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Inventor 3D CAD software offers professional-level 3D mechanical design. The program comes with freeform, direct, and parametric modeling choices. Furthermore, you also get automation and simulation tools. Developed by Autodesk, Inventor comes in different packages depending on level of proficiency (student, professional etc.). OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD models. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X. Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as Blender) it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D modelling but instead on the CAD aspects.
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Open Source 2D-CAD
LibreCAD is a free Open Source CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. Support and documentation are free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers.
You, too, can also get involved!
How it started
LibreCAD started as a project to build CAM capabilities into the community version of QCad for use with a Mechmate CNC router.
Since QCad CE was built around the outdated Qt3 library, it had to be ported to Qt4 before additional enhancements. This gave rise to CADuntu.
The project was known as CADuntu only for a couple of months before the community decided that the name was inappropriate. After some discussion within the community and research on existing names, CADuntu was renamed to LibreCAD.
Porting the rendering engine to Qt4 proved to be a large task, so LibreCAD initially still depended on the Qt3 support library. The Qt4 porting was completed eventually during the development of 2.0.0 series, thanks to our master developer Rallaz, and LibreCAD has become Qt3 free except in the 1.0.0 series.
Meanwhile, for LibreCAD 2.2.0 series, Qt5 is mandatory.
Ubuntu 3d Cad Programs
LibreCAD is a feature-packed and mature 2D-CAD application with some really great advantages:
Completely and Utterly Free
No worries about trials, subscriptions, license costs or annual fees.
Open Source and GPLv2
Developed by an experienced team and supported by an awesome community, LibreCAD is also free to hack and copy.
No Language Barriers
It's available in over 30 languages with cross-platform support for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
macOS
Help is needed for macOS deployment.
from SourceForge
Find latest stable DMG packages there.
from GitHub
Find latest stable DMG packages there.
Windows
from SourceForge
Find latest stable EXE installer there.
Also automated nightly build installer for bleeding-edge versions.
from GitHub
Find latest stable EXE installer there.
Also special prerelease installer for beta testing versions.
Linux
Check your distributions preferred package manager, if LibreCAD is available there. But the version may be a bit older.
For Debian/Ubuntu distributions, you can use our Launchpad PPAs for stable or daily versions.
Build from source
This is an option for all platforms.
If we don't have the binary installer you are looking for, you can try to build LibreCAD from source code.
How this works for each platform can be read in our Wiki .
Source code could be downloaded from GitHub as ZIP archive.
Or you can clone or fork our repository, which is recommended if you plan to contribute.
The LibreCAD team is a small group of dedicated people. Lots of things have been worked out, but plenty of bugs and features are still waiting to be solved. How can you help? We need all the skills in the community as coders, writers, testers or translators.
An open source community is a dynamic thing; people come and go as their private situation drives or stops them contributing. So, it will always help if you have existing resources we can use, know what other projects do in specific areas, or, most importantly, do what you do best and have fun doing it!
You don't have to sign a lifetime contract to contribute. Whether you can help others in the forum, garden the wiki, or apply one or many patches, our broad user base will appreciate your work.
Come join our community, and contribute in any way you like.
Developing
Open Source 2D-CAD
LibreCAD is a free Open Source CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. Support and documentation are free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers.
You, too, can also get involved!
How it started
LibreCAD started as a project to build CAM capabilities into the community version of QCad for use with a Mechmate CNC router.
Since QCad CE was built around the outdated Qt3 library, it had to be ported to Qt4 before additional enhancements. This gave rise to CADuntu.
The project was known as CADuntu only for a couple of months before the community decided that the name was inappropriate. After some discussion within the community and research on existing names, CADuntu was renamed to LibreCAD.
Porting the rendering engine to Qt4 proved to be a large task, so LibreCAD initially still depended on the Qt3 support library. The Qt4 porting was completed eventually during the development of 2.0.0 series, thanks to our master developer Rallaz, and LibreCAD has become Qt3 free except in the 1.0.0 series.
Meanwhile, for LibreCAD 2.2.0 series, Qt5 is mandatory.
Ubuntu 3d Cad Programs
LibreCAD is a feature-packed and mature 2D-CAD application with some really great advantages:
Completely and Utterly Free
No worries about trials, subscriptions, license costs or annual fees.
Open Source and GPLv2
Developed by an experienced team and supported by an awesome community, LibreCAD is also free to hack and copy.
No Language Barriers
It's available in over 30 languages with cross-platform support for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
macOS
Help is needed for macOS deployment.
from SourceForge
Find latest stable DMG packages there.
from GitHub
Find latest stable DMG packages there.
Windows
from SourceForge
Find latest stable EXE installer there.
Also automated nightly build installer for bleeding-edge versions.
from GitHub
Find latest stable EXE installer there.
Also special prerelease installer for beta testing versions.
Linux
Check your distributions preferred package manager, if LibreCAD is available there. But the version may be a bit older.
For Debian/Ubuntu distributions, you can use our Launchpad PPAs for stable or daily versions.
Build from source
This is an option for all platforms.
If we don't have the binary installer you are looking for, you can try to build LibreCAD from source code.
How this works for each platform can be read in our Wiki .
Source code could be downloaded from GitHub as ZIP archive.
