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J. Clarke
 
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Default free 3D cad software?

Teamcasa wrote:

Leon
IntelliCAD works almost exactly and looks almost exactly like AutoCAD LT
and the new purchase price is $149.

Remember the old spreadsheet programs? LOL. I still use Lotus 123. ;~)


Lotus!!! Do they still exist? Did'nt IBM buy them just to shoot them in
the head?


Nope. Bought them for Notes. Still producing the other stuff though.

I looked for IntelliCAD and only could find it for $500+ I'll give it a
try for a buck and a half!


It's available from a number of sources--the history is that it was
developed by Visio and when Microsoft bought Visio they didn't want to be
in the CAD business so they spun it off to a consortium. For a while there
was a free version but that ended a long time ago.

Consortium members pay a flat fee to belong to the consortium (IIRC) and
then they can charge whatever they want to for the product. CMS
http://www.intellicadms.com/store/catalog.asp?categoryID=Mg== is the low
price leader starting at 52 bucks.


Dave


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