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 » Inkscape 0.48+
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  Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor. It has capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. Inkscape's main goal is to create a powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards. Downloads: Install version; portable version; or 7zip file.
 author:Inkscape Team
 required:Win2K/2K3, WinXP, Win7
 size:+/- 35.7 m
 added:09-Sep-2011
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 » Dia 0.97+
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  Dia is roughly inspired by the commercial Windows program 'Visio', though more geared towards informal diagrams for casual use. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and many other diagrams. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG to draw the shape. It can load and save diagrams to a custom XML format (gzipped by default, to save space), can export diagrams to a number of formats, including EPS, SVG, XFIG, WMF and PNG, and can print diagrams (including ones that span multiple pages). Dia is Open Source and you are encouraged to help its development by reporting any problems/bugs.
 author:Dia Developers & Steffen Macke
 required:WinXP, Vista, Win7, Linux, Mac
 size:17.6 m
 added:07-Sep-2011
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 » Pixia 4.0+
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  Pixia is a free painting tool made exclusively for full color graphics. Adjustable density application of color; Brush tips you can edit to any shape; Support for various graphic file types; Easy-to-use interface. It supports mask, layer and many other editing functions. You can use your own customized brush tips and even use an image file as a brush tip to create unique effects. Pixia supports the most common editing techniques and its user-friendly interface is suitable for beginners as well as experts. Display settings must be High Color or True Color (16bit/24bit/32bit) Pixia does not work on 16 or 256 color environment. Maximum graphic size: 10240 x 10240 dots (Note: this depends on RAM capacity.) Number of Layers: As many as memory lasts!
Note: graphics programs like this gobble memory!! The more memory you have the more you will be able to do. If the program freezes you've probably run low on memory!
 author:Isao Maruoka
 required:WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:9.29 m
 added:03-May-2011
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 » Chasys Draw IES 3.61+
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  Chasys Draw IES is a suite of applications including a layer-based image editor with animation, icon editing support and super-resolution via image stacking (Chasys Draw IES Artist). It has a multi-threaded image file converter (Chasys Draw IES Converter), a fast image viewer (Chasys Draw IES Viewer) and a RAW camera file processor (Chasys Draw IES raw-Photo). The whole suite is UAC aware and is designed to take advantage of multi-core processors, touch-screens and pen-input devices. "amazingly flexible, amazingly powerful" The three pillars of Chasys Draw: Character (no photoshop imitations here), Performance (fast, efficient and stable) and Innovation (new techniques and out-of-the-box thinking). The Chasys Draw IES application was designed to be a drawing program like no other. Chasys Draw IES Artist is the main image editor and paint program in the IES suite. It's also the parent application from which the rest of the suite evolved.
 author:John Paul Chacha's Lab
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:12.3 m
 added:17-Mar-2011
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 » DESI-III 6.03+
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  DESI-III is a powerful and user-friendly 2D CAD system with a lot of professional features. It includes: associative hatching; dimensioning; associative text attributes to lines and symbols. Multiple (up to hundreds) lines or line chains and curves; Automatic interruption of lines on user definable boundaries of symbols AND repairing if the symbol is moved or deleted. Adaptive and powerful line pattern definitions, macro's etc. etc. It is recommended that you take no risk and install the freeware OpenSource DOS emulator DOSBox v0.73 on your operating system. This DOS emulator takes care of "everything". DESI-III will not run as fast as in native DOS mode but with a very acceptable and even astonishing speeds.
