A geometric modeling kernel is a solid modeling software component used in computer-aided design (CAD) packages.
The latest kernel to enter the market is KCM.
ShapeManager has no presence in the kernel licensing market and in 2001 Autodesk clearly stated they were not going into this business.
[citation needed] The world's newest geometric modeling kernel is Russian Geometric Kernel owned by the Russian government, and it is not clear if it is going to be commercially available, despite offering unique features over the other kernels on the market.
[20][21][22][23] The table below contains a representative list of developers developing their own kernel or licensing the kernel from a third-party.