{"id":6891,"date":"2021-05-17T18:04:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?p=6891"},"modified":"2021-05-17T18:04:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:04:51","slug":"free-nanocad-dwg-draughting-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?p=6891","title":{"rendered":"Free nanoCad .dwg draughting program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been working on a project in BIM and I’ve got to the detailing part. Some of the cladding details are pretty standard and I have a lot of them in CAD format that I wanted to use using a link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The details needed some modification so I needed to use a cad program to do some minor alterations. I decided to go and use a Trial Version of DraftSight <\/a><\/strong>by Dassault Systemes. It used to be free but you now have to purchase a license for it at about $199 US \/annum. I downloaded the trial version and have been using that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started looking into CAD software and came across ACTCAD<\/a><\/strong> that you can get a perpetual license for $199 US. I thought that was a good deal. It does the basics and also alows for lisp programming too. You get a key code and so can load it up onto other PC’s but can only have one PC active with the key. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I came across nanoSoft Nanocad<\/a><\/strong> that you can get for free. So I thought I’d load that up and give it a try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you go to the product page the free program is in bottom right corner and you need to license it. The license is attached to the one PC so you have to re-apply if you want it on another PC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

nanoCAD is for Windows only (I think) and has a 32 & 64 bit version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interface just looks like AutoCad classic and the print setup too, see the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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