NOTE: This is a DOS program but it can be run within Windows, please READ all of the information on the author's pages. Free CAD programs are rare which is why we have included this one.
 author:Hugo Marien
 required:Win98, Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:2.85 m
 added:18-Feb-2011
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 » TdhCad 10.12+
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  TdhCad - Vector Graphics Simplified. Features include: Click and drag to create entities of many shapes; Move, rotate and resize entities; Move points to reshape entities; Create groups containing entities and other groups. Create paths containing lines and curves; Copy and paste entire entities or points between entities. Change properties including color, width and dashes; Apply color gradients to entities and groups. Add a note to any entity; Use any number of layers. Merge drawings; Export drawings to SVG, PNG or PDF files; Save drawings within project databases. More, including Snap, Virtual Points, Arrows and FipY.... all explained within the 12 page user's manual.
 author:Tim Hirrel
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:7.0 m
 added:14-Jan-2011
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 » Identikit 1.0+6 beta
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  Identikit is a basic and easy-to-use Java program to make black and white identikit drawings. It has a library of face elements that you can also modify and expand without limit. Source code available. Also available is a very rough base for a 3D construction of the face.
 author:PrimeNumbers
 required:WinXP, Linux
 size:313 k
 added:28-Dec-2010
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 » MyPaint 0.9
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  MyPaint is a fast and easy Open-Source graphics application for digital painters. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it. Versions for several platforms are available; supports pressure sensitive graphics tablets; extensive brush creation and configuration options. * unlimited canvas (you never have to resize) * basic layer support MyPaint comes with a large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting. Before beginning it is a good idea to read the quick-start tutorial to see how the program is meant to be used.
 author:Martin Renold
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:8.8 m
 added:04-Nov-2010
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 » Diagram Designer 1.23+
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  Diagram Designer is a simple, Open Source, vector graphics editor for creating flowcharts and diagrams. Features customizable template object palette, import/export WMF, EMF, BMP, JPEG, PNG, MNG, and PCX images. Simple graph plotter to plot mathematical expressions. Advanced "pocket" calculator with equation solver.
 author:Michael Vinther - MeeSoft
 required:Win98, Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:1.3 m
 added:19-Oct-2010
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 » Log Paper 1.04
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  Log Paper Printing utility for 32-bit Windows can create and print paper for diagram drawing. Features millimetres or inches, or any other size grid, linear, semi or double logarithmic grid with user defined number of decades. Optional page header, user defined print color.
 author:Michael Vinther - MeeSoft
 required:Win98, Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:159 k
 added:18-Oct-2010
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 » CADEMIA 2.0+
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  CADEMIA is a vector oriented CAD-program developed for the architecture and building industry which allows you to create two-dimensional drawings. The entry of commands is carried out by menu, toolbar and command line. It offers an import function of drawings in the common DXF format. In addition to the usual drawing elements like dots, lines, polylines and arcs as well as the tools for creation, positioning, conversion and deletion of drawing elements, it also offers the use of planes (Layer techniques).
 author:CADEMIA Software
 required:Java
 size:12.9 m
 added:08-Oct-2010
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 » PCB Artist 1.3+
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  PCB Artist Layout Software is a user friendly, fully integrated schematic capture & Free PCB Layout Software. Download PCB Artist and install the product for FREE and start designing your PCB design almost immediately. Once complete, your files are saved to your computer, or you can upload and send them to us for order placement. There are tutorials to get started, and you will be creating your own designs faster than you ever imagined. Gerber files are available with your order.
NOTE: Our 'web page' doesn't send you to the correct page, the program page link is on the left side of the home page "FREE PCB Layout Software."
 author:Advanced Circuits
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:62.0 m
 added:15-Jun-2010
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 » PCB File Check Online
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  FREE PCB File Check, more than a PCB Design Rules Check, FreeDFM.com checks Printed Circuit Board design files for issues that affect manufacturability and sends you a detailed FREE graphical report WITHIN MINUTES. We'll even send you a Free PCB assembly quote. The first and only web-based Design for Manufacturability (DFM) check in the PCB Industry, an Advanced Circuits exclusive. Easy to read report identifies “Show Stoppers” as well as other errors BEFORE you place your PCB order. We'll not only tell you what you need to change but what we will correct for you as well. Ensures you have the files and data necessary to build your job. Helps avoid CAM holds and delays after you place your order. Report also includes a PCB price quote with your choice of turn-times. FreeDFM also sends you Check Plots, a PDF file of your final design.
