Hello,

On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 07:59:07PM -0400, Marc Nicholas wrote:
> What are y'all using for 2 and 2.5D CAD? Ideally, I'd like something
> free or very low cost....Linux or Windows. There are a few companies
> with low-cost 2D .DWG compatible products, but I really need to know
> it works okay before running physical prototypes...and this is
> hobbyist so, no, I can't just buy AutoCAD :-)

Like the other poster, I recommend QCad as well. For Unix the program is
free, but the professional version is less than $30. The program is still
under development (like any program), but they get my input since I paid for
it gosh darn it!

The hardest part for me is that it isn't AutoCad. You can't do as much on
the command line as you can in AutoCad. While we are on this subject:
whoever thought VBScript should replace AutoLisp, kill'em.

Ok, rant mode off. QCad is good. It does have some limitations. (Notably, I
would like to get a postscript output that isn't just a bitmap.) Try the
program, it's cheap! But, be aware of the caveats.

Take care, Matthew.

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