LewTwo
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I guess I am too old a dog to learn new tricks. I started using Hogin CAD (not even sure about the spelling at this late date) back in the early 1980s on an HP1000 mini computer. Then I started using one of the earliest versions of AutoCAD on a 8086 MS-DOS computer (with a full 640K of RAM ! --- WOW!). Today I run Linux and have two basic requirements for CAD software:
1. The CAD software must run on Linux
2. The CAD software must be able to read and write standard DXF or DWG 3D file formats
The only two programs that I know of that actually meet that criteria are BricsCAD and ARES Commander (also marketed as CorelCAD and Draftsight).
I did try OpenSCAD and FreedCAD. Both are limited to reading/writing 2D elements for DXF or DWG files. Granted that they can put those elements anywhere in 3D space but all the ACIS solids fail to load.
1. The CAD software must run on Linux
2. The CAD software must be able to read and write standard DXF or DWG 3D file formats
The only two programs that I know of that actually meet that criteria are BricsCAD and ARES Commander (also marketed as CorelCAD and Draftsight).
I did try OpenSCAD and FreedCAD. Both are limited to reading/writing 2D elements for DXF or DWG files. Granted that they can put those elements anywhere in 3D space but all the ACIS solids fail to load.