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A new article that comes directly from your suggestion on Codeberg 1 for which, as always, we thank you very much. In fact, what we are dealing with today is not a topic we are particularly familiar with but, thanks to your reporting and your suggestions, we can try to offer you some alternatives to AutoCAD.
If you are here, therefore, you surely know better than us what AutoCAD is and what it is used for. Quoting Wikipedia we can say that: “AutoCAD it's a program computer-aided technical drawing conceived in 1982 from the software house American Autodesk“.
Alternatives to AutoCAD
Since AutoCAd is not free-license software, it seems appropriate to try to suggest some alternatives! As already explained, we are not experts in the sector and we mainly report what has been reported to us and what is said within the communities. All the alternatives that we will propose to you will be Open source!
Any suggestions or improvements to the article are always welcome and you can do so on Codeberg.
LibreCAD
Open source
2D
It is perhaps the best known free software as an alternative to AutoCAD. Turn up all operating systems and is used for 2D drawing. Its interface is inspired by that of AutoCAD and for this reason it can be easier to try to use it compared to other alternatives. It has existed since 2011 and is still updated and improved.
QCAD
Open source
2D
Professional version for a fee
Other interesting free software available for any operating system. It allows the creation and printing of 2D drawings and has existed since 1999. Although the software is Open source To use the Professional version you need to purchase a license.
FreeCAD
Open source
3D
Free software based on Open CASCADE which also allows the creation of 3D drawings. It is good free and cross-platform software. You can find all its main features in the complete Wiki also available in Italian at this address.
OpenSCAD
Open source
3D
Free software designed and created for the creation of 3D solids. It is cross-platform and completely free.
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