--- title: OpenSCAD Reviews meta_title: 'OpenSCAD Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 31 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how OpenSCAD works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.3 review_count: 31 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-06-15' parent_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # OpenSCAD Reviews **Vendor:** FreeCAD **Category:** [General-Purpose CAD Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/general-purpose-cad) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 31 ## About OpenSCAD OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. ## OpenSCAD Reviews ### 1. OpenSCAD is the CAD for programmers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maritza R. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** As an engineer, I always thought AutoCAD was great but cumbersome. When I started with the world of 3D printing and rapid prototyping I was introduced to OpenScad and never went back to regular CAD software. For me it is intuitive after many years of programming in various languages it was so much easier and the fact that it is free is the icing on the cake. Also the ability to make components as modules you can use elsewhere or parametrically size pieces so the same code works for all sizes by importing the code as a module is epic. I highly recommend this product. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** For those used to regular CAD a bit of a learning curve but once you treat it like coding it's awesome. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** take the time to learn you won't go back to your usual CAD **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Working in the research arena, the parts of components you need may not already exist. We design them from scratch, from syringe pump mounts, electronic enclosures, or various components for traps and research assays. This allows us to hold the parts in our hands and sometimes run preliminary tests with the 3D printed part to quickly optimize the design before we go through the cost of machining. OpenSCAD and a 3D printer should be part of every engineer's wheelhouse. ### 2. Especially adapted to design parametric geometrical 3D objects **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Philippe G. | ISV Enablement I/T Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** OpenSCAD allows to describe 3D objects as code, which can be organized in libraries and reused in various contexts. It provides an editor with an interactive 3D object view, allowing to quickly understand how the code translates to 3D geometries and refine and debug the model. The great advantage of OpenSCAD is that the designs can be parametrized and adjusted to suit varying needs or to refine a design through successive prototyping cycles. OpenSCAD code can be designed to generated 3D objects from a set of high-level parameters, for example you can write a function that will create a pipe of given length, inner and outer diameter. Another example would be some OpenSCAD function that will generate a wheel hub, and that you can parametrize for various widths and diameters, and then assemble in a larger object, for example a cart. OpenSCAD being quite popular, there are many reusable part libraries available in e.g. ThingiVerse. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** The OpenSCAD code editor is not very versatile as it does not provide code assist or on-the-fly syntax validation. It would be nice if the editor could be ported to a more modern IDE environment such as eclipse or VSCode. The programmatic nature of OpenSCAD makes it best suited to 3D designers with some programming experience. A limiting factor when using parts libraries is that OpenSCAD's editor does not handle multiple files. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Explore parts libraries that are available, organize your parts in a modular fashion, and avoid hardcoded numerical values. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Building reusable part libraries. For example a recent project was about designing parametric electrical ducts, of varying lengths and shapes. ### 3. OpenSCAD is an excellent geometric programming language - only problem is that it's slow. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dr Robert B. | Chief Technology Officer, AI Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** What I like best about OpenSCAD is that its use of geometry definition and geometry transformation fits well with that branch of mathematics. If you are familiar with the linear algebra of matrices for geometry and transformation, plus some set theory and graph theory then the whole thing is beautifully intuitive. I like that its pure lines of code and I like to use GIT for configuration management. In contrast I've also used much Fusion 360 which is a visual language, and its lack of an explicitly code base for version control is a nightmare. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** There is only one major hurdle and that is the slowness of the rendering or compiling engine for generating STL geometry output files. Designs of roughly a thousand lines of code take seven hours to run for us. Even getting the fastest CPU and GPU doesn't accelerate it much as it is single threaded. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Its a hard one - as visual programming (Fusion 360) is good for some things -- and OpenSCAD is good for other things. OpenSCAD is way more elegant and way less buggy than Fusion 360. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have been designing food ware containers and Covid control medical / business equipment. Benefits are that it is so clean and crisp - nothing mysterious going on - no wierd glitches. I love that the code base is entirely under configuration management and thus straightforward to evolve - in a modular fashion. ### 4. Powerful Open Source CAD Programming Language/IDE **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Angelo T. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Simple to learn (for a programming language) and deeply powerful. Parametric CAD is this tool's bread and butter. If you own a 3D printer, this tool should be in your toolbelt. Use boolean operations to quickly and intuitively build complex shapes. OpenSCAD supports a nice array of import and export filetypes. Also, supports both 2D and 3D operations, both simple and complex. Built-in visual parameters are a great recent addition, allowing you to quickly try different ideas using sliders, drop-down menus, and other UI elements. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Quirky language design is sometimes inconsistent and some important language features are missing. One glaring issue is the lack of a built-in or community-supported tool for package management. The declarative syntax is powerful but can be a bit hard to learn for beginners. I feel this software is missing tutorials to help new users and the error messages could be more informative. I would love to see them add more visual tools that help non-programmers to get started with parametric modeling, by making an integrated system between the visual tools and the code. