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Posted by on July 9, 2006, 11:45 pm
becks wrote:
> Hi
> I did a CAD search a few months ago; there are quite a few sources but
> almost all of them provide only a short free evaluation period
> following which you need to pay. If you're happy with that, a good
> software package is Autocad, although this is expensive as I recall,
> but very comprehensive, and can be used as a Geographic Information
> System (GIS). If this is over the top, then a straight no nonsense CAD
> package that is excellent and well used in industry is Adobe
> Illustrator - this is the one I opted for. The fact that I use this at
> work means that I can call upon some expert help, and that helps.
> If you want a free CAD package with no time restraint, the only one out
> there I know of is DrawPlus, made by Serif, got to
> http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
> The free software are older versions of their latest which can be found
> at www.serif.com
> I'm not sure if the drawing software supports 3D, but it's worth a
> look.
> I use their PagePlus and it has great functionality. They have some
> very good help files and tuition pages, written in layman language, I
> recommend them.
> Becks
Freeserif has some mighty fine looking freeware...almost have to wonder
how they can afford to give this away....wonder if they install
anything else on your comp....
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