Free 3D CAD programs

Makhaira · 30 Jun 2013 at 23:17

I've been doing a fair bit of research lately to find an alternative to SketchUp that is a bit more focused on being able to manipulate 3D models and then generate 2D annotated views of them. I've narrowed my list down to the programs below, and was just wondering if anyone on here had any experience of them...

Creo Elements
FreeCAD
DraftSight
BRL CAD

embalse · 1 Jul 2013 at 06:09

DraftSight gets my vote.

Then combine it with Blender and you have a good 3D/CAD package that is totally free.

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Makhaira · 1 Jul 2013 at 12:02

Cheers. Any particular reason you feel it's better than the others? I was actually expecting that to be the least appealing option, as it uses 2D layers rather than true 3D.

embalse · 1 Jul 2013 at 13:07

I mainly use 3DCAD software for organic work, but every now and then I need to incorporate architectural.

I find it easy to dip back into even if I have not used it for a while.