 author:Advanced Circuits
 required:Any Browser
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 added:15-Jun-2010
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 » Urban Painter 2.1+
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  Urban Painter gives you an easy way to draw symmetrical images. Paintings can be saved in gif, png or bmp lossless graphical formats. Basic features include: 6 drawing modes - simple drawing (no reflections), single center reflections, single center double reflections (mirror effect), secondary centers reflections, vertical symmetry, horizontal symmetry. Customizable reflections count; Movable reflections center points. Customizable brush size; Eraser and eyedropper tools. Full colors palette; Several color protection modes. Undo and Redo; Program help and user guide are online (follow the home page link). Using a tablet like Wacom is recommended for the best experience.
 author:Ilya Vdovin
 required:WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:663 k
 added:21-Apr-2010
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 » Magic Designer 1.3+
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  Magic Designer computer program is an exact emulation of a toy which was sold years ago called Magic Designer (a.k.a. Hoot Nanny). It was made out of metal and came with circular paper and colored pens. Magic Designer is an easy-to-use program that uses trigonometry to figure out how to draw the designs of the toy with the same name. There are 2 versions - MS Windows one written in Euphoria and C and one written for the Web for people who do not have a Windows computer.
 author:Andrew Katz
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista, Win7
 size:1.4 m
 added:18-Feb-2010
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 » TwistedBrush Open Studio 16.12+
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  TwistedBrush Open Studio edition is one of the most versatile and powerful brush engines in existence packaged into an easy to use program. TwistedBrush is created for all realms of digital art. This includes natural media fine art, photo retouching, mandala art. Patterns, manga, photo composition. Photo cloning to turn your photos into the look of hand painted artwork, even 3D like painting with the incredible blob modeling tools. With TwistedBrush Open Studio you'll be able to easily create original drawings and also edit your pictures in a flash! TwistedBrush Open Studio has most of the great features of TwistedBrush Pro Studio but just a handful of the very fine brushes included and without brush editing ability, all for FREE. Additional collections of brushes are available for purchase.
 author:Pixarra
 required:Windows & Vista
 size:13.4 m
 added:09-Oct-2009
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 » VectorEngineer Quick Tools 2.0
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  VectorEngineer Quick-Tools is a complete technical drawing and multi-purpse cad software system that offers all the features required to create accurate professional drawings with ease.
 author:VectorEngineer
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista
 size:2.13 m
 added:29-Jun-2009
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 » Artweaver 0.5+
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  Artweaver is a Windows Freeware program to simulate natural brush tools, the interface is immediately recognizable to anyone who has used Photoshop. There is support for many different digital brushes; chalk, charcoal, pencils, etc. You can also import Photoshop brushes. There are a wide variety of adjustment settings to customize the default brushes or to create new brushes. Standard image editing tools include gradient, crop, fill and selection tools. Artweaver supports the most common file formats and offers transparency and layer support. Effect filters include sharpen, blur, emboss and mosaic. Pen Tablet is also supported for a realistic feeling. History function to undo/redo last editing steps. Expandable by Plug-In modules (Artweaver Standard) and there is even a portable version for your flash drive available on the website.
 author:Boris Eyrich
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista
 size:8.85 m
 added:19-Mar-2009
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 » SimplePaint 1.0
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  SimplePaint gives you the full screen to paint on, using a WACOM TABLET. There are 256x256x256 possible colors, 256 levels of transparency, and 70 brush sizes. A huge number of brush strokes can be deleted and undeleted. Zoomed in pixels can be edited. And more. And it's simple enough for my 5 year-old granddaughter to enjoy using!
