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1. #Qcad vs librecad 2018 how to
2. #Qcad vs librecad 2018 pro
3. #Qcad vs librecad 2018 software
4. #Qcad vs librecad 2018 series

Joe, I am not sure what you mean by not being able to dimension anything. but now I suspect I'd have a hard time going back to TurboCAD. That said, my first CAD experience was with TurboCAD "way back when," and LibreCAD has a very different process, so it took a bit of time to get comfortable with it. I haven't used it as much lately (see below), but for some projects I find it easier to work in 2D (or maybe just to work out some particular issue of 2D geometry), and LibreCAD does everything I need. Yes, I have used LibreCAD fairly extensively. "that's a cool way to do it - wish FreeCAD had that." However, I will say that when I have watched an occasional YouTube video that includes a Fusion360 segment, I have about equal instances where I think, "that seems like a clunky way to do it it's a lot easier in FreeCAD", vs.

I can't speak to that, as I have never tried to learn any other 3D CAD software. I have heard people say that there is a higher learning curve with FreeCAD.

#Qcad vs librecad 2018 software

With regard to the inconsistent UI: There is an effort to correct that, but it is a tradeoff that is not uncommon in open software - will the volunteer developers put time and energy into creating that new feature that will be really useful, or into going back and tweaking the existing UI? Again, some effort is going into the latter, but probably the overall balance is skewed to the former.

#Qcad vs librecad 2018 how to

Note that sliptonic has an inexpensive book on how to use FreeCAD it is based on an earlier version, but most of what he teaches is still relevant. Other YouTubers that I find particularly helpful with FreeCAD are Joko Engineering and sliptonic, but they tend to talk about advanced features or edge cases. Caveat: I have only watched a bit of these I would not say that the creator is the best "tutorialist" out there, but they are usable / useful.

#Qcad vs librecad 2018 series

I'm pretty sure I've seen more than one beginner series based on v.19, but the only one I can name is by "Adventures in Creation," he is up to tutorial # 15 in the series. The second thing I would say is that it is probably helpful to work through a beginner series of videos first otherwise you are watching various edge cases or advanced techniques or so on, and can easily get lost because they are assuming you know the basics. 19, so look for tutorials that refer to that version. With regard to tutorials (at least on YouTube), I would say that they have gotten better at including the version in the title - the latest version of FreeCAD is.

The bad news is, it can be hard to sort out the up-to-date and most helpful tutorials, and the UI can be inconsistent. Joe's comment above points to both the good news and the bad news - the good news is, there are a LOT of tutorials out there on FreeCAD the good news is that the program is very flexible and it continues to develop rapidly.

#Qcad vs librecad 2018 pro

and I never regretted it!īTW: Maybe you like to compare QCAD Pro features to your other candidates: This said - after two years "testing around" my decision was QCAD Pro. Most of the time it is working as expected and the developers have always an open ear for new features. And believe me - If somebody in the forum tells you "that isn't possible with the current version" helps you more than guessing around for hours or days why it isn't working as expected. An active international forum and program updates every few month helps you to get the job done. I learned over the years that it is a very important part and it looks like a "stepchild" for many CAD developers out there.įortunately that isn't the case with QCAD. What I haven't put in my deliberation was how active is the development and the support of the existing CAD programs. Compatibility is very important just to avoid an island CAD solution.

Important for me was to have tools which are similar to that what I was used to and that I'm pretty close to the standard of the "big" programs. Yes, with my experience I was pretty picky. I tested intense a lot of CAD programs over a course of two years. I had decades of experience with "big" CAD programs and was on the search for something adequate for small businesses or home usage. I can't tell you what is the right decision for you - but I can tell you what was the right decision for me.