It (designspark mechanical) should also work well together with their PCB=20
software - designspark pcb. The latter I am using and am quite happy with, =
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former I have downloaded but not tested yet.

/Ruben


> Free highly capable 3D drawing/design program.
> Free for private and all commercial use without limitation.
> "Talks" to many 3D printers.
> Should allow production of models for eg injection moulding.
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> For those with minimal interest in "engineering" it will still be
> useful - an intuitive high capability 3D dwg program that will read
> (but not write) Sketchup files and that may well become the Sketchup
> defacto free replacement. And the Space-Marine / bunny rabbit / widget
> / phone-holder / ... that you draw for visualisation purposes may be
> able to be produced by a low cost 3D printer.
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> Download here, plus tutorial links.
> Win32, Win64,440 MB, >=3D WIN XP sp3
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>       http://www.designspark.com/eng/page/mechanical
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> Import / Export major industry standard 3D languages.
> Major+ for me:  Can reads STL files and can export designs in STL
> format (yeeha!)
> Whether it is compatible enough with eg Solidworks to allow exchange
> of files between them is TBD, but it should allow people to produce
> drawings for eg injection molding fabrication.
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> EETimes writeup here (worthwhile)
> http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=3D1319478
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>                      Russell
> ________________
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> Free highly capable 3D drawing/design program.
>=20
> Said to be highly intuitive and capable.
>=20
> Import: ECAD (IDF, IDB, EMN) files, OBJ, SketchUp, STEP, and STL file
> formats;
> Export: AutoCAD (DXF), OBJ, 3DPDF, STL, XAML, JPEG, and PNG file formats.
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> STL !!!
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> Models:
> [EE Times]:    You can create individual parts or full-blown
> assemblies. In addition to your enclosures, you can import 3D models
> of electronic components, electro-mechanical devices, circuit boards,
> and so forth. But where do you get these models? Well, the folks who
> are bringing DesignSpark Mechanical to us --Allied Electronics and RS
> Components -- have 38,000 3D models as part of their online catalog.
> Each of these free-to-use models is available in 24 different formats,
> which means they work with just about every 3D design package in the
> known universe. Furthermore, the folks at TraceParts.com boast 100+
> million 2D drawings and 3D models that can also be freely accessed and
> used in your designs.
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AB Liros Electronic
Box 9124
200 39 Malm=F6 Sweden
www.liros.se
Tel +46 40142078
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