Need tip on free CAD like software

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:05 pm

I am planning some work in the house, one of those is building a bed for my son. I have most of the plans drawed out in my head and I could always put it down on paper, but I'd rather draw it on my machine for later printing and revising. So I'm wondering if anyone knows about a good and free and also easy to use program that would fit my needs. I do know how to use AutoCad as I used it in school when I took technical drafts, but I just need a small and simple program so I can draw up my plans, dra in the planks and boards, screws and such so I can add the measurements too and print it out.
Any suggestions would be great. I've tried Eve but I didn't like it.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:31 pm

real men use simple tools!
press start -> run -> "pbrush" -> ok

just have a look at this kick-ass bed design i made only in a few minutes!:

however i would like to know about such free cad tool as well so i can play with it for fun!

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:51 pm

He he he he he

jack · Post by **jack** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:51 am

maybe? http://www.cadvance.com/65form.htm
or http://www.allycad.com/
or http://www.amabilis.com/products.htm

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:00 am

Thanks for the links jack, I'll have a look at those

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:20 am

jack wrote: or http://www.amabilis.com/products.htm

..? thats not cad software..

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:59 am

looking at allycad freeware it looks really nice!

GedB · Post by **GedB** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:09 am

You may want to sign up for the mysterious x-cad give away.

http://www.x-cad.net

I signed up at the end of June and since then I've received one intelligent follow up touting personal cad solutions, so I think it is geniune.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:24 am

GedB wrote:You may want to sign up for the mysterious x-cad give away.

http://www.x-cad.net

I signed up at the end of June and since then I've received one intelligent follow up touting personal cad solutions, so I think it is geniune.

See anything wrong here? "© 2005 All rights reserved."
Btw, that is a very old marketing scheme. Trust me, it's no good

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:27 am

thefool wrote:looking at allycad freeware it looks really nice!

Looks nice, but the Drawing size is limited to 150KB. That's what I got when I registered to get the download link.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:29 am

yeh noticed that..

Post by **Dare2** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:30 am

GeoTrail wrote:Btw, that is a very old marketing scheme. Trust me, it's no good

Hi GeoTrail.

What actually is the catch with this? I need educating!

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:39 am

Well, it's a simple consept.
Let's say I get a mail from a company saying that they will pay me XXX number of dollars if I can provide them with XXX number of CONFIRMED email addresses with some personal details attached. Anyone can get hands of email addresses, confirmed addresses which are actually used by people are a very valuable asset for marketing companies. So they buy a company or a software which they can use to do marketing. Anyone who registers gets the program free. There are two versions of that, first one, there is no software as stated, the second, there is a software stated, but how good is it? Just look at this "Own one of the most powerful parametric solid modelers on the market" that sentence doesn't go together with the word "free". Just image how much money it takes to develope a package like AutoCAD, or even a program you make yourself, you spend months and even years on it, you don't want to give that away for free, especially if you have spent alot of money hiring in more coders, graphics, engineers, planners and marketing, AutoCAD has bein marketed for probably hundred of millions of dollars just in europe the past 10 years.

Has anyone REALLY read the license or the EUL for X-Cad?

Post by **Dare2** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:42 am

Hi, thanks.

That was my first concern (sale of a qualified email list) however a few legit coys know who it is and are playing along, so I'm hoping it's ok ....

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:58 am

Yeah, I think I'm gonna do some more checking on that and sign up with a bogus email account I have just to see what happens