iMac1943 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Is Sketch-up also good for technical drawings? I only need 2D. Does anyone has knowledge about the CADINTOSH program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 SketchUp should have adequate dimensioning tools too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMac1943 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 OK, I should try it. Certainly with what firstdefence is showing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMac1943 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 I started SketchUp, but it opens in 3D. Can I change it to 2D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy-2 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Lagarto said: QCAD is pure 2D and runs pretty much on any system (but also supports native M1), and depending on features needed, can also be completely free (and otherwise low-cost). Here's a link... https://qcad.org/en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMac1943 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 there is QCad, CADintosh and LibreCad. Which one is good for me, knowing that I only need 2D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy-2 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 After some Windows 10 updates, The CAD I've used for many years stopped working. I tried LibreCad but didn't take to it for some reason. After trying the free version of QCAD, I splashed out £36 (including VAT) for the full version. I haven't used it much and there is a bit of a learning curve. That said, it seems to think for you and for someone using it regularly, I suspect it would soon be easy to use. One of the first things I did was that below. Exported to SVG from QCAD and opened in Designer. 7-sides (50p).afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacerto Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Eddy-2 said: That said, it seems to think for you and for someone using it regularly, I think it would soon be easy to use. I think it is particularly designed for people who have only casual CAD drawing needs (like me) but what it does, it does competently and user-friendly, and the paid version allows exports to SVG and PDF. There is a low cost (at the moment EUR 14) PDF tutorial available which makes a good introduction to the app. The app is updated frequently and available for both legacy and modern OSs (OS X Lion to macOS Monterey M1, Windows XP 32/64bit to Pro 11, Linux 32/64/Qt) at the same price, and it is a perpetual license (with free updates during one year). Eddy-2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMac1943 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Thank you both Eddy-2 and Lagarto. I'll follow your advice! So I'll go for QCad! Eddy-2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 9 hours ago, firstdefence said: Have you considered Sketchup free ... As I understand it, like the old free app version, the free online version does not support exporting to a vector format like SVG Affinity can use. That may or may not be important for the OP or others. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMac1943 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Thank you R C-R, I'll try QCad. Hope I find a good tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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