Scroll down the author's page to find ALL of his software!
 author:Doug Cox
 required:WinXP
 size:178 k
 added:24-Dec-2008
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 » ParticleDraw 5.1
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  ParticleDraw is a novel Windows drawing program powered by a state of the art general system simulation engine. The brushes used in ParticleDraw are dynamic systems of particles with interesting behaviours, completely customizable. Each brush is intricately tuneable with many underlying physical parameters and one can construct arbitrary systems of particles. ParticleDraw is still in development and is evolving into a mathematically derived operating system for "general systems". It was inspired by system theory and ancient metaphysics and is essentially a fusion of esoteric mathematics with computer science. ParticleDraw provides a reality generative process that manifests existential spaces with fundamental information theoretic properties similar to our own empirical universe. This program is entirely free with full source code and detailed information on the website.
 author:Anandavala
 required:Windows & Vista
 size:522 k
 added:27-Nov-2008
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 » Larry's Paint 2.0
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  Larry's Paint is a free Java applet program that allows you to make various paintings. You can draw two ways. A simple way of drawing is to use premade images, called stamps, to put in your painting. The other way to draw, is by hand, using a coloring pen. Your paintings can even have a background. The program comes with stamps and backgrounds, however you are able to change them to your own images. This program can be used in a small way to display a slide show that you can annotate. You can try Larry's Paint online from my homepage, also my "signature" applet
 author:Larry Goetz
 required:Any + Java
 size:274 k
 added:21-Nov-2008
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 » TigerCad 3.0+
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  TigerCad is a simple technical drawing software (CAD), ideal for garden design, mechanical engineering drawings, electrical / electronic, building and room plans, and general diagramming. Output in PDF format for the web. Copy and paste graphics. Create standard symbols to re-use. Scale, mirror and rotate. Accurate scale drawing printing. Drafting tools to compare with pro packages.
 author:Peter Howard
 required:Win2K, WinXP, Vista
 size:640 k
 added:04-Aug-2008
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 » Simple Vector Shape 1.0
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  Simple Vector Shape is a cool 2D vector shapes and RTFcontrol editor. It lets you draw and manage simple shapes like ellipses, rectangles, rounded rectangles, lines, arcs, images (from file), rtf text, grouped objects, graphic paths, polygons and curved shapes. Manage the objects by an easy to use handle and property interface. You can resize, move, rotate, fill, make transparent, group, invert etc.
 author:A. Contoli
 required:WinXP, Vista,+.NET 2
 size:185 k
 added:11-Apr-2008
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 » HeliosPaint 1.4
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  HeliosPaint is a freeware paint program for creating and editing images and drawings. Includes pencil, line tool, paint brush, spray can. Paint can with fill sensitivity. Shape tool for creating freehand, regular polygon and star shapes. Text entry with choice of font, style, underline and rotation. HSB/RGB/contrast adjustment. Image invert, gray, blur and sharpen. Image flip, scale up, scale down, rotate and shear. Full colour pallet with transparency. Scissors, lasso and wand for selecting, moving and working on image segments. Sensitivity of lasso and wand is adjustable. Undo and redo. Printing with auto page fit. Reads bmp, gif, ico, jpeg, pict, pcx, png, psd, ras, tga, tiff, xpm. Writes bmp, gif, jpeg, pict, pcx, png, psd, ras, tga, tiff, xpm.
 author:D.J.B. Osborne
 required:Any + Java
 size:1.1 m
 added:20-Feb-2008
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 » eMachineShop 3D CAD 1.48
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  eMachineShop is the world's first true online machine shop, whether you're a home hobbyist looking for a one-off part, or if you're one the 'big guys' looking for additional capacity, eMachineShop's free 3D CAD software, with instant pricing and ordering could make your life a whole lot easier. Materials cover a wide range of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals and injection molding of rubber and plastics is offered, too. Download the free easy to use software right now and give it a try. You'll find it's easy, but if you need a little coaching, online video guides are available too - all free.
