Solidworks is a user-friendly CAD program developed by Dassault Systemes. Program offers both free trial and paid subscription options. Used for both personal and professional design purposes
STL files are digital representations of 3D objects for printing. Files contain all necessary information for layer-by-layer construction
MicroStation is a CAD program supporting both 2D drafting and 3D modeling. Developed by Bentley Systems, it has a market share of 0.53%. Used by professionals across various industries including construction and engineering
Created by Anthony Spruyt in South Africa in 1985 as Michael Angelo. First version released for IBM PC XT on 360 kB floppy disk. First Windows version released in 1993, 32-bit version in 1997. Latest version 29 released on October 6, 2029