# Tools & technology — mechanical engineering drafter

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 17-3013.00.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes |
| Adobe After Effects | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Autodesk Inventor | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Autodesk Mechanical | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Autodesk Navisworks | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Bentley Navigator | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Computer aided design and drafting CADD software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Computer aided design and drafting software CADD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| NavisWorks Jetstream | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Piping and instrumentation design PID software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| PTC Pro/Cable | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Reverse engineering software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Siemens Solid Edge | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| SofTech CADRA | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| 1CadCam Unigraphics | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software |  |
| Rapid prototyping software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software |  |
| Document management system software | Document management software |  |
| ERP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |  |
| Adobe LiveMotion | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Graphic presentation software | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| McNeel Rhinoceros 3D | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Motion graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Non uniform rational b-splines NURBS software | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Bill of materials software | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software |  |
| Scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |  |
| Three-dimensional scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 22 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- AutoCAD — **64 %**
- solidworks — **50 %**
- microsoft excel — **18 %**
- microsoft word — **18 %**

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