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| Software | Portable? | Free tier | Notes | |----------|-----------|-----------|-------| | | ✅ Yes (browser-based) | Yes (public docs) | Best Fusion alternative, runs on any PC/browser | | FreeCAD | ✅ Portable version available | Yes | Open-source, less polished but powerful | | TinkerCAD | ✅ Browser-based | Yes | Very basic, good for education | | OpenSCAD | ✅ Portable .exe | Yes | Code-based modeling | | Blender | ✅ Portable version (via PortableApps.com) | Yes | Great for meshes, not parametric CAD |

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