The private edition is good in terms of pricing but lacks a lot of important features that I would expect from a decent drawing app. The featureset also sounds great but the licensing and pricing really seems a bit off for me. Macdraft looks really promising at first with a modern website - the app looks nice too. I only came across a few apps through this thread and it's not much fun. The whole affordable/approachable tech drawing space hasn't really evolved as it seems. So I need to find a CAD program for dummies LOL.ΔΆ years later I just came across this thread and to be honest it's a bit frustrating. All he does is change size, text, or font and cuts a custom 2D sign and sells it. Unfortunately, my friend with the Plasma Table isn't CAD savvy either, he's using cookie cutter pre-programed stuff to make decorative outdoor/indoor metal panels. Black background drawing shows a cut sheet, white shows the sides folded and welded as needed. I have access to a CNC Plasma cutting table that could cut this in under a couple of minutes, including all pilot holes for drilling. Only put in some basic dimensions to explain it, but its an aluminum sheet radiator fan shroud for my car, uses two 12" fans. I have a project I'm working on right now, created an illustration (see thumbnail) using Photoshop CS6 only bc I'm not AI savvy. So for those who maybe want to create a mechanical drawing that might be exported to a 3D printer or a CNC device, I still haven't found the magic bullet short of some sort of big learning curve CAD program. Years ago, I was able to create stuff like that in VISIO, drawn to scale and IIRC. Add to this there doesn't seem to be a tutorial on YouTube that walks you through the basics of making a drawing of a simple rectangular cookie tray (flat sheet of aluminum with folded up shallow sides). I downloaded CorelCAD thinking maybe because I was somewhat CorelDraw savvy I could manage, but its 90% serious CAD at a minimum. we're all looking for a truly free, simple, basic 2D drawing tool for Macs that isn't as complicated as the various CAD programs. maybe a "free" download or trial, but its $149 on their website.
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