Looking for some free general-purpose CAD program

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Chaos Master

Hello.

Do you know any free general-purpose CAD program?
It must be able to open files from Autocad.

I don't want any "specialized" program (my area is electronics and already have
various programs for electronics CAD)

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Hello.

Do you know any free general-purpose CAD program?
It must be able to open files from Autocad.

I don't want any "specialized" program (my area is electronics and already have
various programs for electronics CAD)
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Intellicad

You'll have to google for it, my link died. :(
 
And said:
Hello.

Do you know any free general-purpose CAD program?
It must be able to open files from Autocad.

I don't want any "specialized" program (my area is
electronics and already have various programs for
electronics CAD)

[]s
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TurboCAD used to have a free 2D version, but the link has
expired and I can;t find mention of it on the website.

IntelliCAD opens DWG files, and they have a free version
that requires registration.

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John said:
I used to use SnapGraphics (first link) years ago and if memory serves
me, it was a charting program, not a CAD program. Did I miss out on a
function that was hidden or something?
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I dunno. The subcategory is Vector-Draw - CAD apps are there *and* other
vector based apps - is SnapGraphics vector based or does it belongs
somewhere else? If so, where? All help appreciated. :)

Susan
 
Susan said:
I dunno. The subcategory is Vector-Draw - CAD apps are there *and* other
vector based apps - is SnapGraphics vector based or does it belongs
somewhere else? If so, where? All help appreciated. :)

Susan
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I have a copy of it floating around on an old floppy somewhere. But I
distinctly remember using it to make flow charts. It was an excellent
program and a real bargain (free), but I never used it to do CAD. I
do, though, believe that the output was vector.
 
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A9CAD:

<http://www.a9tech.com/products/a9cad/>

<quote>
Summary: A9CAD is a general purpose two-dimensional CAD program. It
supports industry standard DWG & DXF drawing formats.
Current Version: 1.1
Price: Freeware
Download: <http://www.a9tech.com/download/A9CADSetup.exe>

Feature List:

* 2D CAD viewing and editing.
* Support DWG and DXF format up to DWG/DXF 2000.
* Familiar Windows graphical user interface.
* Command window to input coordinates.
* View and modify CAD entity through property window.
</quote>

Not much other info there. And I haven't tried it.

Tony
 
John said:
I have a copy of it floating around on an old floppy somewhere. But I
distinctly remember using it to make flow charts. It was an excellent
program and a real bargain (free), but I never used it to do CAD. I do,
though, believe that the output was vector.
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Thanks for the info John. It appears to have been around for a while
(1994).

Susan
 
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