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06-25-2003, 08:44 PM
Hi Paul.
Last time I looked, the below were all free.
If you are just doing plan/flat layout stuff, I'd recommend QCAD. It has CAM
support.
Richard
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OPENSOURCE/FREE CAD/3D/GIS/ETC. SOLUTIONS/INFO:
..Why Software Should Not Have Owners: www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html
..Brl CAD ftp.arl.mil/brlcad
..Q CAD www.qcad.org/index.php3
..4D Design www.4dgraphics.net
..Cadvance www.cadvance.com/65form.htm
..Varkon CAD www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/help/varkon/man.htm
..FreeCAD www.askoh.com/freecad
3D ANIMATION & RENDERING:
..Art Of Illusion http://aoi.sourceforge.net
..Blender www.blender.org
..Wings www.wings3d.org
..Persistence of Vision www.povray.org
MISC:
..Grass GIS http://grass.itc.it
..Info www.opensource.org
..Repository www.sourceforge.net
..3d File Converter http://home.europa.com/~keithr
"paul" <pevansspam@bentham.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3ef97351$0$13735$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk... can anyone recommend a usefull cheap 3D drafting package (i.e. solidworks, inventor etc) for component design and layouts and what sort of cost they are.
Last time I looked, the below were all free.
If you are just doing plan/flat layout stuff, I'd recommend QCAD. It has CAM
support.
Richard
--
OPENSOURCE/FREE CAD/3D/GIS/ETC. SOLUTIONS/INFO:
..Why Software Should Not Have Owners: www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html
..Brl CAD ftp.arl.mil/brlcad
..Q CAD www.qcad.org/index.php3
..4D Design www.4dgraphics.net
..Cadvance www.cadvance.com/65form.htm
..Varkon CAD www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/help/varkon/man.htm
..FreeCAD www.askoh.com/freecad
3D ANIMATION & RENDERING:
..Art Of Illusion http://aoi.sourceforge.net
..Blender www.blender.org
..Wings www.wings3d.org
..Persistence of Vision www.povray.org
MISC:
..Grass GIS http://grass.itc.it
..Info www.opensource.org
..Repository www.sourceforge.net
..3d File Converter http://home.europa.com/~keithr
"paul" <pevansspam@bentham.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3ef97351$0$13735$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk... can anyone recommend a usefull cheap 3D drafting package (i.e. solidworks, inventor etc) for component design and layouts and what sort of cost they are.