# CAD, engineering & fabrication compared head to head

> 15 head-to-head comparisons of CAD, simulation and fabrication APIs for AI agents, grouped by the job each pair shares, with benchmark scores for both sides.

- Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cad/
- Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cad/index.md (~750 tokens)
- Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cad/index.min.md (~680 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts)
- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cad/index.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json)
- Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (the key docs and every listing in one file, at most 16 MB, about 4 million tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt)
- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (the whole catalogue as tools, no key)
- DNS: dig +short TXT <slug>.grade.anchorterminal.com (the grade as a DNS TXT record, for a sandbox with no HTTP where names still resolve; also top., best.<category>. and <a>.vs.<b>. under the zone, and the same under grade.letme.dev)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)
- Updated: 2026-11-03

- Ranked table: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/cad.md
- Shortlist and picks by need: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/cad/index.md

## Ranked

1. [Adam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/adam-cad.md) C 59.4
2. [Zoo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoo.md) C 58.7
3. [Onshape](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/onshape.md) C 55.7
4. [PrusaLink](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/prusalink.md) D 49.4
5. [Autodesk Platform Services](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autodesk-platform-services.md) E 44.3
6. [SimScale](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/simscale.md) E 41
7. [nTop](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ntop.md) E 40.2

## Cad generate

- [Adam vs Autodesk Platform Services](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adam-cad-vs-autodesk-platform-services.md): C 59.4 vs E 44.3
- [Adam vs nTop](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adam-cad-vs-ntop.md): C 59.4 vs E 40.2
- [Adam vs Onshape](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adam-cad-vs-onshape.md): C 59.4 vs C 55.7
- [Adam vs Zoo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adam-cad-vs-zoo.md): C 59.4 vs C 58.7
- [Autodesk Platform Services vs nTop](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autodesk-platform-services-vs-ntop.md): E 44.3 vs E 40.2
- [Autodesk Platform Services vs Onshape](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autodesk-platform-services-vs-onshape.md): E 44.3 vs C 55.7
- [Autodesk Platform Services vs Zoo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autodesk-platform-services-vs-zoo.md): E 44.3 vs C 58.7
- [nTop vs Onshape](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ntop-vs-onshape.md): E 40.2 vs C 55.7
- [nTop vs Zoo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ntop-vs-zoo.md): E 40.2 vs C 58.7

## Cad export

- [Autodesk Platform Services vs SimScale](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autodesk-platform-services-vs-simscale.md): E 44.3 vs E 41
- [Onshape vs SimScale](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/onshape-vs-simscale.md): C 55.7 vs E 41
- [SimScale vs Zoo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/simscale-vs-zoo.md): E 41 vs C 58.7

## Cad simulate

- [Adam vs SimScale](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adam-cad-vs-simscale.md): C 59.4 vs E 41
- [nTop vs SimScale](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ntop-vs-simscale.md): E 40.2 vs E 41

## Cad edit

- [Onshape vs Zoo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/onshape-vs-zoo.md): C 55.7 vs C 58.7


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