Anyone know of any Linux Auto CAD programs?

Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak mjc at avtechpulse.com
Fri Jan 28 13:00:05 UTC 2005


> Is anyone using any Auto CAD programs for linux. I'd be interested in both Open
> Source and commercial based solutions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> James

There are (at least) two version of Intellicad for Linux:

http://www.bricscad.com/ (still beta?)

http://www.progesoft.com/compra/index.asp?left=../cadforlinux/main&lang=eng&abspage=1

These run under Wine. For native Linux CAD, see http://www.varicad.com - 
but unlike the various versions of Intellicad, Varicad does not have an 
Autocad-compatible command line.

Intellicad seems to work reasonably well under Linux, except for weird 
font problems (e.g., simplex font doesn't render nicely!) and HPGL 
export issues (i.e., you can't do it!).

For lighter-duty applications, consider Qcad: 
http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad.html


- Mike




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