Quick Select used to filter only on Object Type and Layer. The classic QSELECT model — pick a type, pick one of its properties, compare with a typed value via a logical operator — is much more general: a Line entity can now be filtered on Start X, Length, Angle, Delta Y, …, and any entity on the common Layer / Color / Linetype / Lineweight. Panel layout: Object type → Property → Operator → Value → Append. The Property dropdown is type-aware: it always lists the four common properties; picking a specific Object type appends that type's `geometry_properties` rows, sampled from the first entity of that type in the active layout (so `Start X`, `Radius`, `Pattern Angle`, … only appear when their entity type is selected). Changing the Object type drops the Property when the new type no longer offers it. Operators: `= Equals`, `!= Not equal`, `> Greater than`, `< Less than`, `* Any value`. Eq/Neq do case-insensitive string compare against the canonical property string (so "ByLayer" matches "bylayer"); Gt/Lt parse both sides as `f64` and reject anything non-numeric; Any skips the value test entirely. The Value text field is disabled when no Property is picked or the operator is Any. Append behaves the same as before. The new value reader is hand-rolled for the four common properties (layer name, color formatted as `ByLayer`/`ByBlock`/`<aci>`/`r,g,b`, linetype name, lineweight formatted as `0.30mm`) and falls back through `geometry_properties()` for type-specific fields — extracting the property's value out of the `PropValue` variant so EditText / Choice / ColorChoice all canonicalise the same way the panel will display them. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Open CAD Studio
A CAD application for 2D drafting and 3D modeling, built with Rust. Reads and writes DWG and DXF files natively.
Features
File Formats
- DWG read/write (R13 through R2018)
- DXF read/write (R13 through R2018)
- STL export (
STLOUT/EXPORTSTL) - STEP AP203 export (
STEPOUT) - OBJ import (
IMPORTOBJ) - PDF export (plot layouts to PDF)
- WBLOCK — write selected entities or a block to an external file
- XREF — attach, reload, and auto-resolve external references
2D Drafting
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
LINE, PLINE, RECTANG, POLYGON |
Basic geometry |
CIRCLE, ARC, ELLIPSE, SPLINE |
Curves |
HATCH, HATCHEDIT |
Hatch fills with pattern, scale, angle editing |
OFFSET, TRIM, EXTEND, FILLET |
Modify geometry (supports lines, arcs, ellipses, polylines, splines) |
BREAK, STRETCH, LENGTHEN |
Shape editing |
ARRAY, MIRROR, MOVE, COPY, ROTATE, SCALE |
Transformations |
EXPLODE |
Explode blocks, dimensions, polylines, mlines |
DDEDIT |
Double-click text editing |
MASSPROP |
Area, perimeter, centroid of selected entities |
3D Modeling
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
BOX, SPHERE, CYLINDER |
Solid primitives |
EXTRUDE, REVOLVE |
Profile-based solids |
LOFT |
Ruled-surface loft through cross-sections |
SWEEP |
Sweep a profile along a path |
ARRAY3D |
3D array |
| ACIS tessellation | Renders 3DSOLID, REGION, and BODY entities |
Annotations & Dimensions
- Dimensions: Linear, Aligned, Angular, Radial, Diameter, Ordinate — with full
DIMSTYLEsupport (DIMASZ,DIMSCALE,DIMEXO,DIMEXE, and more) - Text:
MTEXT,TEXT,DTEXTwith font browser (STYLE DIALOG) - Leaders:
MLEADERwith straight and spline path types;MLEADERSTYLEmanager - Tolerances: GD&T feature control frames
- Tables:
TABLEentity render;TABLESTYLEmanager - MLine:
MLINEentity withMLSTYLEmanager andEXPLODEsupport
Paper Space & Layouts
- Multi-tab layout system with model space and unlimited paper space tabs
- Viewport projection: Model content correctly projected into paper-space viewport rectangles
- Camera persistence: View position and zoom saved per layout; restored on file open and tab switch
- Correct paper size: Physical paper dimensions read from embedded PlotSettings (not drawing limits)
- Inline MSPACE overlay — enter a viewport with double-click; edit model entities in place
VPORTS— preset viewport configurations (single, 2H, 2V, 4-way)LAYOUTMANAGER/LAYOUTPANEL— GUI layout managerPLOTSTYLEPANEL/STYLESMANAGER— plot style table editor (CTB/STB)PRINT— send layout to system printer
Blocks & References
INSERTwith attribute prompting (ATTREQ)ATTEDIT— edit block attribute values interactivelyREFEDIT/REFCLOSE— in-place block reference editingXREF— attach, reload, and resolve external DWG/DXF referencesDATAEXTRACTION— export entity property data to CSV
Snapping & Precision
- Object snaps: Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Node, Quadrant, Intersection, Perpendicular, Tangent, Nearest, Insertion, and more
- Ellipse arc endpoints, LWPolyline arc midpoints, Hatch boundary points
- Object Snap Tracking (
OTRACK/F11) - Polar Tracking with configurable angle increment
- Dynamic Input overlay (
DYNMODE/F12) - Grid snap with adaptive spacing
- Command history navigation (↑ / ↓)
Rendering
- GPU-accelerated via WebGPU (wgpu)
- 4× MSAA anti-aliasing
- Orthographic and perspective camera
- ViewCube with face/edge/corner snapping
- Wide polylines: LWPolyline and Polyline2D filled strokes
- Raster images: GPU-textured quad pipeline (
IMAGEcommand) - Wipeout: Solid fill masking
- Complex linetypes: Text and shape elements rendered in linetype patterns
- White/black entity colors adapt to background luminance
- Per-viewport background color (
BACKGROUND) - Visual style selector (Wireframe, Shaded, etc.)
- X-ray ghost pass for selected wires occluded by geometry
UI
- Modular ribbon interface — Home, Insert, Annotate, View, Manage, Layout
- Command line with autocomplete and history
- Layer Manager with per-viewport freeze columns
- Properties panel
COLORSCHEME— runtime theme switchingSHORTCUTS— keyboard shortcuts panelSPLINEDIT— close, open, reverse spline control points- UCS icon with 3D foreshortening and axis labels
Installation
Linux (AppImage)
Download OpenCADStudio-*-linux-x86_64.AppImage from the latest release, then:
chmod +x OpenCADStudio-*-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./OpenCADStudio-*-linux-x86_64.AppImage
No installation required — runs directly on any modern Linux distribution.
Windows
Download OpenCADStudio-*-windows-x86_64.exe from the latest release and run it directly. Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC" because the binary is not yet code-signed — click More info → Run anyway.
macOS (Apple Silicon)
Download OpenCADStudio-*-macos-arm64.dmg from the latest release — Apple Silicon (M-series) only; Intel macOS isn't built.
Open the .dmg and drag OpenCADStudio.app to /Applications. The first launch may be blocked by Gatekeeper because the app is not notarised — right-click OpenCADStudio.app → Open and confirm, or run once via xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OpenCADStudio.app.
Build from Source
Requirements: Rust 1.75+
git clone https://github.com/HakanSeven12/OpenCADStudio.git
cd OpenCADStudio
cargo build --release --bin OpenCADStudio
./target/release/OpenCADStudio
License
GPL-3.0-only — see LICENSE