On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:43 PM, V. Sasi Kumar <sasi....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 19:26 +0530, Anoop Jacob Thomas wrote: > > I think we lack CAD softwares. > > Of course, we have Qcad, but it is only 2D. We have Freecad: > http://www.ar-cad.com/products/freecad.html > but I am not sure how good it is. Perhaps, someone here can evaluate it. > We also have a second Freecad at sourceforge: > > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/frenot...e-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page<http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page> > which is still at version 0.8. Both are apparently Free (as in freedom). > Perhaps, some of us could evaluate both and see whether they meet the > demands of our engineering curricula. > I think Qcad can be used for simple 2D drawings. But it is not sufficient for educational or professional use. Going through the screenshots of FreeCAD, I think it is a better one, and i'm going to try it. There used to be a Linux version of Pro/Engineer, most popular mechanical CAD software. But in the last two releases, the Linux version was excluded. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
