[Wylug-discuss] CAD software?

[Phil Driscoll]

On 04/11/15 09:46, Anne Wilson wrote:
> At the weekend I was talking to a man who is seriously interested in
> moving his business to Linux.  He is confident that it can manage his
> general needs, but his business is heavily reliant on CAD software - and
> I understand that he also needs to be able to read files from very old
> Windows CAD programs.  It sounds as though he has tried running some of
> his existing software under WINE without much success.
>
> Is he asking the impossible, or does anyone know a feasible approach for
> him?
>
Hi Anne

I've not had to import old files into it, but FreeCAD is extremely impressive. 
It's a very capable parametric 3D modeller and I've used it for designing 
components for 3D printing. Looking at at the import dialogue box, there are a 
lot of supported formats. Might be worth giving it a go.

Cheers
-- 
Phil Driscoll