Hi chris Have you tried draftsight from the same company that makes solidworks. It is supposed to be similiar to autocad it is free and has a linux version. I tried it for a short amount of time and it seemed nice
Sent from my iPod On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Chris Reynolds <c_reynolds2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've been looking at making a complete switch to linux and I wanted to get > some input from the group. I've been using EMC to run my milling machine for > a couple of years now and I'd like to also start doing all of my cad design > as well as generating my machine code. Currently on my windows machine I use > Rhino3d for my 3d design work and AutoCAD and Rhino3d for my 2d, then for 2d > code creation and manipulation I've been using NCPlot, for 3d code creation > I'm using MeshCAM. I'm curious what packages would be recommended for these > different applications. I've downloaded and installed QCad and FreeCAD to try > out for the design side of things, but it's a program for creating the > machine code that I'm needing. Could really use some suggestions from other > users. > > Chris > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users