LibreCAD
LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program written in C++17. It can read DXF/DWG files and can write DXF/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/spline primitives. The user interface is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations. (by LibreCAD)
FreeCAD_assembly3
Experimental attempt for the next generation assembly workbench for FreeCAD (by realthunder)
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4,037 | 865 | |
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9.2 | 4.4 | |
7 days ago | about 2 months ago | |
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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
LibreCAD
Posts with mentions or reviews of LibreCAD.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-05.
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Looking for a poor man's AutoCad
LibreCAD, OpenSCAD (more script based and more for solids), FreeCAD.
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If I don't use Windows or Mac and only use Linux, will I run into a lot of compatibility issues?
CAD options on Linux are more limited than windows or mac but they do exist. The industry standard for 2d CAD files is the .dxf file format. I use LibreCAD. https://librecad.org/ The UI is a little clunky and eccentric in places but it is feature complete for 2d CAD drawings.
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Any drawing app other than autocad na easy to access?
Try https://librecad.org/
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Open source alternative that is most similar to AutoCAD?
LibreCAD similar UI, only for 2D
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Windows / MacOS - Home/garden design
You could also try out free AutoCAD alternatives like libreCAD (2D), or brlCAD (2D&3D, I believe)
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Everything you need to know about CAD humble bundle
It seems like a low risk purchase for $1, however, there are free options available too such as https://librecad.org/ . Or see https://www.reddit.com/r/humblebundles/comments/117ki1c/comment/j9v0v37/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 for an older Autocad clone. Beckercad 2D seems like a niche product so I would probably invest my time learning something that is more mainstream.
- Looking for a cheap or free CAD drafting program
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Architectural Software
For 2d stuff I tend to use Libra cad https://librecad.org/
- design software
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I’m looking for software to do custom storage inserts
SketchUp, QCAD, LibreCAD, TinkerCAD
FreeCAD_assembly3
Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeCAD_assembly3.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-15.
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Kinematic Coupling (Maxwell) Assembly with FreeCAD
If the general python API isn't enough the assembly3 docs have an interesting example which might give you some ideas for moving objects along within their constraints.
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A few thoughts on Freecad vs Fusion 360
I think Realthunder's branch may have midpoint constrain you're looking for (https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/issues/51).
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How to avoid breaking things when modifying existing elements in Parts Design?
Also if you use this fork of freecad: https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/releases its much better at letting you attach sketches to faces without it borking things.
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Regularly Updated Summary of Merging of Realthunder's FreeCAD Link Branch into Topological Naming Branch?
Take a look: https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/wiki/Topological-Naming-Algorithm
- How do you prefer to place sketches on objects?
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total FreeCAD newb, can't edit legacy parts
FreeCAD is still in development and you may have a mismatch of versions. Try .17, .18, .19, and .20 dev versions and try to find the one that doesn't show empty sketches. It may have even been made with the RealThunder branch.
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Are there any free CAD/3D modeling programs that work with 3D printers?
Fusion 360 is probably the best choice to start. It's free and easy to use. But there are quiet heavy limitations as autodesk changed their licenses. I recently switchend from fusion to freeCAD and I'm pretty happy with it. I highly recommend Linkstage3, a freeCAD fork by a guy called realthunder. https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/releases
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Why Does This Happen?
If you haven't already, take a look at Realthunders Linkstage branch. That's the one I usually use, although it can lead to adapting design practices that are not ideal.
- 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming
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Is it possible to reference a feature's position within a linear pattern?
FreeCAD fork linkstage3 supports expressions for patterns which I imagine would allow you to do this.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing LibreCAD and FreeCAD_assembly3 you can also consider the following projects:
FreeCAD - This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
libredwg - Official mirror of libredwg. With CI hooks and nightly releases. PR's ok
FreeCAD - Link branch FreeCAD
DesignSpark-Mechanical-for-Linux
solvespace - Parametric 2d/3d CAD
freeship-plus-in-lazarus - FreeShip Plus in Lazarus
leocad - A CAD application for creating virtual LEGO models
CAD_Sketcher - Constraint-based geometry sketcher for blender
geogebra - GeoGebra apps (mirror)
proton-bridge - Proton Mail Bridge application
LibreCAD vs FreeCAD
FreeCAD_assembly3 vs FreeCAD
LibreCAD vs libredwg
FreeCAD_assembly3 vs FreeCAD
LibreCAD vs DesignSpark-Mechanical-for-Linux
FreeCAD_assembly3 vs solvespace
LibreCAD vs solvespace
FreeCAD_assembly3 vs freeship-plus-in-lazarus
LibreCAD vs leocad
FreeCAD_assembly3 vs CAD_Sketcher
LibreCAD vs geogebra
FreeCAD_assembly3 vs proton-bridge