CYPE 3D vs DesignSpark Mechanical
| CYPE 3D | DesignSpark Mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | €1,100/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Modeling method | direct | direct |
| Cloud collaboration | Yes | No |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10, Windows 11 and supported Windows Server versions; Mac use requires Windows virtualization | Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 and 2019 (64-bit) |
| File import and export | Import: IFC, DXF, DWG, TXT. Export: HTML, DOCX, PDF, RTF, TXT, DXF, DWG, CSV, IFC and GLTF. | Explorer imports RSDOC, RSDOCX, DSPCB IDF, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG; exports RSDOCX, STL, OBJ, 3D PDF. Creator/Engineer also import OBJ, SKP, DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, AVI, WMV, MKV; export AMF, DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, GLB/GLTF, OBJ, VDB, 3D PDF, SKP, STL, XAML, JPG, PNG. |
| Assembly design | — | Yes |
| Sheet-metal tools | — | No |
| Surface modeling | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best 3D CAD Software. On Bettesworth Construction, DesignSpark Mechanical scores higher on our published basis.