Ease of use is still a big barrier to efficient CAD use—but no one wants to talk about it. CAD doesn’t get any easier than Shapr3D—but is it easy enough? (Picture courtesy of Shapr3D.) Despite all the ...

Do any of you have recommendations for 3d cad software on a tablet? I have both Android and iOS available. Currently I’m using Tinkercad on the desktop, as it was about the easiest one to learn and ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK and PITTSFORD, NY, Sep 5, 2023 – M4 PERSONAL is extremely powerful free CAD software for accurate 2D and 3D design. Version 7.2 offers enhanced features for an even better user ...

Until recently, computer-aided design (CAD) software was really only used by engineering companies who could afford to pay thousands of dollars a year per license. The available software, while very ...

Who’s interested in a brand new, from-scratch boundary representation (BREP) kernel? How about one that has no topological naming problem, a web-native parametric CAD front end to play with, and has ...

Computer-aided design has a reputation problem. For most people, a CAD design means multi-gigabyte installers, clunky license managers, and subscriptions that sometimes cost more than the hardware ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Computer-aided design (CAD) software is expensive to develop, which is a good reason to appreciate the existing free and open-source alternatives to some of the big names in the industry. This article ...

Free CAD software shouldn’t have to break the bank. There are thousands of kinds of free CAD software available. Possibly tens of thousands. But there are far fewer free programs in the CAD realm—if ...

Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing software (CAD/CAM) allows engineers, architects, and designers to create conceptual drawings for assessment and approval. Since both CAD and CAM ...