Solid Edge Community Edition
Free, with limitsFree pro 3D CAD for makers
Free tier & pricing
Free professional 3D CAD for non-commercial makers; files are not interoperable with commercial Solid Edge and 2D drawings are watermarked.
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The short answer
Solid Edge Community Edition is Siemens' full-featured parametric CAD offered free to hobbyists and makers for personal projects, including furniture design.
The facts
- Pricing
- Paid · Free, with limits
- Free tier
- Yes
- Runs in browser
- No
- Platforms
- Windows
- 2D / 3D
- Good 3D
- Learning curve
- Moderate
- Export formats
- —
The catch
- Desktop install only — no browser version.
- The free tier is personal, non-commercial use only.
- Free images and renders carry a watermark.
Best for
Makers designing furniture parts for fabrication