NaroCAD

NaroCAD is a utility which was developed specifically to aid people in creating 3D CAD models with the help of multiple options and tools.

The setup process does not take very long and does not come with any unpleasant surprises, while the interface presents a minimal and well-organized design. It comprises a quick access toolbar, a tabbed ribbon, several buttons and a few panes which enable you to view various information, and your on-going project.

Aside from that, extensive Help contents are available, so that you can easily learn how to handle it with ease, regardless of your previous experience.

This program enables you to import BREP, STEP and NAROXML file types, while export is only available in a STEP and NAROXML format.

It is possible to view a folder structure of all the items added to the project, layers and grid properties. The latters are quite customizable, seeing that you can adjust width, length, name, transparency levels and colors.

A pretty long list of elements can be added to your projects, from points, rectangles, lines and circles, to cones, boxes, spheres and pipes, while you can also rotate, revolve items on their axes, apply a Boolean fuse to solids, mirror points and measure the distance between two points.

Dynamic zooming and panning is available, you can apply multiple constraints to shapes, select one of the provided types of views and reset all the options with just a click of the button.

Last but not least, you should know that a command console is incorporated, and it is also possible to write and execute code, using the Boo language.

The system’s performance is not going to be affected in any way by this app as it does not require many system resources. The response time is good and we did not come across any kind of issues, such as errors, crashes or hangs.

To conclude, NaroCAD is a useful piece of software when it comes to creating 3D CAD models, comes bundled with many options and has a pretty intuitive interface.