<div dir="ltr">Just as a followup to a long-dead thread, I've been using Draft Sight quite a bit recently and it's been fitting the bill perfectly for 2D laser-cutting designs. It's installed on the laser cutter computer in the fab lab (under the DAssult start menu folder) if anyone else wants to use it.<div><br></div><div>Brian Oborn (bobbytables)</div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Tony Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tony@intersouth.net" target="_blank">tony@intersouth.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Yes, I have used draft sight and it is a good free Autocad Lite
replacement.<br>
Almost all the commands are the same as Autocad.<br>
You have to renew the lic every few months for the free version.<br>
If you are interested in a 3D cad that will output CAM files for 3d
printing or CNC and is free, I would recommend Fusion 360.<br>
It has a ACAD 360 component that allows limited 2D drawings.<br>
The CAM part of Fusion 360 is quite good and I use it routinely to
produce parts on my home CNC mill.<br>
Also Fusion 360 is free for home or hobby use.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<div>On 5/15/2015 11:27 AM, Brian Oborn
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<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>
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<a href="http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/" target="_blank">http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/</a><br>
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<div>Brian Oborn</div>
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