 author:George Ure
 required:WinXP, Vista
 size:11.8 m
 added:24-Oct-2007
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 » Vector Portal 1.0+
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  Vector graphics is actually one of those small areas which is very under represented on the Internet and very difficult to find. If you are looking for vector art, it is big probability it will cost you some money. If it's free then it's hidden under the ocean of pop-ups or other advertisements. VectorPortal intends to offer a helping hand to everyone who works with vector graphics through free vector files, tutorials and news from the industry. It should work as a universal source for free vector files. It relies on all artists out there to upload vector stuff they have and download what they need. If it's not available here, then we will try to find links for totally free stuff. This is not a company, but a voluntary project that came out of pure desperation. If you have anything to contribute to this web site, you are welcome to do so.
 author:VectorPortal Team
 required:Windows & Vista
 size:Various
 added:21-Sep-2007
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 » DELFTship™ 
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  DELFTship™ is a complete design package for application in the marine industry. It is characterised by its ability to create any kind of hullform, high flexibility, low learning curve and visual approach. It can be used for almost any kind of floating object. DELFTship™ free is perfectly suited for students or home users who like to design and visualize ships in 3D or need to perform hydrostatic and resistance calculations. DELFTship™free is a slightly simplified version of the professional program but otherwise fully functional. Some of the more advanced features or file export formats have been disabled in this free version but for the rest both versions are completely the same. Files created by either version are also 100% exchangeable
Note: free forum registration is required to access the downloads.
 author:Delftship BV
 required:WinXP
 size:+/- 4.6 m
 added:19-Jul-2007
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 » Parts 1.6
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  Parts can generate macros for drawing 2D CAD parts according to DIN and CSN standards, for different CAD systems, in various formats, or in dxf format. The program can generate views of more than 250 kinds of parts or profiles.
 author:Miloslav Cempirek
 required:Windows, Linux
 size:5.0 m
 added:07-Apr-2007
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 » FreeSerif DrawPlus 4 4.0
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  DrawPlus 4 - Free Graphic Design and Vector Drawing Software. DrawPlus 4 is the user-friendly program that will enable you to produce outstanding results with all your drawings, graphics, illustrations and animations. You'll be astounded by how much power this amazing software sensation gives you, and all for free! Whether you're a professional designer or a graphic design novice, DrawPlus 4 is the ultimate graphics solution for you. Now you can create attention-grabbing text, decorative page elements and logos as well as full page illustrations, without the need for any design experience.
NOTE: this is an older version of Serif's commercial program. It is FREE so follow their links to the download *carefully*! You are *required* to register it, read the program installation tips here. We think it's worth it for a program of this quality but we recommend using a throw-away email address ;)
 author:FreeSerif Software
 required:Windows
 size:24.8 m
 added:24-Aug-2006
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 » CadStd Lite 3.5.9
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  CadStd is a general purpose, easy to learn CAD/drafting program for creating professional quality mechanical designs, house plans, blueprints, schematics and charts utilizing ANSI drawing standards. CadStd Lite can export files as DXF so you can share your drawings with your friends who have other CAD programs like Autocad. This is the FREE lite version, ideal for beginners or casual users who need a little power but not all the enhancements of the full version. The Lite version is free and can read any drawing created by the Pro version.
 author:Apperson & Daughters
 required:Windows
 size:1.47 m
 added:17-Mar-2004
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 » MINOS 2.2
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  Minos is a full 3D Solid CAD System including: - Lines creation. - 3D geometric constructions. Solids: - Extrude - Revolution - Cylinder - Cone - Pipe - Evolutive volume - Box - Ruled surface. 3D Topology: - Cut - Fuse - Common. - Fast hidden line removal - Flat shading - Tree editing - Cell libraries - IGES interface.
Note: last program update was Feb.2000! The author's Simtel download link still works but that's all. Program documentation is now ONLY online.
 author:Regis Le Boite
 required:Win9x, WinME
 size:891 k
 added:18-May-2000
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