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Try it out if you are learning CAD. Try it out if you are a programmer. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Build many customizable objects for Thingiverse.com from functional objects to toys to technical demonstrations and programming lessons. I use OpenSCAD when I need a precise object with customization. Other CAD software supports constraint-based design for parametric objects, which can be powerful, but is also usually very hard to master. OpenSCAD's declarative syntax means that you aren't telling a computer HOW to make a shape, instead, you are telling it WHAT you want to make and it is doing the heavy lifting. It's like the difference between HTML and C (though this isn't a perfect analogy by any means). This makes it a perfect tool for teaching design and introducing people to the joys of parametric modeling. ### 5. OpenSCAD is a Top Program **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eric M. | Nerd Herder **Reviewed Date:** March 08, 2021 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** The ability to complex creations using math equations **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Limited rendering outputs & difficult animation abilities **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Great for quickly designing new ideas and visualize them ### 6. A very good tool to design simple components that will be 3D printed **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** The concept of using code to generate geometric shapes. In addition, this idea of using "for" cycles to build recursive features is amazing. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Is not possible to generate assemblies as in solidworks. In addition, making complex components make more suitable to use other tools like freecad or solidworks. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used openscad to design simple laboratory equipment. In fact, I have shared the code through a repository. To create simple components that are easily customizable is perfect. ### 7. Excellent tool for parametric 3D modelling and engineering machines. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alex G. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Ability to design a model which can be partly or fully parametric, or derived from code generated outside the program. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Rendering and preview speed is limited by CGAL engine to single-core CPU, no GPU, and is much slower than other CAD packages. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Read the online wiki manual. Search for libraries which create the shapes you need. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've been able to design complex machines with total control of dimensioning, tolerances and can at any time make parts of the design scale or change to accommodate a new piece of hardware, material thickness, etc. Once on a roll with it and using and creating libraries of useful code, it becomes very powerful. ### 8. Excelente opensource design software for people with basic programming knowledge **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 12, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** The simplicity of making a parametric design , and being able to reference other files in the same design. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** It takes a little longer to design and the learning curve is a bit steep, but there is more reference material with the passing of the time **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The parametric capabilities allow me to make a base design that works for varios models of different scale's ### 9. It is a good software for geometric design. I would recommend it to my faculty colleagues. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Straight-forward coding environment. Compatible with many softwares. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Improve the graphical output preview, so that we could get a better 3D view in the software. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used OpenSCAD to design structures for the research in material science. ### 10. I think that is the best for mesh parametic modeling **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ricardo José Ventura P. | industrial designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 30, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Programing base Mesh modelling tool i use a lot to change STLs **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Is not very good to make boolean tools, a lot of times creates meshes with errors that are not good for 3d printing ! **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Good Boolean tools **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Have e mesh rebuild program like netfab to correct all the errors ! ### 11. I found OpenScad very user-friendly specially for the new users. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Most of the commands are very easy to remember. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** It's not taught at the University level. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used OpenScad to model micro particles for the torque experiments ### 12. Powerful but challenging **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Feronias A. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 26, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** OpenScad is a very powerful software, but unfortunately its level of complexity requires too much knowledge. It is not a program that I like to use. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** As I mentioned earlier, it is necessary to learn how to use it; a user with little programming knowledge can find it very difficult to learn how to use it. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Maybe you meant: I recommend doing tutorials before using OpenScad since it is really difficult. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main problem I solved with OpenScad is that once a piece has been made, changing the parameters is very easy. ### 13. OpenSCAD is easy to use and efficient **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 24, 2020 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Free to use, easy to edit items, clear UI **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Difficult to do more interesting designs **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** very good for creative projects, used a lot for parametrics ### 14. Looks old, works great! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** I can modify and customize files easily, I can send customers files to personalize without them knowing lots about modelling. The custom menus are great for that. