CAD Programs - Some free tools, and links.
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CAD Programs - Some free tools, and links.
Just thought I'd put together a few links for some of the free design tools I've heard of, or used.
Google Sketchup
Nice, easy program for quick sketches, or more detailed designs with practice.
http://sketchup.google.com
CadStd - Thanks to Vern
Free version, with a cheap ($30) full version, both available for instant download.
http://www.cadstd.com/lite.html
AutoDesk Student Resource Center - Thanks to Dang911
Autodesk, the maker of AutoCAD, has now set up a wonderful student resource center. They are offering several of their most popular and productive 3D Engineering and Graphical programs, including Inventor 11. All you need is a student e-mail address (ex. @school.edu) and you can sign up and download the full versions with free user licenses. This has been a great gift, giving so many students the ability to take home software well out of anyone's price range. It will also give Autodesk extreme publicity and ensure that they remain #1 in the CAD industry.
http://students6.autodesk.com/?lbon=1
Google Sketchup
Nice, easy program for quick sketches, or more detailed designs with practice.
http://sketchup.google.com
CadStd - Thanks to Vern
Free version, with a cheap ($30) full version, both available for instant download.
http://www.cadstd.com/lite.html
AutoDesk Student Resource Center - Thanks to Dang911
Autodesk, the maker of AutoCAD, has now set up a wonderful student resource center. They are offering several of their most popular and productive 3D Engineering and Graphical programs, including Inventor 11. All you need is a student e-mail address (ex. @school.edu) and you can sign up and download the full versions with free user licenses. This has been a great gift, giving so many students the ability to take home software well out of anyone's price range. It will also give Autodesk extreme publicity and ensure that they remain #1 in the CAD industry.
http://students6.autodesk.com/?lbon=1
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Here's a nice laser scanner setup
Think this one should be here to.
pezman wrote:Here's a nice laser scanner setup. You can get respectable results with the free version and a cheap laser from a level. You can even use a shadow line for a scan, so you could probably get respectable results outside using a thin, straight stick and the sun.
http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
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Collabcad free 3D CAD for Linux:
http://www.collabcad.com/download.html
QCAD free 2D CAD available for linux:
http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html
LISA free Finite Element Analysis for Win and WINE/Linux
http://www.lisa-fet.com/
TurboCAD 4 LE (2D CAD for Win) used to be available free on the internet from http://www.freecad.com, but this site seems to have changed, and the download link doesn't work any more.
http://www.collabcad.com/download.html
QCAD free 2D CAD available for linux:
http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html
LISA free Finite Element Analysis for Win and WINE/Linux
http://www.lisa-fet.com/
TurboCAD 4 LE (2D CAD for Win) used to be available free on the internet from http://www.freecad.com, but this site seems to have changed, and the download link doesn't work any more.
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It's not CAD, but OpenFOAM is a full-featured CFD package that you can lose an entire life in tweaking.
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Here's a link. This works for me.
unfortunately, You still can't use a slip roll for those small cones.
http://www.pulserate.com/
unfortunately, You still can't use a slip roll for those small cones.
http://www.pulserate.com/
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Multi-Platform CAD System Now Runs on Mac OS X
Not sure if any one else posted this, Multi-Platform CAD System Now Runs on Mac OS X
Intro by Editor http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaaycn.htm
Main article with download link for trial software http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaaycp.htm
Looks interesting ad it has a Linux version too as well as the Mac or Windoz versions
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Intro by Editor http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaaycn.htm
Main article with download link for trial software http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaaycp.htm
Looks interesting ad it has a Linux version too as well as the Mac or Windoz versions
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topright Autodesk to Release AutoCAD for Mac, iPad and iPhon
And yet another CAD going cross platform, but i knew about this one for a while as they did pol to find out if any one was interested
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/30/aui ... nd-iphone/
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Update: here is a link to another article on Gizmodo with a bit more depth http://gizmodo.com/5626272/autocad-comi ... r-18-years
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/30/aui ... nd-iphone/
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Hi People
Found this in my travels today "CADuntu has a new name: LibreCAD" this is now also in Ubuntu so easy to install. (but try not to confuse it with LibreOffice the free and open source office suit)
"CADuntu is a 2D CAD drawing tool based on the community edition of QCad ported to Qt4 and works natively on OSX, Windows and Linux. "
Link at http://www.webupd8.org/2010/12/caduntu- ... comes.html
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Found this in my travels today "CADuntu has a new name: LibreCAD" this is now also in Ubuntu so easy to install. (but try not to confuse it with LibreOffice the free and open source office suit)
"CADuntu is a 2D CAD drawing tool based on the community edition of QCad ported to Qt4 and works natively on OSX, Windows and Linux. "
Link at http://www.webupd8.org/2010/12/caduntu- ... comes.html
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I found time to test DraftSight today.
http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/ ... -software/
It is nearly a ringer for a ACAD LT seat with a few more bells and whistles. Approx. 64MB download, they just ask for e-mail.
Has command line, and the majority of ACAD full commands and single command keys match
Contains an alias function much akin to the acad.pgp file.
It surpasses LT in that it renders, and extrudes.
the layer options are a close match.
Drafted a cone pattern and printed. On one print machine it printed perfect dimensionally, but on a different machine it was a little short.
Saved the cone pattern and a 3d model, which I opened under a full version of ACAD 2011.
It opened up after the default "this was not created by official ACAD" window. Everthings there, and the 3d model rendered without fault.
What a strange brew created with the look and feel of Solidworks, but the function of LT plus rendering.
On the down side I didn't see anything comparable to the 3d "slice" command.
3d cone was only available in mesh.
Inquiry command was missing details for volumes.
Didn't find anything to subtract one solid from another.
IMO Dassault is a little whimsical about how long something is available, or free.
(Hope this one is around for awhile)
http://www.solidsmack.com/cad-design-ne ... mac-linux/
http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/ ... -software/
It is nearly a ringer for a ACAD LT seat with a few more bells and whistles. Approx. 64MB download, they just ask for e-mail.
Has command line, and the majority of ACAD full commands and single command keys match
Contains an alias function much akin to the acad.pgp file.
It surpasses LT in that it renders, and extrudes.
the layer options are a close match.
Drafted a cone pattern and printed. On one print machine it printed perfect dimensionally, but on a different machine it was a little short.
Saved the cone pattern and a 3d model, which I opened under a full version of ACAD 2011.
It opened up after the default "this was not created by official ACAD" window. Everthings there, and the 3d model rendered without fault.
What a strange brew created with the look and feel of Solidworks, but the function of LT plus rendering.
On the down side I didn't see anything comparable to the 3d "slice" command.
3d cone was only available in mesh.
Inquiry command was missing details for volumes.
Didn't find anything to subtract one solid from another.
IMO Dassault is a little whimsical about how long something is available, or free.
(Hope this one is around for awhile)
http://www.solidsmack.com/cad-design-ne ... mac-linux/
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