Looking for a feeware CAD proggy (win or linux)

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Andreas Perfora’tus [Stu]

I'm experimenting with some Stirling Engine (hot air engine) designs, and I
need to mock up some (relatively simple) mechanical assemblies with
linkages, gears, flywheels, and pistons. Is there a freeware proggy that
can do this with animation to "test" functional movment throughout range of
motion? Or am I asking a bit too much for $0.00?
Running in either Windows9x or Linux (Mandrake 9.1) would be fine. Thanks.
 
Andreas Perfora’tus [Stu] wrote in
I'm experimenting with some Stirling Engine (hot air engine) designs,
and I need to mock up some (relatively simple) mechanical assemblies
with linkages, gears, flywheels, and pistons. Is there a freeware
proggy that can do this with animation to "test" functional movment
throughout range of motion? Or am I asking a bit too much for $0.00?
Running in either Windows9x or Linux (Mandrake 9.1) would be fine.
Thanks.
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http://www.amabilis.com/
http://www.blender3d.org/
http://openfx.org/news/index.php
http://www.wings3d.com/
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentyu2003/
 
I think all the links are for 3d modelling software-=not CAD programs
-½cut said:
Andreas Perfora'tus [Stu] wrote in
I'm experimenting with some Stirling Engine (hot air engine) designs,
and I need to mock up some (relatively simple) mechanical assemblies
with linkages, gears, flywheels, and pistons. Is there a freeware
proggy that can do this with animation to "test" functional movment
throughout range of motion? Or am I asking a bit too much for $0.00?
Running in either Windows9x or Linux (Mandrake 9.1) would be fine.
Thanks.
Click to expand...

http://www.amabilis.com/
http://www.blender3d.org/
http://openfx.org/news/index.php
http://www.wings3d.com/
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentyu2003/
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Andreas Perfora’tus [Stu] wrote in
I'm experimenting with some Stirling Engine (hot air engine) designs,
and I need to mock up some (relatively simple) mechanical assemblies
with linkages, gears, flywheels, and pistons. Is there a freeware
proggy that can do this with animation to "test" functional movment
throughout range of motion? Or am I asking a bit too much for $0.00?
Running in either Windows9x or Linux (Mandrake 9.1) would be fine.
Thanks.
Click to expand...

http://www.amabilis.com/
http://www.blender3d.org/
http://openfx.org/news/index.php
http://www.wings3d.com/
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentyu2003/
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I wouldn't consider any of these to be CAD programs.

Your choices are fairly limited.

There is TurboCAD LE at http://nct.digitalriver.com/fulfill/0002.16

and there is ProDesktop Express at
http://www.ptc.com/products/desktop/express/license.htm

I don't know of any others that are free. Both of these are
registerware and the ProDesktop requires re-registration at 90 day
intervals (according to John Corliss, I wasn't able to find this in
the EULA, but I didn't study it extensively)

Gordon Darling posted a message about QCad earlier and he was going to
see how useable the open source Linux version was. Do a google to see
his comments. QCad is available at
http://freshmeat.net/projects/qcad/

Good luck,

Chris
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Chris Dubea

You know what to do with the e-mail address to reply via e-mail.
 
I've used PTC Pro/DESKTOP at schoool. I'd reccommend trying the express
version.
Christopher Dubea said:
Andreas Perfora'tus [Stu] wrote in
I'm experimenting with some Stirling Engine (hot air engine) designs,
and I need to mock up some (relatively simple) mechanical assemblies
with linkages, gears, flywheels, and pistons. Is there a freeware
proggy that can do this with animation to "test" functional movment
throughout range of motion? Or am I asking a bit too much for $0.00?
Running in either Windows9x or Linux (Mandrake 9.1) would be fine.
Thanks.
Click to expand...

http://www.amabilis.com/
http://www.blender3d.org/
http://openfx.org/news/index.php
http://www.wings3d.com/
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentyu2003/
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I wouldn't consider any of these to be CAD programs.

Your choices are fairly limited.

There is TurboCAD LE at http://nct.digitalriver.com/fulfill/0002.16

and there is ProDesktop Express at
http://www.ptc.com/products/desktop/express/license.htm

I don't know of any others that are free. Both of these are
registerware and the ProDesktop requires re-registration at 90 day
intervals (according to John Corliss, I wasn't able to find this in
the EULA, but I didn't study it extensively)

Gordon Darling posted a message about QCad earlier and he was going to
see how useable the open source Linux version was. Do a google to see
his comments. QCad is available at
http://freshmeat.net/projects/qcad/

Good luck,

Chris
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Chris Dubea

You know what to do with the e-mail address to reply via e-mail.
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