tallbridgeguy

I downloaded a new cad program called DoubleCad this morning and I am trying it out. I typically use Bentley’s Microstation cad system but I wanted a low cost (free is best!) cad program I could use on my laptop. DoubleCad has a free version of their software that SEEMS unaffected by spyware, nagware or any other ware. It mimics autocad LT or so they say. I’m not really sure because I have not used autocad lite.

If you have some good/bad experiences with DoubleCad let me know. So far it seems interesting.

Other open source software I use/recommend.

• Google sketchup – best 3D drawing software and FREE! Every engineer should learn this software.
• Openoffice – good open source (free) excel-like, word-like, powerpoint-like software.
• Clamwin Antivirus – free virus software
• Inkscape – free Adobe Illustrator-like program
• Gimp – free Adobe photoshop program
• VLC palyer – free player of cd, mp3s, DVDs
• Camstudio- free maker of web videos
• Filezilla - free file transfer program
• Audacity – free music/sound copyer or splicer
• Kerkythea – free 3D render software
• DoubleCad – seems free cad program

Except for DoubleCad, I have used all of these programs and recommend them completely. Sure they have some quirks, but free is hard to beat.

What programs do you recommend?

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