winget install --id=Fougue.Mayo -e
Mayo the opensource 3D CAD viewer and converter
Mayo is a free and open-source 3D CAD viewer and converter designed to visualize, analyze, and convert 3D models across various file formats. Built on Qt and OpenCascade, Mayo offers a robust platform for working with CAD data, supporting both modern C++ development practices and cross-platform compatibility.
Key Features:
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for CAD professionals, engineers, and designers seeking a reliable tool to handle complex 3D data. Mayo provides high precision in both visualization and conversion, enabling seamless workflow integration across platforms and file types. It supports a wide range of formats, including STEP, IGES, STL, glTF, PLY, and more.
Mayo can be installed via winget on Windows for quick setup.
Mayo the opensource 3D CAD viewer and converter
Convert 3D files Mayo can read/write 3D files from/to STEP, IGES, STL and many other CAD formats
Visualize 3D files Mayo 3D viewer supports clip planes, exploding of assemblies, measurement of shapes, show/hide parts, ...
Cross platform Mayo runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
Solid foundations Mayo is developed in modern C++ with Qt and OpenCascade
For more details have a look at this fine review Introducing Mayo by Libre Arts There's also a complete video on YouTube
3D clip planes with configurable capping
3D exploding of the model tree allowing better exploration of complex designs
3D measure tools for circles, angles, lengths, areas, bounding box, ...
3D view cube providing intuitive camera manipulation
Quick access to CAD files recently open thanks to thumbnails in the Home page
Toggle item visibility within the Model tree(use checkbox)
Customizable mesh precision for BREP shapes, affecting visualization quality and conversion into mesh formats
Convert files to multiple CAD formats from command-line interface:computer:
Format | Import | Export | Notes |
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STEP | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | AP203, 214, 242 |
IGES | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | v5.3 |
BREP | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | OpenCascade format |
DXF | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
OBJ | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | |
glTF | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | 1.0, 2.0 and GLB |
VRML | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | v2.0 UTF8 |
STL | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | ASCII/binary |
AMF | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | v1.2 Text/ZIP(export) |
PLY | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | ASCII/binary |
OFF | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | |
3MF | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
3DS | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
FBX | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
Collada | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
X3D | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
X(DirectX) | :white_check_mark: | :x: | |
Image | :x: | :white_check_mark: | PNG, JPEG, ... |
See also this dedicated wikipage for more details
Operation | Mouse/Keyboard controls |
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Rotate | mouseLeft + move |
Pan | mouseRight + move |
Zoom | mouseLeft + mouseRight + move |
Zoom +/- | mouseWheel(scroll) |
Window zoom | CTRL + mouseLeft + move |
Instant zoom | spaceBar |
Select Object | mouseLeft click |
Select Objects | SHIFT + mouseLeft clicks |
Mayo supports also multiple 3D viewer navigation styles to mimic common CAD applications(CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, ...)
Release packages are available for Windows and Linux on the Releases page.
Alternatives for Windows:
winget install --id Fougue.Mayo
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/mayo
Easy to use command-line utility for batch conversion of CAD files
Import of glTF file with textures
Import of STEP file with many parts
Import of PLY file defining point cloud
Options dialog with import/export configuration per CAD format
Home page with quick access to recent files