On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Wayne Stallwood ALUGlist@digimatic.co.uk wrote:
On 12/02/13 16:49, Mark Rogers wrote:
I'm looking for a simple CAD tool for basic DIY projects.
The project I have in mind at the moment is a wall-to-wall bookshelf comprised of 40x35cm "boxes", made from 18mm MDF, laid out like bricks (ie each row offset 50% against the ones below/above it).
It might be worth looking at FreeCAD, it's open source but a little early in it's development cycle for serious use though.
QCAD is probably more mature but the GPL edition has some limitations.
saqcad and qcad i think is now called LibreCAD. I used to use QCAD a bit. Windows rule on cad though, TurboCAD, IntelliCAD were the best free ones.
New kid on the block! with a .deb file http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/download-draftsight/ Just installed it to have a quick 30 sec look - doesn't look bad. Couldn't say whether it was better than qcad/librecad - worth a look i'd say.
james