FreeCAD & OnShape are more for 3D modelling than 2D drafting.? That said modelling the part and then generating the drawing is probably a better way to go.
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I use the hobby version of Fusion360, even though AutoDesk don¡¯t really care for us freeloading types these days.? It¡¯s easy enough to pick up from the guides in their Help section (skip YouTube for the moment).? One limit AutoDesk imposed on the free version is that you can only generate one drawing from your model, not a problem for a simple part but a pain for something like furniture.
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I¡¯ve not used OnShape, and FreeCAD hurt my brain a few years back.
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I still use CorelDraw for some drawing work (laser stuff after export from Fusion360).? You don¡¯t want that.
I taught my self Auto cad back in the days when it was on several floppy disc's . I wasn't a pro but I could do what i wanted with it .35-40 years down the road & all those CAD brain cells are in a different location . I tried Freecad but it was a uphill battle for me . I think once I can get over the wall that I was hitting I may be able to try it again . The advantage for Freecad is that it's a open source program , free & will always be . There are always folks workin on making it better & there is a pretty good support forum .
?Another free one is Onshape? . Alot of folks that have been in the cad conversations in some of the groups I'm in seem to use it & like it . They have a free version for us hobbyist's . .
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On 12/2/23 4:58 PM, Miket_NYC wrote:
If I remember right, Autocad is one of the pricey ones. Can anyone recommend a good, free or inexpensive CAD drawing program?? What drawings I do are still by hand.?
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Mike Taglieri?
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On Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 2:21 PM mike allen <animal@...> wrote:
