01 / Draft
Drafting with intent.
Snap walls, drop doors and windows, and dimension as you go. Every line knows what it is, so moving a wall moves its doors, its dimensions and its room area with it.
- Snap & dimension
- 1,000+ CAD blocks
- Layers & scale
Compare · AutoCAD alternative
The AutoCAD alternative
that knows what a wall is.
AutoCAD is superb at precise lines, and DWG is everywhere. But in everyday AutoCAD drafting a wall is two lines, so every design change means redrawing the plan, the sections and the elevations by hand. In Toras you draw walls, doors and windows, and the 3D model, the sections and the schedules come from them and stay in step.
No credit card · nothing to install
At a glanceAutoCADToras
- You draw
- AutoCADLines and arcs
- TorasWalls, doors and windows
- 3D model
- AutoCADBuilt separately
- TorasBuilds as you draw
- Sections & elevations
- AutoCADMostly by hand
- TorasGenerated, kept current
- Price per seat
- AutoCAD$2,095 / year
- TorasFree to start · $37.99 / month
A three-person studio, for one year
Keep $4,917 in the practice.
AutoCAD$6,285
Toras Pro$1,368
AutoCAD at $2,095 per seat per year, against Toras Pro at today’s price. List prices, October 18, 2026.
02 / Model
The 3D model you never had to build.
The plan stands up in 3D as you draw it, floor by floor, with roofs and stairs. Show the client the building, not a set of lines, without a second model to maintain.
- Automatic 3D
- Roofs & stairs
- Push-pull
03 / Document
A drawing set that keeps up with you.
Plans, sections, elevations and door and window schedules sit on sheets and update the moment the design changes. Export PDF sets for the client and DXF or IFC for consultants. Consultants on AutoCAD get DXF files they open straight away.
- Sections & elevations
- Schedules
- PDF · DXF · IFC
AutoCAD and Toras, side by side.
Checked against AutoCAD’s own pages on October 18, 2026.
| Feature | AutoCAD | Toras |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | ||
| Price | AutoCAD $2,095 a year; AutoCAD LT $540 a year | Free plan, then Pro at $37.99 a month (regular $49.99) |
| Free option | 15-day trial; free for students | Free plan: 2 full projects, no card |
| Runs on | Windows and Mac, plus a web app | Any browser, Mac or Windows |
| Design | ||
| 2D drafting | The industry standard | Walls, doors, windows, dimensions |
| Building elements | Lines and blocks; wall objects need the Architecture toolset | Walls, slabs, roofs, stairs, openings |
| 3D model | Modeled by hand; none in LT | Builds as you draw |
| Real site | Not built in | Terrain, buildings, roads and sun |
| Rendering | In AutoCAD; none in LT | Photoreal renders, built in |
| Documents and files | ||
| Sections & elevations | By hand in everyday drafting | Generated from the design |
| Schedules | Architecture toolset | Doors and windows, automatic |
| File exchange | DWG, DXF; PDF import | DXF, IFC, PDF, PNG |
When AutoCAD is still the right call
For 2D only, AutoCAD LT at $540 a year covers it. For designing buildings, draw them in Toras.
- Pure 2D drafting and construction detailing.
- Trading DWG files with consultants all day.
- LISP routines and office CAD standards you depend on.
Your drawings come with you
AutoCAD opens and saves DXF, and so does Toras.
- 01
Bring them in
Save your AutoCAD drawings as DXF and import them into Toras.
- 02
Trace and build
Draw walls over the old plan and watch the building stand up in 3D.
- 03
Send them back
Export DXF for consultants who stay on AutoCAD.
Draw your next project in Toras.
Two full projects on the free plan, from the real site to the drawing set. No credit card, nothing to install.
Start freeNo credit card required
Questions
Can Toras open AutoCAD drawings?
Yes, as DXF. Save the drawing as DXF in AutoCAD, import it into Toras, and export DXF to send it back.
Is there a free version of AutoCAD?
There is a 15-day free trial, and AutoCAD is free for students and educators.
AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT?
AutoCAD LT ($540 a year) is 2D only. AutoCAD ($2,095 a year) adds 3D modeling and specialised toolsets, including an Architecture toolset with wall and door objects.