[TriLUG] FOSS CAD software

[Ken MacKenzie]

There is qcad
On Jun 26, 2014 2:20 AM, "Scott G. Hall" <scott at hallcomm-inc.com> wrote:

> You might consider posting this question on the TriLUG discussion list....
>
> On 06/25/2014 10:35 PM, Jeffrey Wubbenhorst wrote:
> > While we're on the subject of CAD, does anyone know of a FOSS
> alternative to
> > professional CAD products (such as SolidWorks or Autodesk)?
> >
> > I'm fine with Blender, but if there is something better out there, I'd
> love to
> > learn more about it.
> >
> > On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 9:18:53 PM UTC-4, bill wrote:
> >
> >     I print stuff from Sketchup all the time. It is great for quick
> >     simple things like electronics enclosures.
> >
> >     If you learn what to look for, producing solid models isn't hard at
> >     all.
> >
> >     I also use Blender a good bit. I'd say if you are having trouble
> getting
> >     solid models from Sketchup, Blender will be as bad or worse for you.
> >     Again, it can make solid models. You just need to know what to look
> for
> >     when building something so you don't make non-manifold geometry.
> >     It won't prevent you from making a bad mesh like a solid modeler
> will.
> >
> >     I found Tinkercad to be a bit limiting in some respects but I'd like
> to
> >     see more of that shape generator language that they were pushing a
> >     while back. never got into it as at the time is was a for-pay
> feature.
> >
> >     Tinkercad is now run by Autodesk and they have incorporated many of
> >     tinker's features into 123D Design which is also a free online or
> offline
> >     tool.
> >
> >
> >
> >     On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Jeffrey Crews <cruz... at gmail.com
> >     <javascript:>> wrote:
> >
> >         Might as well ask this here: I switch back and forth between
> freecad
> >         and tinkercad mostly when trying to extrude svg's. For some
> reason
> >         either freecad or tinkercad will refuse to recognize some svgs
> or some
> >         part of some svgs. When that happens in one, usually the other
> one
> >         will work instead. I don't have any idea what causes it, though.
> >
> >         jsc
> >
> >
> >         On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Jeffrey Crews <
> cruz... at gmail.com
> >         <javascript:>> wrote:
> >
> >             For mechanical stuff I use FreeCAD, for some other things I
> use
> >             Tinkercad. If I had for some reason I needed to make more
> organic
> >             shapes I think I'd rather work on learning Blender than
> continue
> >             trying to wrestle with Sketchup. The problem I had with it
> is that
> >             it's really not designed for printing, as you might have
> noticed.
> >
> >             jsc
> >
> >
> >             On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:16 PM, Steven Hausman
> >             <hausman... at gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:
> >
> >                 Is there an alternative you would recommend?
> >
>
>
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