Solid Edge Community Edition

Free edition of Siemens' professional CAD for hobbyists and makers

Source codeNot open sourceClosed source, so there are no stars or commit history to show.

LicenceProprietary (free for non-commercial use)From the vendor's terms

Solid Edge Community Edition is a free version of Siemens' Solid Edge for hobbyists and makers. It includes part and assembly modelling, synchronous technology and drawings, but it is licensed for non-commercial use only.

Licensed for non-commercial use only.

Who it suits

Makers and hobbyists working “for personal satisfaction, not monetary gain”, per Siemens. Commercial work needs a paid Solid Edge licence.

From solidedge.siemens.com/en/solutions/users/hobbyists-and-makers, checked 19 Oct 2026. Quotes are the project's own words.

Fit: files and licence

Runs on	Windows
Commercial use	Non-commercial only Siemens: Community Edition is for makers and hobbyists “practicing their craft for personal satisfaction, not monetary gain”.

Sources: solidedge.siemens.com/en/solutions/users/hobbyists-and-makers, 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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Status	Free (proprietary)
Licence	Proprietary (free for non-commercial use)
Platforms	Windows
Category	3D & parametric CAD
Website	solidedge.siemens.com
Source	Not open source

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