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)
openscad
OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller (by openscad)
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| LibreCAD | openscad | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | 73 | |
| 4,064 | 6,448 | |
| 3.4% | 2.4% | |
| 9.4 | 9.4 | |
| 3 days ago | about 20 hours 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
openscad
Posts with mentions or reviews of openscad.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-05.
- Show HN: Atopile – Design circuit boards with code
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OpenSCAD Survey - What should be improved ?
A measuring tool has been worked on, here is the github issue: https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/3638
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OpenSCAD Survey - what programming language do you want to be added to app?
There is a lot of work going on for adding Python. Guenther pushed a PR with code from PythonSCAD . It is under technical review - design, api and code. https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4880 this is the tracking bug.
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remove fastcsg option
Please let me know if you have any comments about this, I want to make sure that this will not break anyone's workflow. Feel free to reply here or in the github issue https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4870
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PSA: Try manifold and report bugs!
Short edges (e.g. due to very high $fn) can cause bug in the triangulator, there is a fix for this but is not ready for merging. (https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4679)
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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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anyway to change the default "render complete" chime?
Found this, not sure if it's useful: https://github.com/openscad/openscad/blob/ac1d89f2381f8d4b6eaf0492c8ba1666d7d7f393/sounds/complete.wav
- Unexpected behavior from rotate_extrude
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SVG Scaling issue in Development Version
Things like this should be reported at https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues
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manifold backend is just merged
1.) Check out the latest github source and follow the build directions: https://github.com/openscad/openscad
What are some alternatives?
When comparing LibreCAD and openscad you can also consider the following projects:
FreeCAD - This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
SolidPython - A python frontend for solid modelling that compiles to OpenSCAD
libredwg - Official mirror of libredwg. With CI hooks and nightly releases. PR's ok
implicit - A math-inspired CAD program in haskell. CSG, bevels, and shells; 2D & 3D geometry; 2D gcode generation...
DesignSpark-Mechanical-for-Linux
curv - a language for making art using mathematics
solvespace - Parametric 2d/3d CAD
cherry-mx-keycaps - 3D models of keycaps in cherry profile.
leocad - A CAD application for creating virtual LEGO models
graphscad
geogebra - GeoGebra apps (mirror)
proc-rock - Procedural Generation of Realistic-looking Rocks using Geological and Visual Clues