CYPE 3D vs DesignSpark Mechanical
| CYPE 3D | DesignSpark Mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | €1,100/mo | |
| 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. |
| IFC support | Yes | |
| Discipline coverage | architecture | |
| Clash detection | No | |
| Quantity takeoff | No | |
| Mobile access | none | |
| Assembly design | Yes | |
| Sheet-metal tools | No | |
| Surface modeling | Yes | |
| Parametric modeling | Yes | |
| Modeling dimension | 2D and 3D | |
| Direct modeling | Yes | |
| File format support | STEP, IGES, STL, DXF |
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