- In Project Elara, you may use any CAD software of your choice
- We strongly encourage you to share your model files in our open-source Git repositories, and in particular, in
elara-labs/models - However, we ask that you share your models both in your CAD software’s native file format and in the
.stepopen interchange format- First, this ensures maximum compatibility between different CAD software
- Second,
.stepis also supported by open-source CAD softwares (like FreeCAD) which avoids vendor lock-in