[Yr7-10it] Autocad?

[Geoff Hutchison]

Looks to me like the QCAD Community version is only available for Linux - ca=
n't find any versions compiled for Windows.

Geoff

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On 22-Apr-07 at 11:52 AM Roland Gesthuizen wrote:

>Sorry, I should have given this link to the free, QCAD community version
>(although I did notice that a site licence for QCAD pro is only a couple of
>hundred dollars) ..
>     http://sourceforge.net/projects/qcad2/
>
>Regards Roland
>
>On 22/04/07, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> A good 2D CAD program is QCad. I have a suspiction that it could be first
>> used and taught before moving onto the 3D Pro Desktop software. Seems
>very
>> intuitive and  easy to use for first time users with some good training
>> resources, and like all good FLOSS, runs on just about any operating
>system
>> including Ubuntu Linux, Mac and Windoze. Free to take home, share or
>modify
>> etc.
>> http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html
>>
>> It is great that there are some good and free CAD solutions out there. We
>> bought a huge Roland digital milling machine for the technology area and
>> with money left over from not buying a commercial software package. A
>> student is  planning to use it to make perspex name plates. They drooled
>> when it was discovered that the same model was used to make Darth Vader's
>> helmet in Star Wars.
>>
>> Anybody else interested in exploring QCad?
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> On 18/04/07, WEIR Andrew <WEIR at thomascarr.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>> >
>> >  Lisa
>> > Our wood tech teachers use Pro Desktop to do cad work on.
>> > it's quite good and licensing allows you to give it to students for
>home
>> > use.
>> >
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>> > *From:* yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
>> > yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Litsa Tzelepis
>> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 18 April 2007 2:53 PM
>> > *To:* Yr7-10it at edulists.com.au
>> > *Subject:* [Yr7-10it] Autocad?
>> >
>> >  Does anyone use any kind of autocad programs?
>> > We're looking at something feasible for a Year 10 curriculum
>enhancement
>> > program.
>> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>> > Thank-you
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>> > Mount St. Joseph Girls' College
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