--- description: Learn more about OpenSCAD price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: OpenSCAD Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [3D CAD Software](/directory/31236/3d-cad/software) > [OpenSCAD](/software/1016103/openscad) # OpenSCAD Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1016103/openscad > 3D CAD solution that helps businesses develop 3D models of different machine parts on a unified interface. > > Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 3 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: OpenSCAD ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - 3D Design & Modeling - Annotations ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [3D CAD Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31236/3d-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It's the simplest, easiest, most logical way to create any 3D shape. > > **Cons**: Fillets are kind of tedious, I'm not good enough at the complex math for complicated curves (my failing, not OpenSCAD). > > OpenSCAD has given me an impossible level of expectation for all other softwares. It's quick, easy, adaptable, capable, and they give you all the instructions on a nice, easy cheatsheet. ----- ### "Un logiciel de conception mécanique pour les développeurs" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *9 January 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: L'interface de programmation est bien faite et vous trouvez beaucoup de documentation pour pouvoir utiliser le logiciel dans de bonnes conditions.Il faut s'y connaitre un peu en codage mais au final l'utilisation est assez intuitive. Il y a beaucoup de de librairies disponible sur le site officiel et également sur le net ce qui permet d'avancer beaucoup plus rapidement.Il est également possible de faire de l'assemblage afin de vérifier la conception (en cachant les pièces)Le logiciel est gratuit \! > > **Cons**: Il faut un peu de temps avant de bien prendre en main le logiciel.Les temps de conception sont un peu longUniquement du maillage, export de type stl ou obj parfait pour de l'impression 3D mais par pour autre choseRalentissement lorsque l'on améliore la qualité > > Openscad est mon premier logiciel de conception mécanique, il m'a aidé à développer mes compétences et me lancer dans le monde de l'impression 3D.J'ai pu réaliser de belles piècesIl m'a également aidé à apprendre à coder ----- ### "Complicated CAD for hobbyists" — 3.0/5 > **Piotr** | *15 July 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free, open-source software. Interesting way of defining models. > > **Cons**: Complicated way of defining models, that is quickly getting difficult to understand. Small amount of functionalities Little community support. Not suitable for people with little or no programming and mathematical skills. Unreadable solid preview. > > I was using OpenSCAD during my work in a start-up company. It was selected because of the open-source license. The software is free and has an interesting way of creating models. Each part of the model must be defined as a programmed, mathematical function. Smaller shapes are easy to create, while more complicated ones are becoming huge complex blocks of code that are difficult to understand. Also, the bigger the code is, the more challenging is to modify it in a way user wants. OpenSCAD needs extensive programming and mathematical knowledge. Exports or imports of items work as expected and can be easily used in other apps. Blurred preview of the solid along with the complexity of shape creation and lack of annotations made OpenSCAD hard and exhaustive to use. Due to a large amount of free software on the market, there is little community support, so users are usually getting little help with problems and questions. To tell the truth, I cannot recommend OpenSCAD. It is limited, feature-poor software that has a complicated way of working. It may be good for hobbyists who want to play with programming and are looking for a challenge. ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1016103/openscad) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data