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= Switching to free/libre software =
 
= Switching to free/libre software =
  
While there are very advanced free/libre 3D geometry applications, there are very few 2D applications with high quality drafting capabilities.
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While there are very advanced free/libre 3D geometry applications, there are very few 2D applications.  
 
The most advanced with paper setups, scaling and printing tools:
 
 
 
 
* [[QCAD]] Community Edition is the most feature rich libre/free software for 2D CAD. It is multi platform and supports a typical 2D CAD workflow.
 
* [[QCAD]] Community Edition is the most feature rich libre/free software for 2D CAD. It is multi platform and supports a typical 2D CAD workflow.
 
* [[QCAD]] Professional is the paid version of QCAD with a few more functions. Buy QCADE professional supports the development of QCAD Community Edition.
 
* [[QCAD]] Professional is the paid version of QCAD with a few more functions. Buy QCADE professional supports the development of QCAD Community Edition.
 
* [[LibreCAD]] is a free/libre 2D CAD software. It is a fork from QCAD v2 and has seen gradual development.
 
* [[LibreCAD]] is a free/libre 2D CAD software. It is a fork from QCAD v2 and has seen gradual development.
 
There are many tools with vector drawing functionality but not really specific to 2D drafting.
 
 
* [[CAD_Sketcher]] CAD Sketcher is a constraint-based sketcher addon created for Blender
 
 
* [[FreeCAD]] has three workbenches useful for 2D drafting, [https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_Workbench Sketcher], [https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Draft_Module Draft] & [https://wiki.freecadweb.org/TechDraw_Module Techdraw]. TechDraw is the most advanced and sees most development.
 
* [[FreeCAD]] has three workbenches useful for 2D drafting, [https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_Workbench Sketcher], [https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Draft_Module Draft] & [https://wiki.freecadweb.org/TechDraw_Module Techdraw]. TechDraw is the most advanced and sees most development.
 
* [[SolveSpace]] can import DWG files up to some extend (even saved as AutoCAD 2013). It has some basic 2D drawing tools to do some edition. Finally it can export the files as DXF (2007), PDF or SVG.
 
* [[SolveSpace]] can import DWG files up to some extend (even saved as AutoCAD 2013). It has some basic 2D drawing tools to do some edition. Finally it can export the files as DXF (2007), PDF or SVG.
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* [[Inkscape]] & [[Krita]] have been used by some for drafting. You can use Inkscape as PDF/DXF converter, for editing drawings and presentation improvement. And then, export a final PDF/DXF file.
 
* [[Inkscape]] & [[Krita]] have been used by some for drafting. You can use Inkscape as PDF/DXF converter, for editing drawings and presentation improvement. And then, export a final PDF/DXF file.
 
* [https://www.libreoffice.org/ Libre Office Draw] can open DXF files version 2004 or earlier, but it cannot make complex editions. It exports PDF/SVG format (no [[Drawing_Exchange_Format_(DXF)|DXF]]/[[Drawing_(DWG)|DWG]] support).
 
* [https://www.libreoffice.org/ Libre Office Draw] can open DXF files version 2004 or earlier, but it cannot make complex editions. It exports PDF/SVG format (no [[Drawing_Exchange_Format_(DXF)|DXF]]/[[Drawing_(DWG)|DWG]] support).
* [https://github.com/zecruel/CadZinho CadZinho] is a very new 2D CAD project. You can open DXF files.
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* [https://github.com/zecruel/CadZinho CadZinho] is a very new 2D CAD project.
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =

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