![]() There used to be HeeksCAD, geared toward CAM, but it's been more or less abandoned, with almost no activity. In 2010 I ended my quest because it was clear to me that FreeCAD would be THE open source 3D CAD app. I had a blog on which I reported my findings (CAD on Linux) which I took down last month. ![]() When I made the switch to Ubuntu in 2007 I looked for CAD apps on Linux, and tried quite a few of them. This is not biased, this is from experience. If we're talking about a true free and open source 3D CAD software, on Linux, the answer is unfortunately simple: FreeCAD is the only real choice there is. ![]() So, is this something FreeCAD would be good for or is there another free and open source CAD program for Linux you guys can recommend? It was kinda the main reason I didn't stick with Blender - was really hard to think straight away in 3D. ![]() I do have some experience with an actual CAD (AutoCAD) in the past and would very much prefer a CAD that starts out with 2D projections and builds up 3D using extrusions of that. But I never heard of Inkscape used for 3D, and I need to do a simple 3D model for a project, so it's time to move on. I've done quite a bit of 2D and I just use Inkscape as a CAD for that. I've looked at Blender (really tough cookie to swallow), TinkerCAD (browser based, now defunct) and Sketchup (no Linux support) so far but nothing "clicked" and I'm looking for something else now. I am looking for a (preferably free and open source) CAD program that I could run without jumping through additional hoops on my Linux PC (Ubuntu 12.04) with an eye on exporting the models for 3D printing as well as potentially for other types of CNC manufacturing, most often laser cutting (2D) but potentially CNC milling etc. In your terminal, type CD followed by that directory.Hello guys, I fully understand that this board may be just a little biased toward FreeCAD but perhaps different people picked a different CAD for a number of different reasons, and I hope that someone can give me a tip on picking the right CAD for the job. If you are using Windows, it’s usually in C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.21\Mod. Open your command prompt and run it as an administrator.Ģ. One way is using the add-on manager of FreeCAD, and the second is using a terminal.ġ. To install the add-on, I am going to show you two ways. Once you download it, you can follow the steps below to install and use it. It is available in the FreeCAD add-ons repository. Instead of designing your model in FreeCAD, saving it, and importing it to Cura to slice, you can install and use the Cura addon to FreeCAD.
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