QCAD – The Open Source CAD System for Everyone

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  • qcad

    QCAD - The Open Source 2D CAD. QCAD is a cross-platform CAD solution for Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports the DXF format and optionally the DWG format (through a proprietary plugin).

  • For those actually looking for the source code (not the first thing that's shown on the site):

    https://github.com/qcad/qcad

  • solvespace

    Parametric 2d/3d CAD

  • > One thing that I'm wondering about is a constraint-solving system - the documentation doesn't mention anything about sketch constraints.

    If you a looking constraint solver based 2D/3D CAD, take a look on SolveSpace.[0]

    SolveSpace's constraint solver actually also (partially) ported for FreeCAD & Blender.[1]

    Here are my SolveSpace showcases.[2]

    [0] https://solvespace.com

    [1] https://twitter.com/SolveSpace/status/1480033252157108232

    [2] https://git.io/DailySolveSpace

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