehand concepts.

It takes some time, but not too hard to learn. - Administrator in Higher Education

Ease of use
7.4
Support
6.7
Ease of Setup
6.5
9.0
Isogen
★★★★★

Isogen

Isogen is the world's leading solution for the total automation of piping isometric drawing production and is the Hexagon PPM standard system for drawing piping isometrics. Isogen is bundled with Intergraph Smart 3D, PDS, CADWorx, CAESAR II, and SmartPlant Spoolgen and SmartPlant Isometrics

Powerful Isometrics, Clunky Settings - Joseph Z.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
8.8
Sketchbook
★★★★★

Sketchbook

SketchBook drawing app and painting software helps digital artists and illustrators design with professional-grade perspective tools and an intuitive user interface.

Great tool for quick highlights and image edits - Kyla O.

Ease of use
9.1
Support
8.7
Ease of Setup
8.7
8.6
Paper
★★★★★

Paper

Paper is a sketching application.

Great for ideas and sketches, not for finished products - Erik W.

Ease of use
9.6
Support
10.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
9.0
MacDraft Professional 6.2
★★★★★

MacDraft Professional 6.2

MacDraft Professional is a 2D CAD app that makes floor plan design, architectural drawing and illustration simple on the Mac.

Easy to use CAD software for Mac - Michael K.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
9.0
Creo Schematics
★★★★★

Creo Schematics

Creo Schematics is a comprehensive, stand-alone 2D diagramming solution for creating 2D schematic diagrams of routed systems such as cabling, piping, HVAC and hydraulic systems. The software automates the creation of detailed 3D routed system designs from existing 2D schematics within Creo Parametric and Creo Elements/Direct. This saves time, reduces errors, and eliminates tedious manual processes by correctly interpreting 2D logic and ...

Great software for creating your schematics and piping needs within Creo Parametric - Pete P.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
9.0
ArcSite
★★★★★

ArcSite

ArcSite - a new generation of CAD on cloud/mobile. Our goal is to provide an easy-to-use mobile CAD for tens of millions of professionals who are still using pen & paper.

Make field notes a thing of the past! - User in Architecture & Planning

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup

Languages supported: English, Chinese (Simplified)

Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux

Price: $$$$$

Business Size: 1

8.0
FluidDraw
★★★★★

FluidDraw

Now even better: FluidDraw stands for fast and easy standardised documentation of your machines or systems. With the new FluidDraw P6, you can create pneumatic and electric circuit diagrams even more reliably and efficiently. In addition to new features and a redesigned interface, the flexible licence models will help you to find the right licence for your needs.Especially attractive is FluidDraw 365, a software subscription that always provides ...

Good compared to other alternatives. First time - Mark W.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
7.0
3d visioner
★★★★★

3d visioner

3D Visioner is an add-on for Microsoft Visio, extending its capability to show your two-dimensional drawing as realistically looking 3D scenes.

A great tool for building planning - Ben S.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup

Languages supported: English, Finnish

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