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** The interface looks old, could use a little more design. It's a little hard at first but works great so I cant complain. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Learn and read lots, you can do wonders with this software but it needs a little practice. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sometimes clients ask for lots of custom files, like keychains with names for example. With OpenSCAD i design the overall keychain and send them the file so they can put the names they want in the desing and export to 3d print. This way they doy depend on me for changes. ### 15. Usable by novie and expert **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Has a huge number of plugins that can allow you to do many advanced things. You can take input from things like Excel and PDFs and turn them into models. It can also be useful for just visualizing some models you're checking out. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Learning curve isn't trivial. Trying to find the right plugins can be daunting given the number available. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** This is a bit of a swiss army knife for modeling. It has a very large number of plugins available and vibrant community behind it. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Was trying to convert some models and data into forms that could be 3-d printed. Wanted to make it a process that could be automated and wouldn't take an inordinate amount of work. Wanted to be able to do what-if modeling with 3-d prints ### 16. If you like coding and want to do some 3D printing, this one is for you **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** I like the fact that we can preview the structure as we write the codes. Also, the building process is very intuitive if you like math/programming. This is great for building repetitive structures. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** I wish the preview screen can be made much better **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** If you like coding, this software is right for you to make 3D object. It will be easier for making repetitive parts in the creation of a model. The way it works is similar to the workflow of programming **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating 3D objects for 3D printing operation ### 17. The best product I’ve ever used **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** tommy A. | manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** I like how simple and easy it is to use and navigate this program no stuttering or stopping while using it everything is fluent and easy **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** One downside I’ve noticed about the program is that it crashes sometimes while I’m using it losing my work **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** This has helped me and my co worker from taking way too long to solve problems we’ve had to being able to do things in a matter of minutes ### 18. That's a powerful tool (speaking as an user) **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 04, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** That's a powerful tool. I've got a model from someone and could change some input parameters and model adjusted itself based on my needs. I could then export the STL file and use it to print my model. That's really a strong point of the OpenSCAD. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Nothing, apart from its complexity. But that's expected from such a powerful tool. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Building a model and then customizing it further based on you needs. ### 19. Well, and Well, free and compatible **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Printing | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Powerful interface with very simple code for what you do. 3D interface is super intuitive and very powerful. I have not used it for that, but it must be super powerful for Animation Film modeling. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Maybe it is wrong to use the PC's memory without control. Using it recklessly for what you are doing... That must be corrected because it is a serious error. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** If you have a very powerful computer, it might be useful if you do not fix the memory issue, do not use it. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creation model for parts of 3D Printers. ### 20. CAD Work Made Easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Connor G. | System Admin, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** This has been a big surprise for me. Have really loved using this product and would recommend it to anyone needing CAD. The added features are the best part! **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** The price of this product is the only disadvantage. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Doing CAD drawings ### 21. 3D Made Super Easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian M. | Help Desk, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 04, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** The 3D features in OpenSCAD is a major game changer! I also love how fast this program is and how awesome the other drawing tools are **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** This product can take a little to long to install **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD drawings ### 22. Great Modeling Tool **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** two main modelling techniques: First there is constructive solid geometry (aka CSG) and second there is extrusion of 2D outlines **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Takes a little while to read through all the features, which is sometimes a little painful **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** NA **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Because of the two main modelling techniques: First there is constructive solid geometry (aka CSG) and second there is extrusion of 2D outlines, it enables presentation of the project in options which any audience can capture. ### 23. OpenSCAD **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David M. | Counselor, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** I like the ease of use and convenience of the service. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** The program sometimes laggs, making certain tasks take longer. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Projecting future models of office space has been streamlined. ### 24. Awesome Drawing Features **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** The main thing I enjoyed about this product were the drawing features. A lot of other CAD programs out there seem to forget the little things but this isnt one of them. