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2D CAD package
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:14 pm
by blueznl
I need an okay and free (or cheap
) 2D CAD package. I'm not entirely happy with the way Autocad does things (in fact, I hate it)... One of the packages I used a long time ago was TurboCad (on an Atari ST) and that was quite right.
Anybody who has a good suggestion?
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:09 pm
by GeoTrail
Check out the freeware topic. I have others have posted several good 2d free cad software there.
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:03 am
by Psychophanta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CATIA
I have not used it but i've heard it is a good one.
It is not free
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:14 am
by thefool
Don't know if its what you want, but I have been playing with this:
http://www.a9tech.com/
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:15 pm
by naw
This may not be what you're looking for, but if all you want is to design room layouts (bedrooms, office space and especially kitchens) then theres quite a good & free 2d planner from Ikea that is available on each countrys site - just search for "download" at
http://www.ikea.co.uk
Also generates a reasonable 3d view and produces a pricing estimate...
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:28 pm
by bembulak
Google Sketchup.
Easy to use, good for static 2D output. Free version only does PNG and GoogleEarth export. Pro Version isn't cheap. But there are some ruby-Scripts to export from SU to other programs (e.g. Blender).
A9tech Cad program is good. I use it a lot!