[Yr7-10it] Autocad?

Mon Apr 23 22:44:21 EST 2007

I should have mentioned that we added Qcad to the Linux side of our dual
boot setup so there was no reason us to compile a windows version (picked it
up off the current Edubuntu distribution). I did notice that the Pro version
is only $350 AUD for a site license covering any operating system, certainly
a very reasonable offer for any school.

One of my students works through some lunchtimes with a Google Sketchup
image he has made of a virtual home next to a skyscraper where you can zoom
into a house, into a room, onto a couch, onto a TV remote, onto a button
etc. He also enjoys tinkering at home with map editors for games. He made a
while ago a map of Victoria for Age of Empires and we had some fun
identifying where to locate the resources such as gold, stone water etc.

Regards Roland

On 23/04/07, victor rajewski <askvictor at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm just trying to download qcad for windows, but the qcad site only
> has the community (open source) edition available as source code. Any
> pointers to where a compiled version for windows is available?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Victor
>
> On 4/22/07, 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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> > > Does anyone use any kind of autocad programs?
> > > We're looking at something feasible for a Year 10 curriculum
> enhancement
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