CADglobal: Our Mission
Since 2010 we are empowering engineers, designers, and architects with a choice of the best CAD, 3D and BIM software on the planet, unrivaled licensing flexibility and competitive pricing. Our mission includes helping small, passionate CAD software companies grow while offering users alternative solutions to overpriced, locked-in CAD SaaS models. We're proud that more than 7,000 customers have trusted CADglobal since 2010.
Who We Are
CADglobal is a leading software reseller and AI for AEC academy serving the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) and MFG software industries.. With group of companies in the EU, UK, and Africa, we provide localized support, pricing, onboarding, education and purchasing options in local currency.
Our expertise
CADglobal provides alternative software solutions to AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, REVIT, Inventor® and ARCHICAD. We offer the best CAD, BIM, 3D software, AI automations, comprehensive AI educational courses, and a vibrant community. Our commitment: empower you with unparalleled access to the tools and knowledge, and we usually cut our customers' costs between 25% and 90% with Lifetime Software like Rhino, progeCAD, ARCHLine.XP BIM.
Our Open Ecosystem
- CADglobal Platform - Lifetime access to CAD, 3D and BIM software bundles, workflows, product support, and onboarding
CADglobal Community - The #1 Community for engineers and architects who share resources, tools, freelancing jobs and hiring opportunities
CADglobal AI Academy - AI tools, masterclasses, and workflow automation for AEC & MFG
CADglobal is built on partnerships, long-term sustainability, and we’re not just selling software. We’re building CADglobal Freedom, a movement to give engineers the tools, open ecosystem, ownership, and autonomy they deserve.
- We believe in freedom from vendor lock-in, forced subscriptions, Licensing drama and losing access to your own files.
- We believe engineers want open ecosystem, freedom to choose, ownership, full AEC Connectivity workflows and tools they control
- CAD is not SaaS, it's a Standalone software. SaaS and subscriptions were never designed for standalone professionals.
- When you own your tools, you design without expiration. When pricing is transparent, you build on your terms.
- CADGlobal Freedom for Engineers isn't about features. It's about sovereignty.
Meet the Founder
Matija Rukavina is the founder and CVO of CADglobal and AI Academy for AEC, a training platform that offers ChatGPT and AI-powered toolkits for professionals in AEC and MFG industries. As an Introvert AI Entrepreneur, strategist, systems thinker, and believer in autonomy, and freedom, he leads the company's mission. Matija has been active in the CAD industry since 2000 when he started to work in AutoCAD. He remains committed to Freedom for Engineers and making vendors like Autodesk to prioritize again engineers and creators, not profits and shareholder returns.