On Thursday 06 December 2018 20:02:41 Doug wrote: > On 12/06/2018 07:11 PM, Yves wrote: > > i suggest you to crack windows 10 and dowload autodesk autocad trial > > 30 day and then crack it too its pretty much an easy thing to do for > > everybody. Sometime free sofware just dont have it you have to hack > > it. > > > > On 2018-12-06 17:48, hdv@gmail wrote: > >> On 12/6/18 11:31 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > >>> Greetings all; > >>> > >>> The librecad in the debian repos for wheezy is nearly a decade > >>> old, v-1.02. There are V2-* stuff that still runs on QT4 some of > >>> which is already installed. > >>> > >>> Is there a repo where I can source a newer version than 1.02 > >>> without destroying my system? > >>> > >>> 1.02 is so old the u-tube tuts are nearly worthless, yet it shows > >>> promise of being able to lay out a boxes rear panel with 13 > >>> connections thru it. which is what I am trying to do. > >>> > >>> Or is there an even better 2d app for such? > >>> > >>> Thanks everybody. > >> > >> Hai Gene, > >> > >> Some time ago I tried LibreCAD as well and soon had to conclude > >> there were too many issues with it to proceed. Meanwhile I've > >> adopted QCAD (the Pro version) and I am quite happy with it. I've > >> been drawing some fairly complex stuff with it (industrial > >> machinery) and have been able to do almost everything I needed it > >> to do. Mind you it is 2D only, but as far as I can remember the > >> same was true of LibreCAD. > >> > >> I think it might not satisfy the DFSG, as there are proprietary > >> modules in it, but most of the code is licensed under GPLv3. > >> > >> Grx HdV > > You might want to look into DraftSight, a clone of AutoCad. Not free. > Main drawback: it does not (or did not--haven't looked at it in a > while) recognize whole word instructions, only the abbreviations of > AutoCad 11, and probably later editions. I used a lite version of > AutoCad at work, since I am not primarily a PCB designer, and I never > learned the abbreviations. (Now retired for 16 years.) It runs > on Linux--I have an RPM system. > > --doug, retired RF engineer.
Same here Doug, been retired from the CE's chair at a tv station here in WV USA since mid-2002. Started in '84, switched from consumer to broadcast in '62. I turned 84 a couple months back. Been converting metal carvers to be run by LinuxCNC since and keeping the local daytimer on the air. Always wanting a bigger machine of coarse, but my garage is too full now. I'd build a bigger garage but I'm out of real estate & this time I'd need help, my back is going away. I downloaded the 30 day Draftsight trial 5 or 6 years back, but got tired of their threats by email 4 or 5 times a day because they hold the docs hostage. I couldn't figure out how to run it w/o the docs, so I nuked it and wrote a procmail script to send their crap to /dev/null. Much more peacefull inbox now. :) PM me if you want to trade war stories. I've BTDT quite a few times. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
