QCAD
Developer(s) | RibbonSoft |
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Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | C++ (Qt), JavaScript |
Operating system | Windows, macOS, Unix-like, Linux |
Type | |
License | GPL-3.0-or-later with exceptions for plugins and add-ons[3] |
Website | www |
QCAD is a computer-aided design (
QCAD is partly released under the GNU General Public License.[5] Precompiled packages are available for 32-bit and 64-bit Linux platforms, Microsoft Windows OS and macOS.
QCAD is developed by RibbonSoft. Development on QCAD began in October 1999, starting with code from CAM Expert. QCAD 2, designed to "make Q
Some of the interface and concepts behind Q
QCAD uses the DXF file format internally and to save and import files. Support for the popular DWG file format is available as a commercial plugin based on the Open Design Alliance DWG libraries.
Starting from version 3.7 QCAD is distributed as Professional Trial that works for a limited time, or as Community Edition as source code only, so users need to self compile or remove the Q
Although much of the software source is under the GPL-3.0-or-later license there is also significant functionality[7] not available under a free software license.
QCAD has a large library of different templates.[8][9]
Multiplatform support
QCAD operates on Linux, macOS [10.7 (Lion) or later], UNIX (FreeBSD, NetBSD), Solaris for x86 and SPARC, and Windows [8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000]. This is of importance for collaboration across a diverse computing environment.
See also
- Comparison of computer-aided design software
- LibreCAD, a fork of QCAD 2.0
References
- ^ https://www.qcad.org/de/documentation/changelog.
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(help) - ^ "Releases – qcad/qcad". Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via GitHub.
- ^ Qcad – license
- ^ Mustun, Andrew (15 April 2021). "Q
CAD – 2DCAD for Windows, Linux and Mac". RibbonSoft. Retrieved 18 May 2021. - ^ Mustun, Andrew (17 June 2013), QCAD 3.1 released as open source, QCAD, retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Mustun, Andrew. "Q
CAD Downloads". QCAD. Retrieved 7 April 2019. - ^ Mustun, Andrew (2 March 2021). "Q
CAD Features". QCAD. Retrieved 18 May 2021. - ^ "Example Files and Part Libraries – Architecture: Doors, windows, plants, people, etc". QCAD. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Example Files and Part Libraries – Electronics: ICs, capacitors, diodes, etc". QCAD. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
External links
- Official website (in English, German, French, and Italian)
- qcad on GitHub
- A good tutorial for Q
CAD - QCAD downloads for all platforms
- QCAD Community Forums
- KAD (KDE aided design) is a version of QCAD for the KDE Linux Desktop. See KAD – KDE aided design