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3D & parametric CADOpen-source parametric 3D modeller for real-life objects
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Alternative to SolidWorks, Fusion 360

Modern parametric 3D CAD built on SolveSpace's solver and OpenCascade
From GitHub, fetched 19 Oct 2026.
Dune 3D is a newer open-source parametric 3D CAD application from the author of Horizon EDA. It combines SolveSpace's constraint solver with the OpenCascade geometry kernel, which gives it fillets, chamfers and STEP import and export.
| Runs on | Windows, Linux, macOS |
|---|---|
| Opens | STEP STEP models are imported for reference. |
| Saves | STEP, STL |
| Commercial use | Allowed Open-source licence (GPL-3.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use. |
Sources: dune3d.org · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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