Or you can clone or fork our repository, which is recommended if you plan to contribute.
The LibreCAD team is a small group of dedicated people. Lots of things have been worked out, but plenty of bugs and features are still waiting to be solved. How can you help? We need all the skills in the community as coders, writers, testers or translators.
An open source community is a dynamic thing; people come and go as their private situation drives or stops them contributing. So, it will always help if you have existing resources we can use, know what other projects do in specific areas, or, most importantly, do what you do best and have fun doing it!
You don't have to sign a lifetime contract to contribute. Whether you can help others in the forum, garden the wiki, or apply one or many patches, our broad user base will appreciate your work.
Come join our community, and contribute in any way you like.
Developing
If you are an outstanding developer in C++ or a beginner we can use your help.
With a bit of determination, the IRC channel, Zulip chat and the Libre-CAD-dev mailing list, we can help you get started and make progress.
All you need is linked in download section and top links above.
Documentation
Developers usually make bad documentation for users, so if you like making documentation, great!
There have been extensive GUI changes in 2.1 series which need to be documented.
Translation
Help localize LibreCAD, we currently support over 30 languages.
Our translation server is over here: https://translate.librecad.org/ .
You can complete new languages, or request creating translations for a new language in the forum .
As a non-profit, community driven open source project LibreCAD is dependent on having good relationships with friends and sponsors.
Friends
BRL-CAD
BRL-CAD is a powerful open source cross-platform solid modelling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, geometry libraries for application developers, and more than 30 years of active development.
BRL-CAD and LibreCAD collaborate in Google programs. We participate under the umbrella of BRL-CAD in Google Code-in and Google Summer of Code where we mentor school pupils and students in participating in open source projects.
Sponsors
JetBrains
JetBrains has generously supplied us with CLion licenses for the development of LibreCAD. This powerful IDE helps you develop in C and C++ on Linux, OS X and Windows, enhancing your productivity with a smart editor, code quality assurance, automated refactoring, and deep integration with CMake build system.
Products
nanoCAD Plus
nanoCAD Plus is a professional grade CAD tool. It has a familiar interface, powerful drafting and design tools, native DWG compatibility, and an open API. It is available through a low-cost annual subscription, including updates and priority online support.
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nanoCAD Pro
nanoCAD Pro is more advanced version of nanoCAD Plus. nanoCAD Pro provides you the Autodesk Inventor-style tool for 3D solid modelling with 2D constraints.
nanoCAD Construction
Pdf expert android. nanoCAD Construction is nanoCAD Plus coupling with a large library of standard parts and special design tools for construction engineers to automate AEC drawings creation.
Nanosoft is a young and rapidly developing company. We are always glad to hear from our partners and customers, so please feel free to contact us any time.
Nanosoft is a community of CAD professionals. Our team consists of people who have been working in the CAD software industry for years. Many of them have been in the CAD business since the late 1980s. They have been involved in the development of innovative software and have taken part in many successful national and international projects.
Customers Reviews
Thorben Wegner from 'Maier Sound Design GmbH', Germany.
'We do event design and planning, so I draw mainly stages and rooms. To be honest the most painful points to change a software (it was Autodesk before Nano CAD) was the pricing. We don´t realy earn money with drawings, so a software may not costs thousands! It was a briliant choice!! The service is nice and quick, the software is great and powerful. What else do we need?!'
Toader Popa, mechanical engineer from S.C. FEPA S.A. Barlad, Romania
'It is intuitive and practical. From my point of view it is more 'human' than autocad, solid edge,draftsight ,zwcad etc.I was very pleased when I discovered this program.I'm pleasantly surprised by the evolution of this software!I think this year I will buy the PRO extension'.
Oliver Gregory, Control Systems Engineer at AND Automation Limited, UK
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'nanoCAD is Fast and Reliable. It is a fraction of the cost of competitors. We have 2 of the floating network licenses and they work great. It is easy for anyone familiar for anyone used to working with other CAD software's. We would recommend to anyone'.
Sergej Bondarev, Structural engineering analyst at CALMERA, Riga, Latvia
'A powerful graphical engine that can easily handle huge IFC models exported from REVIT or TEKLA and 3D DWG models exported from mechanical CAD software. When can we play fortnite. nanoCAD new graphical interface (starting from v8), in my opinion, is one of best on the market.'
Andrew M. Gregori from Gregori Construction Inc., Pennsylvania, USA
'A lot of our work is done in very tight spaces, so it's important to be able to accurately measure dimensions of a design's components. Hand drawing, even to scale, carries too much dimensional error. Stronghold crusader 2 updates. nanoCad solved that problem. nanoCAD was an excellent choice. I have no intention of looking at any other CAD systems'
LeRoy Finnigan, McFinn Technologies, LLC, USA
'nanoCAD cannot do everything AutoCAD does but you cannot beat the value. 90% similar to AutoCAD with a great price. I design products for my own company on this software and it has proven to be indispensable.'
Lalit Kumar, Planner at IVRCL: Water Projects, India
'nanoCAD is very easy and fabulous software for drawing and drafting. Ease of use and good GUI, I didn't used it much hence I am unable to tell much about it. May be I'll be able to have a good hands on and share my experience.'
