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
This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler. Issues are managed on our own bug tracker at https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker (by PaddleStroke)
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| LibreCAD | FreeCAD | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | 36 | |
| 4,053 | 5 | |
| 3.1% | - | |
| 9.2 | 0.0 | |
| 7 days ago | 16 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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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
Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeCAD.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-18.
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Modeling for 3d printing with actual measurements, is there a better program between maya and 3ds max for modeling things that need to be printed to scale?
FreeCAD
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Just saw this on Facebook. Brilliant solution. Anyone print one of these?
FreeCAD is also a nice open source CAD package that is pretty good. I use SolidWorks and Inventor for my work as a mechanical design engineer and while FreeCAD is not yet at that level, it is pretty close. I always use it for my personal projects. www.freecadweb.org
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What software does one use for 3D modeling?
FreeCAD - https://www.freecadweb.org/ Tried doing a project with it and the UI is a bit ugly and the learning curve is pretty brutal 13.6K subscribers on reddit
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anyone familiar with going from sketch up to vcarve ? I modeled a three-piece part in sketchup and I want to take that design into v-carve to cut out on the CNC. when I save one of the three parts is a DXF file the image is distorted in vcarve
Free cad is probably a “good” candidate. https://www.freecadweb.org I’ve never touched it but it comes up a lot
- Aviation Designers, Can you recommend an easy design software that I can use?
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There are literally no reasons to choose an iPhone over an Android smartphone
Production/media - Ever heard of LibreOffice Draw, GIMP, Audacity, Inkscape, Krita, Ipe, in fact, even CAD with FreeCAD? Plus, unlike "Adobe Creative Cloud," they're all free and you've got total control over them.
- Can anyone direct me to a software good for making to scale flat blueprints?
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Is Fidget usable for implementation of 3D rendering?
Maybe you can contribute to https://www.freecadweb.org/ ?
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What is something free on the internet everyone should take advantage of ?
FreeCAD -open-source general-purpose parametric 3D computer-aided design modeler.
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Looking for software to help me with sign design
You could go the engineer route and use FreeCAD. It's Free & Open Source - https://www.freecadweb.org/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing LibreCAD and FreeCAD you can also consider the following projects:
FreeCAD - This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
FreeCAD-Bundle - Stand-alone repo to Build and Deploy installable FreeCAD images
libredwg - Official mirror of libredwg. With CI hooks and nightly releases. PR's ok
cl-svg - Produce Scalable Vector Graphics files with Common Lisp
DesignSpark-Mechanical-for-Linux
windy - Windowing library for Nim using OS native APIs.
solvespace - Parametric 2d/3d CAD
leocad - A CAD application for creating virtual LEGO models
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geogebra - GeoGebra apps (mirror)
AltStore - AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices.