Draftsight free install#
Draftsight free pro#
Draftsight free code#

Natively there’s varicad, works like a charm, real cad app, not too expensive (~800$ iirc), trial available, I suggest you give it a try. it supposed to work and I seen some nice stuff made with it only, I never managed to make with it more then a cube.

Draftsight free code#

I use openSCAD for lot of my reprap work (you write a scad code that represents the object and it renders you the object and export as number of different 3d formats) but it is really a txt processor that renders the 3d file nothing more … HeeksCAD is the most useful one but still far from being comparable to commercial tools (even free ones like CoCreate). There’s that great SCAD library for linux (open source) that is used by number of apps. I did some modeling for reprap in AoI and it can be done, especially as scripting is super easy, but it really lack the features regular cad tools have. For modeling there are Blender and AoI that are serious tools, very usable etc etc, but I can’t call them cad tools. Nick, ah I was not thinking of you when I said inkscape is not cad, just ppl often like to call it that hence I was trying to prevent something :D :D :DĢd, well, I can’t be overly confident but qcad satisfies 99% of what I need for 2d, and the 1% left can be done with DraftSight hence I think we are covered with native apps on Linux for 2d.įor 3d it really depends. (My AAO D250 running Ubuntu Studio boots faster than my Dual core 3 Ghz running XP)ĬAD is one of the (few) reasons why i still have use for windows. I even have a licensed version of R14 of autocad on windows.

My major gripe with autocad was with compatibility on unix as i mentioned above. It took me barely an hour to replicate an existing drawing of a CNC machine i made plans for, on loose usage of the term “open source” from my end.īut the point is productivity/ease-of-use/time-to-deploy no more is measured by $$$ on linux. It might not be the best one out there but it definitely has its own niche there. I do not have any idea about paid s/w like qcad.Īutocad withdrew native unix support in its early releases itself.ĭraftsight works just fine for my purposes.

Draftsight free install#

To install DraftSight in Ubuntu 14.Used to have a dual-boot setup just for cad support on windows.īeing used to autocad and solidworks i found it hard to “adjust” to the cad softwares available on linux Typical CAD commands for drawing, and also measurement and modify:

The command-based interface doesn’t seem to feature auto-complete:

One of the drawbacks at first glance is that commands are not auto-completed automatically, so you will have to enter the whole command name. DraftSight also has support for mouse gestures and interface customization. DraftSight also comes with helpful tools like snap, grid or ortho.ĭraftSight can save your designs as DXF or DWG (up to the latest DWG 2013 format), and can export the drawing to PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, EPS or TIF. It comes with all the main functions and features needed to get you going: command-based interface, layers, formatting tools, drawing tools like line, arc, circle dimension measuring commands like trim, move, mirror or fillet.

Draftsight free pro#

On the website you can find both the free and a paid, Pro version.ĭraftSight is written in Qt and has a similar interface to AutoCAD for Windows: DraftSight is developed by Dassault Systèmes, a French company specialized in CAD design.