[ML-General] Experience with DraftSight Free edition?

[Tony Williams]

Yes, I have used draft sight and it is a good free Autocad Lite replacement.
Almost all the commands are the same as Autocad.
You have to renew the lic every few months for the free version.
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.
It has a ACAD 360 component that allows limited 2D drawings.
The CAM part of Fusion 360 is quite good and I use it routinely to 
produce parts on my home CNC mill.
Also Fusion 360 is free for home or hobby use.

Tony


On 5/15/2015 11:27 AM, Brian Oborn wrote:
> 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?
>
> http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Oborn
> aka bobbytables
>
>
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