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Like most CAD products I feel like it could be a little less on the price. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** recommended for CAD use. I really liked the drawing tools that were included **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD Drawings ### 25. Makes CAD Even Easier **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** Been using Autocad for awhile but was recently introduced to OpenSCAD and I love it! Super easy to use and I recommend it to everyone! **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Had a bad update and it messed up my OpenSCAD for a day or so **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD drawing for projects ### 26. Tools! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 04, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** OpenSCAD has the best tools I have ever used in a CAD drawing program. Makes it so much easier to draw for our clients **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** The price is the only thing I didnt like **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Drawing CAD drawing for our customers ### 27. OPENSCAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** The OPENSCAD is the best software to create solid 3D CAD objects. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** nothing to dislike, sometimes the previewing option takes time **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** use it **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** the geometry primitives are useful for designing ### 28. A very powerful 3d software for parametric objects **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2018 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** - How easy is to design parametric objects - The simple but powerful usage of the program - Portability (it is multiplatform) - It is free **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** - The fact that it uses CFG slows the program with huge models - There is no ruler whatsoever - Inspecting the model sometimes it's a bit tricky **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** If you need to use parametric modeling then this is the appropiate program, however if you need to design sofisticated models that are not parametric whatsoever perhaps the best idea is that you find a more suited program for that purpose. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating replacements for broken pieces of real objects, designing tools for the daily life usage. ### 29. I used OpenSCAD briefly for a project **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 16, 2018 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** OpenSCAD is so amazing because you can create things with code. It's like a little bit of Matlab and a little bit of Solidworks. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** I dislike how limited you are. Yes you can create and edit items you make, but it just seems TOO simplistic. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used this for a side project to design and to create 3-D printed objects. ### 30. lightweight, free parametric modeling for programmers **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matt B. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 07, 2016 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** * parametric modeling * the designs are code so.. * ..you can "diff" changes * ..you can use normal source control practices * ..you can collaborate in a style that's familiar for programmers **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** * complex designs are difficult * no support for assemblies * no notion of joints or mating surfaces * difficult to measure distances between objects * have to learn a DSL -- could OpenSCAD have been more SVG-like? * sometimes the software was buggy and crashed * there are (arguably) better alternatives for simple tasks, like, imho, Fusion 360 **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** * try it for simple designs * but also consider using Fusion 360 or Onshape **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** for designing prototype fixtures the benefits were the extreme ease of use and speed of this program ### 31. CAD for programmers, not so much for designers **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 14, 2016 **What do you like best about OpenSCAD?** If you want to learn the mathematics that's involved in a CAD software, use OpenSCAD. This is mainly used by programmers. **What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?** Complex designs are geometries are too difficult to create. Usage is mainly limited to creating basic shapes. **Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:** Use it to understand programming and for simple models only. **What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Programming CAD models. ## OpenSCAD Discussions - [Can Fusion 360 OpenSCAD files?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-fusion-360-openscad-files) - [What is a .scad file?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-scad-file) - [How do I use OpenSCAD?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-openscad) - [What language does OpenSCAD use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-language-does-openscad-use) - [How can the creation of STLs be speeded up to take a few minutes not a few hours?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33794-how-can-the-creation-of-stls-be-speeded-up-to-take-a-few-minutes-not-a-few-hours) - 1 upvote - [View OpenSCAD pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/openscad/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-23+15%3A43%3A58+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=1a219ac5-3c22-446e-aef6-6676b189780c&secure%5Btoken%5D=5879bf6de78e093a234bb95807d9e7502e57b36431f80bc69a43b4d1dea28183&format=llm_user) ## OpenSCAD Features **Design** - Drawing - Modeling - Visualize - Rendering **File Support - Additive Manufacturing** - STL Compatible - 3MF Compatible - OBJ Compatible **Edit** - File Import - Push/Pull - Views - Grips **File Editing - Additive Manufacturing** - Mesh Repair - File Editing **Collaboration** - Annotate - Documentation - Data Extract **Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing** - Standalone Slicer - Inetgrated 3D Modeling **Software Type - Additive Manufacturing** - Cloud-based Platform - Downloadable Application **Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing** - AI Text-to-Image - AI Text-to-3D **Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing** - Material Management - Building Simulation - Slicing Optimization ## Top OpenSCAD Alternatives - [SOLIDWORKS](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (628 reviews) - [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (509 reviews) - [Tinkercad](https://www.g2.com/products/tinkercad/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (114 reviews)