Creates solid, hidden, center, phantom, cutting, break, stitch, arrow, or double arrow lines, or many different cross-hatch patterns.

Contains a full-featured AppleScript macro programming language.

Pastes pictures into your favorite word processor.

DXB files for compatibility with other CAD programs.

Draws points, lines, circles, ellipses, arcs, splines, text, curved text, spline text, dimensions, squares, rectangles, triangles, or any misc.

Draws accurately scaled pictures with absolute precision.

On-screen instructions help guide the user.

Simplified user interface makes it easy to learn and use.

You can use macros to automatically create objects, or to read in data which you have drawn.ĭeltaCad can be used for drafting, house plans, decks, landscape design, newsletters, brochures, flyers, graphs and charts, presentations, instructions, office or furniture layouts, technical illustrations, business cards, forms, signs, labels, organization charts, flow charts, home or school projects, maps, schematics, pretty pictures, etc. DeltaCad allows you to zoom in to draw fine details or zoom out to see the whole drawing.ĭeltaCad can be extended by writing your own custom macros in the AppleScript programming language. DeltaCad is more than just a paint program, because you can edit, scale, move, rotate, copy, etc., individual objects, not just paint pixels. It can produce accurately scaled architectural or mechanical drawings, or just pretty pictures to paste into your favorite word processor. I also use a 'paint' program with my drawing tablet (not even close to precision).DeltaCad is a powerful, easy-to-learn CAD (computer-aided design) program designed to meet all of your CAD needs. I use Pencil Project with my drawing tablet but I wouldn't classify it as a 'precision tool' There are a few other 'free' and 'cheap' CADs. I have been using LibreCadd with minor amounts of success, but it lacks my precious tools- also crashes a lot

Last year I attempted to use freecad- too many crashes for me. However, if your chosen program can generate Gfiles (Gerber files), all the better (cheaper to have a part made) But that capability (usually) comes at a (stupidly high) price. Some are absolutely un-trustworthy but today, I won't mention namesģd cad is, for the most part, not necessary for generating parts drawing for machine shops. Nothing good/bad to say about them as they all had their respective weaknesses. I used half-a-dozen 3D and a dozen 2D cad programs (and blender-lol) However, I would be loath to recommend a subscription-based cadd program to anyone intending to do the occasional one-off project ( or even two, three or a dozen projects)

Visual Cadd ( a generic cadd spin-off thingy)Īnd I really didn't care for autocadd until it eventually added those precious generic cadd-like tools (much.much later)

Generic Cadd (it was bought out by autodesk and abandoned) it contained my two most precious tools as mentioned above. Of cads I've spent too much monies on I liked: (2) grids that can have separate, definable x,y dimensions and have it's origination point redefined anytime during the drawing session Some databases are, shall we say, buggy-er than others I also luvs the fact I don't need to use it no moĪll cad software is nothing more than a defined database. But the downside is that it's not a program for doing general purpose modeling and building assemblies, or importing/exporting other 3D files. The software is free and intuitive to use so there is no cost to trying it out, and the ability to get a realtime pricing lets you optimize designs for cost effective manufacturing from the getgo. I never ended up actually ordering a finished part from them, but before we got our own CNC mill I used to frequently model various hub motor and other mechanical ebike parts on the software and then get realtime price quotes and lead times. No doubt Miles has demonstrated that you can do amazing 3D CAD modeling without either selling your soul to Solidworks or feeling guilty running a pirated copy, so certainly heed any advice he has on this front.īut if you are looking to get small production runs of these parts CNC machined by an outside shop, then I would also really second marty's suggestion of

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