DesignSpark Mechanical vs HiCAD
| DesignSpark Mechanical | HiCAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Modeling method | direct | hybrid |
| Assembly design | Yes | Yes |
| Sheet-metal tools | No | Yes |
| Surface modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud collaboration | No | — |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 and 2019 (64-bit) | Windows |
| File import and export | 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. | STEP, IFC, DXF, DWG, IGES, ACIS, Parasolid, CATIA, Creo Parametric, JT, PLM XML, NX, SolidWorks, Inventor, MicroStation, Solid Edge, VDAFS |
Both are listed in Best 3D CAD Software. On Bettesworth Construction, DesignSpark Mechanical scores higher on our published basis.