General arrangement

Discussion in 'Software' started by blackpig, Feb 12, 2007.

  1. blackpig
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    blackpig Junior Member

    Hi,
    I'm using DELFtship for my hull design (I'm a complete amateur but I find it very good, my first attempt can be seen on the site ,50ft cruising cat)
    Does anybody know of a free or inexpensive software program for doing general aggangements? At the moment I use a program called Smartdraw but it has it's limitations.
     
  2. Raggi_Thor
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    Raggi_Thor Nav.arch/Designer/Builder

    BricsCad is an AutoCAD "lookalike" based on IntelliCad.
    I sell it in Norway, so I am not neutral!

    ProgeCad used to have a free version, also based on IntelliCAD.
    Then you have many 3D cad programs now offering their 2D version for free, SolidEdge for example?

    DWG/DXF is a very convinient file format, but AutoCAD and lookalikes are not easy to use the first time.

    Here is a list of some free cad programs (and some demo versions with limited save function):
    http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cad.htm#2D3DCADSystems
     
  3. blackpig
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    Many thanks
     
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  5. Raggi_Thor
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    :)
    I didn't want to abuse the forum too much with marketing, I am selling Alibre (and Rhino also) in Norway...
     
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