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I've noticed a few of the members here are into CAD drawing and thought it might be good to start a thread about it.
Like a lot of hobby machinists I had zero experience with CAD until recently when I decided to start looking into it. Being that it was only for hobby use I began my search for a good free 2d program about 3 months ago.
I started out trying a product called "Draft Sight" which is from the same company as Solidworks. It's a reasonable product for a complete novice to learn on but IMHO it has it's limitations. Early on I stumbled accross a bug where a feature I really needed didn't work so I went in search of something else that would do what I wanted. I then came across "Solid Edge 2D" which seems to have a much steeper learning curve but is (IMHO) a much more professional package than Draft Sight.
If you're looking for a good free 2d CAD program I highly recommend Solid Edge 2D.
What are other people here using?
Like a lot of hobby machinists I had zero experience with CAD until recently when I decided to start looking into it. Being that it was only for hobby use I began my search for a good free 2d program about 3 months ago.
I started out trying a product called "Draft Sight" which is from the same company as Solidworks. It's a reasonable product for a complete novice to learn on but IMHO it has it's limitations. Early on I stumbled accross a bug where a feature I really needed didn't work so I went in search of something else that would do what I wanted. I then came across "Solid Edge 2D" which seems to have a much steeper learning curve but is (IMHO) a much more professional package than Draft Sight.
If you're looking for a good free 2d CAD program I highly recommend Solid Edge 2D.
What are other people here using?
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