Design 2D CAD Software

  • Post last modified:February 6, 2023
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Design is a free and open source 2D computer aided design application software for Linux. It comes with standard DXF format support, commands, CAD workflows, canvas management, command-line and toolbar input, Layer management support, drawing creation, entity interogation and modification…

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How to install LeoCAD on Ubuntu Linux

  • Post last modified:February 1, 2021
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LeoCAD is a free and open source CAD software for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Using this LeoCAD CAD software you can create virtual LEGO models. It is released under open source GNU Public License. It completely supports and compatible with the LDraw Standard and related tools. It also supports reads and write of LDR and MPD files. It allows you to share and download models from the Internet. The current LDraw parts library in LeoCAD comes with more than 10,000 different parts.

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KiCad PCB Design and Schematic Capture Software – Install KiCad EDA on Ubuntu

  • Post last modified:January 24, 2021
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KiCad is a free and open source electronics design automation (EDA) application for Linux, MacOS and Linux. Using KiCad you can create professional PCB layouts and schematics for electronic circuits. You can divide large PCB designs into hierarchical subsheets and export your design to PDF, SVG, HPGL, Postscript file formats. It comes with build-in electrical rules check (ERC) to automatically verify the schematic connections and 3D PCB Viewer.

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How to install MeshLab on Ubuntu – Edit unstructured 3D meshes

  • Post last modified:September 22, 2020
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MeshLab is a free and open source 3D editing and processing tool for unstructured 3D triangular meshes for Linux, Windows and MAcOS. Using MeshLab you can edit, clean, heal, inspect, render and convert meshes in your system. It comes with simple UI but powerful features. It is released under GNU General Public License v3.0. It is based on C++ mesh processing library VCGlib. You can process raw data produced by 3D digitization tools/devices and for prepare models for 3D printing.

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How to install FreeCAD on Ubuntu – 3D Parametric Modeling and Design Software

  • Post last modified:October 4, 2020
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FreeCAD is a free open source 3D Modeling and Design Software for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is Parametric Modeling software so you can easily modify the design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters. It is released under LGPL License. It uses OpenCascade, CAD kernel, Coin3D, Qt and Python. It supports plugins to add extra functionality to the software. you can import and export to STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, DXF, SVG, STL, DAE, IFC or OFF, NASTRAN, VRML and Fcstd file format. Some other features are Sketcher, Robot simulation, macro recording & editing, Drawing sheets and runs as a command line application.

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