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| Does the work for you | Control and range | Getting started | ||||||||
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| Tool | ||||||||||
| Archee Studio | Yes. Chat, plus PDF, Word, DXF or DWG | Yes. Editable DXF and DWG | Yes. Each step tied to its source | Yes. From the same numbers as the drawing | Yes. Against TCVN and the numbers | No. Edit in your own CAD | No. 2D drawings today | Partly. Mechanical design first | Yes. Web app, or your coding agent | Partly. Free plan, access by invite |
| AutoCAD | No. Starts from a drawing | No. You draw it | No. Done elsewhere | No. Done elsewhere | No. Your review | Yes. The standard editor | Yes. Included | Yes. Anything you can draft | Partly. Desktop first | Yes. US$2,095 a year (US list) |
| Zoo | Partly. From a prompt | Partly. 3D, DXF per sketch | Partly. Agent can reason | No. Not a stated output | Partly. Inspects geometry | Yes. Point and click, or code | Yes. Its core strength | Yes. General parts | Partly. Browser test build | Yes. Free to download |
| ChatGPT + AutoLISP | Partly. You guide each step | Partly. Scripts you run | Partly. You check and carry them | Partly. Drafts text | No. Your review | Partly. Through scripts | Partly. Through scripts | Yes. Almost anything | Partly. Chat yes, AutoCAD to run | Yes. Free and paid plans |
| CADGPT | No. Questions and requests | No. You keep drafting | Partly. AI calculator listed | No. Not listed | No. Your review | No. Stays in AutoCAD | No. Not its stated focus | Partly. General CAD help | No. Marketplace install | Partly. Trial, no public price |
| Vondy | Partly. From a description | Partly. Generates DWG or STL | No. Not stated | No. Not stated | No. Preview and regenerate | No. Refine by regenerating | Partly. STL output | Partly. What you can describe | Yes. Nothing to install | Yes. Free trial |
| Leo AI | Partly. Text, images, drawings | Partly. Parts, assemblies | Yes. With sources | No. Not a stated output | Partly. Reviews designs | Partly. Through your CAD | Yes. Its core strength | Yes. Across its CAD systems | Partly. CAD add-in for teams | Partly. Enterprise, by scoping call |
| Adam | Partly. From a prompt | Partly. 3D models | No. Not stated | No. Not stated | No. Your review | Partly. Through your CAD | Yes. Its core strength | Partly. Its supported CAD | Partly. CADAM, or a plug-in | Yes. Free plan |
| Autodesk Fusion | No. Starts from your model | No. You set up each sheet | No. Done elsewhere | No. Done elsewhere | No. Your review | Yes. Sketches and drawings | Yes. Its core strength | Yes. Anything you can model | No. Install the app | Yes. Free education plan |
| LibreCAD | No. Starts from a drawing | No. You draw it | No. Done elsewhere | No. Done elsewhere | No. Your review | Yes. What it does | No. 2D only | Yes. Any 2D drawing | No. Install the app | Yes. Free, GPLv2 |
| ZWCAD | No. Starts from a drawing | No. You draw it | No. Done elsewhere | No. Done elsewhere | No. Your review | Yes. Full desktop editor | Partly. Modelling in Professional up | Yes. Anything you can draft | No. Install the app | Yes. Perpetual, from US$899 |
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