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posted: 28 Sep 2008 10:24

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Martin Wynne
 
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click member name to view archived imagesview images in gallery view images as slides 		Dear all,

Nowadays for 3D visualisation and walk-throughs of Templot tracks in your layout design, the obvious choice is Google Sketchup .

But if you are looking for a more conventional CAD for use with Templot's DXF exports, a very powerful 2D/3D CAD package which is entirely free* is:

ProgeCAD 2008 SMART (Proge is in Italy)

It's based on the IntelliCad engine and uses AutoCad DWG/DXF as its native file format, so loading DXF exports from Templot is simple.

Bearing in mind the cost of other full-featured CAD packages, this entirely free version is excellent and much more powerful than the other free and low-cost CAD programs available. There are some nag screens about upgrading to the Professional version when you first select several functions, but they all have "don't show this again" buttons -- so you are soon rid of them. :)

*Free for personal / non-commercial use only. Donations invited to http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

regards,

Martin.
posted: 18 May 2009 08:38

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Martin Wynne
 
West Of The Severn - United Kingdom

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click member name to view archived imagesview images in gallery view images as slides 		Another very capable free CAD program is: free version of DoubleCAD .

DoubleCAD is from the makers of TurboCad, and is intended to be a direct replacement for AutoCad LT.

I don't know AutoCad and I'm very happy with TurboCad. But if you know AutoCad and want a free program using the same interface for use with Templot's exported DXF files, DoubleCAD looks to be ideal.

regards,

Martin.


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