[sdiy] Free CAD

[Thomas Strathmann]

On 2/19/11 10:38 , Mike Gorman wrote:
> For a useful CAD program, I've started using QCAD from Ribbonsoft:
>
> http://www.qcad.org/
>
> I'd tried a few different "Free" CAD programs before I found this one. The
> trial mode is a little awkward, as it closes every 10 minutes, but it's
> enough to see how useful a tool it is. There are versions for Windows, OSX
> and Linux, as well as an Open Source version that is a little bit behind in
> releases from the full version.

I came across that one, but gave up pretty soon after I realized that 
the free version has a very odd build system that consists of a bunch of 
shell scripts. But because it is the only CAD program besides SketchUp 
(although I have a feeling I could just use Blender for the sort of 
thing SektchUp does well, have to see how it goes) that came up in this 
thread I'll probably have another look at building for Mac OS X soon. 
Thanks to everyone who suggested a solution!

	Thomas

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Thomas S. Strathmann                            http://pdp7.org/blog/