CAD Software?

goaliedad · Feb 1, 2006

Anyone know of a good SIMPLE cad program for windows? I'm looking for a 2-d, basic thing- just want something to draw plans up with for woodworking projects. thanks in advance. Freeware and shareware are welcome!

texbaylea · Feb 1, 2006

Check on CADvance. Version 6.x was free, Version 7.x was about $50. Version 6 runs on Windows 95/98/ME. Version 7 runs on Windows 2000/XP. Version 7 has some 3D capability, I can't remember if 6 does.

Vernon

timb · Feb 1, 2006

Google around until you can find a site that still has a working link for IMSI's TurboCad LE (learning edition).

LE is a free, full working, but older version of IMSI's CAD packages. LE is a very good, very powerful, 2D CAD package.

It will actually run on a 486 (remember those) with 16MB or more of ram and W95 - so in other words just about any normal PC is fine.

Can't beat it for the price. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

goaliedad · Feb 1, 2006

thanks guys- I knew someone would have the info. I found a link to the LE-http://www.freecad.com/cgi-bin/dcd/html/CAD_Programs___General_Purpose/index-4.htm

I got it loaded, but have not had a chance to do anything yet. I will get the other suggestion going soon and let you know what I think.

again- thanks much

PineRidge · Feb 2, 2006

Thanks for the info on the CAD program. We're going to try it ourselves.

6or7dazeaweek · Feb 2, 2006

Friend of mine wintering in Fla. was having trouble after wiring his workshop...so he sent me a schematic of his wiring.

I was blown away by what he sent....it was done using an IMSI CAD program which he said he's used for several years.

By the time I received the schematic, he had found his mistake and corrected the problem.

I suspect that the IMSI CAD product would be all that you would need for quite a while.

Jon

goaliedad · Feb 2, 2006

I've been playing with the Turbo Cad LE- it looks like it is the ticket. I started to down load the CAdvance, but it asked for some information, which I supplied- they now have to send me a registration number- which the web says can take a week. By then I should have figured out the Turbo Cad and built the first project!

Again, thanks for the input.