<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Yes. It will be easier for mechanical design and depending on the profile you want to cut on the laser, it will aid on that too. <br></div>I have used it as well as all the other major design software packages. If you have any experience with AutoCAD, its similar to its operation. For a free edition, its well featured and I use it on and off to this day. <br><br></div>Background: 15yrs design experience with CAD/CAM. (Solid Edge, AutoCAD, Microstation, Pro/Engineer, Solid Works)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Brian Oborn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linuxpunk@gmail.com" target="_blank">linuxpunk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Has anyone used DraftSight before? It's by the same company that does SolidWorks so I assume that it's a solid product and there's a free edition that's limited to 2D. I'm wondering if this might be an easier tool than Inkscape for making designs to be lasercut?</div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/" target="_blank">http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/</a><br><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Brian Oborn</div><div>aka bobbytables</div></div>
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