Sunny Day! A couple of weeks ago I was told about a free computer aided design package called ProgeCAD. I visited the site and sure enough they provided free software but the new version, ProgeCAD Smart, has been coming since January 2007. That was a bit of a bummer. If you are interested check it out at:
http://www.progecad.com/ The free software can be configured to look just like AutoCAD. The limitation I believe is that it will not draw and render solids, so 3D sundials are not possible. But it looks like all the 2D commands work. So why I am telling you about software that you can't get. Well it might become available in the near future and you will basically have AutoCAD LT for free. AutoCAD LT does not have solids commands either. It does get a little better. Last year's free version is ProgeCAD LT 2006 and I did find a site where you can download the EXE file. It's at: http://www.slunecnice.cz/sw/progecad/progecad-lt-2006/ Just click on the red button at the top right of the page and it will initiate a download of the file. The file is about 60 Mb when it gets to your computer. I installed the program and it appears to be working fine. It asks you to register each time you start it up, which is not possible as the software is no longer available from ProgeCAD. But you can just select the I'll do it later button and you're good to go. I am not certain how long it will keep running but there's not much to loose. It may not be available for long In the "Help" area there is a 600 plus page manual. Happy Dialling! Carl Sabanski www.mysundial.ca --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
