Engineering sofware?

[racermike1967]

Hi,
Does anyone know if there are any CAD software out there that I could install on ubuntu?

[Kyral]

Hi,
Does anyone know if there are any CAD software out there that I could install on ubuntu?

I just searched quickly with apt-cache and the only thing I found was qcad. Sounds like what you are looking for ;D

[rubinstein]

There is a free 2D CAD package named qCAD.
You need to enable the universe repository, then type "sudo apt-get install qcad" to install it.
Website: http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad.html

[rubinstein]

Also, look at http://pfrostie.freeservers.com/cad-tastrafy/ for a list of cad programs.
If you need a more professional package, you can download a trial version of varicad at http://www.varicad.com/

[dalani]

GraphiteOne 3D looks promising. I installed on my Hoary but there are issues with dependencies. Nevertheless, the app uses a features method to defining parts (fillets, chamfers etc..)

Another is BRL-Cad a physics oriented engineering package for simulation and design. If you try it lemme know how it performs.

I work mostly with autocad professionaly at an architectural firm. I would not mind a GPL CAd app for home. QtCad does not allow remapping keyboard shortcuts to autocad (THe best way to effiicently use a CAD program-mousing is tooo slooow).

[azanutta]

i've tryed TO download VARICAD for my ubuntu DAPPER, but i'm new on linux.... what version works???? there are many of them
debian
red hat
suse
mandrake....
????
tnk

[zad]

i've tryed TO download VARICAD for my ubuntu DAPPER, but i'm new on linux.... what version works???? there are many of them
debian
red hat
suse
mandrake....
????
tnk

The debian one will work for you.

Im looking around for software to do basic top view of roof's trying a few to see which is easiest best to use

Zad

[jchan]

Dalani,
Can you show us how to install graphiteone on ubuntu, I try the lastest one, It seems to be installed after I changed the files from rpm to deb and installed. but I cannot run it.
I do know where it was installed and I type graphiteone the terminal responsed no such command.
Can you help?
jchan

[Bill Cosby]

When I try to start graphiteone I get the following error

/usr/bin/graphiteone: 19: function: not found
usage : graphiteone [options]
Options:
   --ogl=[yes|no]               Enable/Disable OpenGL display driver (default is no).
   --fsaa-mode=[0..5]           Enable FSAA mode for nVidia graphic cards (experimental!).
   --python=[python executable] The python executable to use (default is python).
   --paths=[path:...]           More entries for PYTHONPATH.

Anyone knows what's happening here?