
I am putting this on the forum for low-cost alternatives to Autocad as well - we don't mind paying something for the software. ideally should be quick to learn the basics Must run on Windows Vista Home Basic 2007 Service Pack 2Ħ.
#FREECAD AUTOCAD COMPATIBILITY UPDATE#
dwg files created in Autocad 2004 and let me update themĢ. Second idea was to bid for the copy of Autocad 2004 which is on ebay this morning but fortunately I found this forum and very quickly decided that was not a good idea! I would be most grateful for some pointers about which software might suit us best:ġ. First idea was to buy a copy of Autocad but we just can't afford it. We have paid our supplier a lot of money for survey work and drawings over the years and he has willingly let us have the material which has all been prepared in Autocad 2004 and supplied as. The drawings are simple 2D showing buildings and line features including the railway itself (lots of curves there), and levels (but we don't need to produce 3D topograohical drawings). My family runs a steam railway on a 22 acre site and we need to take over responsibility for our site drawings from the person who has been doing them up to now. Hi - I will be really grateful for some help choosing what to get. Anyone interested in the program can shoot me a PM. I'm not sure if they were meant to be freely available.
#FREECAD AUTOCAD COMPATIBILITY PDF#
I managed to find a copy of the A+ CAD 2010 program along with a handful of PDF files (tutorials and assignments). Ī short write-up about The CAD Academy can be found here: Also for students and educators there is The CAD Academy Release v.6 (which includes a program called A+ CAD) by the makers of Solidworks. Students and teachers can obtain free versions of many AutoDesk programs by visiting the Educational Community at the AutoDesk website. LibreCAD Open source for Windows, Apple & Linux

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