Homebrew PCBs

Two to try
CadStd:
<http://www.cadstd.com/>
Site seems to be down loday, I use this one mosly as it is dead easy to use.

Solidedge
<http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/velocity/solidedge/free2d/index.shtml>

Free starter CAD for 3D
<http://www.ar-cad.com/>

Malcolm

I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!

--- On Mon, 9/13/10, gandolfreefer <synchronousmosfet@...> wrote:

From: gandolfreefer <synchronousmosfet@...>
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] need recommendations for free simple 2D CAD program
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 2:30 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      Hey guys,



I just need to download a dead-easy, intuitive free CAD to make simple mechanical drawings for machine shops here to make parts for me.



Nothing fancy...but it has to have some sort of drag and snap-to center feature. And I gotta print out easily. I'll be drawing lots of rectangles with various holes in them, and the occasional circle offset from a center bore (i.e. cam).



I don't care about no 3D.



I tried one, but after half an hour of trying to get a larger circle placed 5 mm from the center of my first, smaller circle, I gave up and deleted the $*#@!! thing.



I'm sure it's a fine program, but I couldn't make heads nor tails of it. It was called CadStdLite, but it was too lite for my brain!!



Other suggestions? 



Best, Charlie



PS: I don't mind paying for the stinking thing in 30 days, so long as it isn't tre' expensive, but I'd rather just have a piece of freeware some enlightened soul wrote for his own use. :)





    
     

    
    


 



  






      

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