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![]() ![]() But Open SCAD isn't going to support my 2D engineering needs, although it's certainly got me going in 3DP However, it does seem to be slipping behind current CAD technologies (it's not parametric for instance) and whilst I don't think CNC beckons for me any time soon - I am learning to 3D print using Open SCAD. I've known that one day I would either need (or want) to move on from TurboCAD DL (2D) which I've used for over 20 years and personally find quite functional. The programmes are rock steady and bring features and facilities to the hobbyist that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. The programmes have the feel of having millions of Euro's, Dollars or pounds spent in their development. I have had a good chance to use the Solid Edge 2D and 3D Community Edition free of charge programmes. The other downside is you can't tie colour and line style to layers, but I'll learn to live with that. The other good freeby I've found is NanoCad,but that has some features like tangent to 2 circles missing in the free versionĮxcellent thanks. ![]() When I offset a line, it insists on adding a dimension telling me how far I've offset it, which I then have to delete. It's free and very powerful, but has at least one annoying feature (there might be more I haen't found). Following the demise of Draftsight I've been trying to get to grips with SE 2D. ![]()
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