I didn't know about this package till today. I don't need it, but thought there may be some here who'd like to check this out! Fred ______________ LinuxCAD from Software Forge Inc. is the best CAD for Linux http://www.linuxcad.com/ -- Powered by SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro & KMail 1.5.1 Never forget: At Microsoft, the engineering department are the Ferengi... The marketing and legal departments are the Borg!
On Wednesday 28 May 2003 08:47 am, Fred A. Miller wrote:
I didn't know about this package till today. I don't need it, but thought there may be some here who'd like to check this out!
Fred ______________
LinuxCAD from Software Forge Inc. is the best CAD for Linux
and also VariCAD. www.varicad.com -- Tony Alfrey tonyalfrey@earthlink.net "I'd Rather Be Sailing"
Tony Alfrey wrote:
On Wednesday 28 May 2003 08:47 am, Fred A. Miller wrote:
I didn't know about this package till today. I don't need it, but thought there may be some here who'd like to check this out!
Fred ______________
LinuxCAD from Software Forge Inc. is the best CAD for Linux
and also VariCAD. www.varicad.com
Thanks Tony, for the VariCad plug. Yep, I paid $450 for it (included upgrades), a few years back, and will do so again when the SuSE 8.2 version gets compiled. They have a really good upgrade policy, and the upgrades are substantial. VairCad is what allows me to do my engineering construction drawings on a Linux box. Note that the demo is a no-cost download. It works really well, especially if one does 3D mechanical stuff. Look at their disclaimer about architectural drawings: they are mostly talking about me and my 2D floor plans :-))
I had seen some really strong web page criticism of LinuxCad. I thought it couldn't possibly be so bad, and it only cost $99 or $100 to find out. I found out that I couldn't read English well enough to understand the manual OR the menues. Since I couldn't understand things, I can't really vouch for whether or not it does what it claims to do ... 8-; I called the folks in Chicago who sold it, but didn't get much farther. See http://www.zip.com.au/~erikd/lcad.html It is a newer version of what I ignored, and it references the original complaints. I went with VariCad after the Czechs joined the OpenDWG consortium and VariCad could manage .DWG files nicely. No, it's not open source, but it works. For true OPEN-SOURCE cad, see Varkon http://www.tech.oru.se/cad/varkon/ It is a parametric design package, needs some help before it can directly replace AutoCad, but has really great promise. Stanley Long, PE Consulting Electrical Engineer
intentional top-posting: GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND !!! Fred A. Miller wrote:
I didn't know about this package till today. I don't need it, but thought there may be some here who'd like to check this out!
Some of us still have this on old hard drives, but
Fred ______________
LinuxCAD from Software Forge Inc. is the best CAD for Linux
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