Thursday, October 29, 2009

Open Source Options for CAD software

A few open source CAD options. I haven't tried any of these out yet. But I will. Eventually I might get persuaded to move over to open source OSs as well. It feels kind of like going vegetarian or vegan.


QCad Community Edition 2.0.5.0
Available for: windows mac linux unix java
QCad Community Edition is an open source edition of RibbonSoft's CAD system. QCad is a 2D CAD application that aims at being simple enough for anyone to use - even users with no previous CAD... Read more
BRL-CAD 7.10
Available for: windows mac linux unix java
BRL-CAD is an open source cad systems based around constructive solid geometry (csg) modeling. On top of all of it's modeling features, such as the interactive geometry editor, BRL-CAD offers... Read more
Archimedes 0.52.0
Available for: windows mac linux unix java
Archimedes is a computer aided design (CAD) solution focusing on architectural design. While the current version of Archimedes may not be mature enough for all - this project is very promising. It... Read more

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