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Another factor here is that I use Linux (Mint) now & ProgeCAD won't work with it. I plan to replace my hard drive with a solid-state memory soon & afterward I'll probably give LibreCAD a try.
Would Wine work to get ProgeCAD to function on 'Nix?Another factor here is that I use Linux (Mint) now & ProgeCAD won't work with it. I plan to replace my hard drive with a solid-state memory soon & afterward I'll probably give LibreCAD a try.
I'm curious how you fared with that. I decided I finally need to trade my notebook paper and pencil for CAD, because I'm trying to design something way more complicated and dimensionally-critical than my usual projects. I started with an "apt cache search cad" and that didn't prove to be a very auspicious beginning. After digging a bit deeper, but still at a glance, it doesn't look like any of the Linux CAD projects achieved any real momentum. Stuff at version 0.x, last updated three years ago, and so forth. That's what Linux on the desktop looked like 20 years ago. Other than the desktops themselves, which are probably the biggest projects other than the distros, it seems like Linux is just going to be stuck in limbo forever. That makes me sad, but I spent more than 10 years actively working to do something about it, and all those hours I volunteered added up to barely a ripple in the pond. I'm a respected Linux audio developer who switched to Windows for audio work, and it looks like I'm going to need Windows for CAD too. Sigh.Another factor here is that I use Linux (Mint) now & ProgeCAD won't work with it. I plan to replace my hard drive with a solid-state memory soon & afterward I'll probably give LibreCAD a try.
I swore off Windows about 10 years ago and moved to Ubuntu Linux. My life became infinitely better in this department... Gone are the endless updates cycles, registration issues etc and the "cute new functionality" that is actually for beginners and reduces productivity.I'm curious how you fared with that. I decided I finally need to trade my notebook paper and pencil for CAD, because I'm trying to design something way more complicated and dimensionally-critical than my usual projects. I started with an "apt cache search cad" and that didn't prove to be a very auspicious beginning. After digging a bit deeper, but still at a glance, it doesn't look like any of the Linux CAD projects achieved any real momentum. Stuff at version 0.x, last updated three years ago, and so forth. That's what Linux on the desktop looked like 20 years ago. Other than the desktops themselves, which are probably the biggest projects other than the distros, it seems like Linux is just going to be stuck in limbo forever. That makes me sad, but I spent more than 10 years actively working to do something about it, and all those hours I volunteered added up to barely a ripple in the pond. I'm a respected Linux audio developer who switched to Windows for audio work, and it looks like I'm going to need Windows for CAD too. Sigh.
At some point I was using SketchUp through VirtualBox on Linux that I find way better than Wine that never really worked for me. After Google sold SketchUp it was over. I am also a long time member of EAA and might try to take advantage of the Fusion 360 deal.
Ariel
Solidworks is available for us EAA members, not Fusion. See my above link for the Fusion download.
In comparison flying a GA airplane looks easy... do you agree?