Compare 3D-Tool Editions

Features and CAD interfaces at a glance

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3D-Tool Free Viewer, Basic, Advanced and Premium

3D-Tool Basic, Advanced and Premium offer the same features for viewing, measuring and analyzing. The three editions differ in their supported CAD interfaces. Only 3D-Tool Premium additionally includes 3D-PMI import and the 3D-NativeCAD Converter. The free 3D-Tool Free Viewer has a smaller range of features. In the Free Viewer, for example, you cannot save or publish data. The following overview shows which features are included in each edition.

3D-Tool Free Viewer, Basic, Advanced and Premium
Feature Description Free Viewer Free Basic from 200 EUR Advanced from 400 EUR Premium from 800 EUR
Load 3D-Tool EXE/DDD files Included Included Included Included
Import STL and 3MF files Included Included Included Included
Show and hide parts Included Included Included Included
Change part display Included Included Included Included
Custom Views Included Included Included Included
Display cross sections Included Included Included Included
Model Info Included Included Included Included
Create 3D dimensions and annotations Included Included Included Included
Create 2D dimensions and annotations Included Included Included Included
Explode assemblies Included Included Included Included
Tooling Analysis Included Included Included Included
Wall Thickness Analysis Included Included Included Included
Collision Analysis Included Included Included Included
Bill of Materials (BOM) Included Included Included Included
Position and copy parts Included Included Included Included
Support for 3D mice Included Included Included Included
Copy screenshot to clipboard Included Included Included Included
Print Included Included Included Included
PNG/BMP/JPG image export Included Included Included Included
3D-Basic Import Not included Included Included Included
2D-Basic Import Not included Included Included Included
Load multiple files simultaneously Not included Included Included Included
Publish EXE/DDD files Not included Included Included Included
Publish 3D-PDF-files Not included Included Included Included
Save as STL, VRML, PLY, 3DS, OBJ, and U3D Not included Included Included Included
Compare models Not included Included Included Included
Create reports and bills of materials Not included Included Included Included
Create and export animations Not included Included Included Included
Property Editor Not included Included Included Included
Placement Not included Included Included Included
Repair Not included Included Included Included
RP-Layout Not included Included Included Included
Custom View Editor Not included Included Included Included
Program styles Not included Included Included Included
3D-Advanced Import Not included Not included Included Included
3D-Premium Import Not included Not included Not included Included
3D-PMI-Import Not included Not included Not included Included
3D-NativeCAD Converter Not included Not included Not included Included
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Function areas at a glance

Import

  • 3D import
  • 2D import
  • CAD exchange formats
  • CAD formats
  • Assemblies & structures
  • PMI
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Visualization

  • Display & styles
  • Show and hide parts
  • Change part display
  • Animations
  • Cross sections
  • Exploded views
  • Custom Views
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Analysis

  • 3D dimensions
  • 2D dimensions
  • Model info
  • Measurements
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Model compare
  • Tooling analysis
  • Wall thickness analysis
  • Collision check
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Publishing

  • 3D notes
  • Reports and bills of materials
  • Image export
  • 3D-PDF export
  • 3D-HTML export
  • 3D-NativeCAD Converter
  • 3D-Tool EXE/DDD files
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