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Mac and free CAD
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Hi all, I just got into this free course that will get me three credits! It's a CAD course and uses A-CAD and BRL-CAD. One problem, they are both Unix only programs that only work on a Silicon Graphics workstation. I want to know if there are any freeware CAD packages out there that are half way good. Please, don't tell me Strata 3D, I already found it. It can be for Mac or Windows, I just need something to try my new skill on. I already own Bryce 4 and Animantion Master 2000 (AM 2000 can be found at : AM 2000 Homepage )
I just want more options! Thanks!
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Washington, DC
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A free demo version of VectorWorks 9 is available for download from www.Nemetschek.net . Student pricing for the full version is about $85 from www.AcademicSuperstore.com (just ordered a copy yesterday), down from a few hundred dollars.
HTH,
Escher
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"The only laptop computer that's useful is the one you have with you."
Until we get a 3 lbs sub-PowerBook, the 12-inch PowerBook will do.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Thanks, sounds good to me! I'll check it out. BTW, has anyone here actually heard of A-CAD or BRL-CAD? They arn't used that often so I am intrested to know if any of you use them. They are very powerful but only run in Unix..... and A-CAD will only work on a graphics workstation such as the O2. Thanx again! Bye! 
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<marcUK>
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Vectorworks 9 is available on many mac magazine cover CD's (in the UK) atleast this month and should save you a big download, alternativly order a demo CD from nemetschek.
I have been playing with the demo for a week, and as an experienced AutoCAD2000 user, I have been both very impressed, and very disappointeed by VW9 at the same time, I know alot of reviews of VW9 are very positive in the mags, but it does have some serious issues. I guess it depends on how you use it and what you want it to do. Its definatly worth a look in. But I have not been convinced enough to buy it.
(by the way I really would like to be using VW9, because AutoCAD is a horrible piece o sh1t, and after all this time I still have major issues with it- to the extent that last week I quit a good job because It pizzed me off soooo much)
Alternativly on the mac there is Deneba CAD. You can also get a demo cd from Deneba if you ask. Again I felt the same way about this as I do about VW.
If you only want 2d draughting (and limited printing) an excellent (and cheap) mac cad program to learn the ropes on is the excellent CADintosh from www.lemkesoft.de (only £20 $35). Its not to hot on printing, but the interface is great and easy to use. Its a shame they dont update and develop it a bit more regularly, but for £20 you cant complain. I have actually done most of my freelance work on this program, and then imported the DXF into Autocad for the clients (with layer editting etc...). As they cant see what Im doing they dont care. And you can draw about 5 times faster in this than in autocad. Infact several times I've blown them away with turnarounds!. I just tell them Im good, and they should give me more work
There are other cads out there, some I've used some I havn't the thing with Cad is that they all do pretty much the same thing at the end of the day. Its how you get there that counts, and I cant quite believe that the majority of CAD software is so crap regardless of price.
hope to have been of use
marcUK
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<marcUK>
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you could do worse than look at www.architosh.com as they have the lowdown on just about every cad software available for the mac
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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Originally posted by <marcUK>:
<STRONG>and as an experienced AutoCAD2000 user, I have been both very impressed, and very disappointeed by VW9 at the same time,</STRONG>
marcUK: I would love to hear what you liked and disliked about VW. Same about DenebaCAD.
I've ordered a copy of VW9. At US$85 student pricing that's almost as good as LemkeSoft's CADintosh. (Pay more and get more.)
The point you make about all CAD software doing more or less the same and the essential difference being hot you get there is a good one. I never thought about using a simple 2D CAD program for the initial drafting and then exporting to DXF to continue work in a more sophisiticated 3D CAD program.
Escher
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"The only laptop computer that's useful is the one you have with you."
Until we get a 3 lbs sub-PowerBook, the 12-inch PowerBook will do.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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its not available for mac....but check out "graphiteone-cad.com"
wich is for linux,and by requesting a mac port they probably will....
get the word out..
id also like a native mac cad ...
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if anyone know an easy install on a mac let me know.....
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