Looking for a free Onshape alternative? OwlCAD is browser-based parametric CAD with editable history, fillets, exact dimensions, and print-aware export — and your projects are private by default, not public.
OwlCAD is browser-based parametric CAD with editable history, fillets, exact dimensions, and print-aware export. The full editor is free — and unlike Onshape’s free plan, your projects are private by default, not public.
Free to use · Private by default · No install
Everything you need to design for 3D printing in the browser — without putting your work in a public library to use it for free.
Your projects are private the moment you make them, autosave to the cloud, and keep a version history you can roll back. Onshape’s free plan makes every document public — anyone can find and copy it.
Re-open a past sketch, boolean, or dimension and the model rebuilds downstream. A real history timeline you can scrub and retro-edit.
Type lengths and angles as you sketch, add coincident / parallel / distance constraints, and measure between any two points.
True millimetres, printer profiles for Ender 3, Prusa, and Bambu Lab, auto-orient, scale-to-fit, watertight checks, hollowing, and mesh repair before your slicer.
Import STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, STEP, and SVG — units detected on the way in. Export a file from Onshape and keep building here.
Describe a part and get an editable starting point — a parametric model or a sculpted mesh. Included with OwlCAD Pro.
Open the editor in your browser and keep your designs your own.
Yes — OwlCAD is a free, browser-based parametric CAD with editable history, fillets, exact dimensions, and print-aware export. The full editor is free to use, with an optional Pro plan that adds AI generation.
Yes. OwlCAD projects are private by default and autosave to the cloud with version history; you publish a read-only share link only when you choose to. Onshape’s free plan, by contrast, requires your documents to be public.
Yes — nothing to install, on any modern browser. Geometry is evaluated locally in a Web Worker, and you can start modeling without an account.
Import STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, STEP, and SVG — units are detected on the way in. Export a STEP or mesh from Onshape and keep working in OwlCAD.