LibreCAD icon for Linux Mint Mate

Posted: September 14, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Graphics, LibreCAD, Linux, Mint, Solutions, Ubuntu | Leave a comment

LibreCAD icon, PNG, 48×48 pixels, for use with Linux Mint Mate panel, matching Mint-Y theme icons.

As such an icon was not included in the distribution a custom one had to be made.

LibreCAD icon, PNG, 48x48 pixels

LibreCAD icon, PNG, 48×48 pixels

ISOCPEUR font for CAD drawings

Posted: February 12, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: AutoCAD, Graphics, LibreCAD, Tips | Leave a comment

You can get the popular drafting font ISOCPEUR here.

isocuper

LibreCAD / QCAD

Posted: April 2, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Graphics, LibreCAD, Lifehacks, Linux, Solutions, Tips, Ubuntu, Useful Software, Windows | Leave a comment

As a professional AutoCAD user with many years of experience I can recommend you to give a try to another 2d drawing tool – LibreCAD. It is available for all three major operating systems – Linux, Windows and OS X. You may also prefer its parent, the original software – the free version of QCAD.

I actually like the original QCAD better, just because of minor differences in design of GUI. But, as it is LibreCAD which is included in the latest distributions of Ubuntu, I stick to that.

Once you get past the steep initial learning threshold, you discover, with some enjoyment, that it indeed is a convenient and useful tool. The approach to drafting differs very much from that of AutoCAD, so at first there is pain and irritation, but once you overcome it you are rewarded – it is small, it is simple, it is free, it is always available for download, it indeed works and it is actually quite sufficient for absolutely most of the 2d drawing needs, even if you are an engineering professional.

Of course, I wouldn’s recommend LibreCAD/QCAD over AutoCAD in professional setting (the price for AutoCAD is murderous, but, hey, it’s the company that pays). Still, for some small works and for use by home enthusiasts it is perfectly adequate and it is the only Open Source CAD software which is of actual practical value for an engineer, as much as I have seen so far. It does everything that most of the people do in 2d CAD anyways…

All in all this is a software worth knowing and keeping your eye on. And as it is an OpenSource it will always remain available and definitely shall get more sophisticated in time.