DWG Cad on Linux – Draftsight and Ares Commander

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 20, 2010

“This is the first Linux Made Easy Bilingual Post. I intend to
reach a bigger audience in my native language, Portuguese. I hope
to get to Brasil, Portugal and some PALOP (African Countries with
Portuguese as Official Language). Without further delay, let’s get
to the post….

“Today I found another Linux CAD software that will be out soon,
I’m talking about DraftSight. While not available yet in Linux
version it’s a free alternative to other programs in 2d drawing.
According to the manufacturer “Mac OS and Linux support will be
available later this year”.

“A very important feature related to Draftsight is the name of
developer – Dassault Systemes – Don’t you know them? And if I
mention the name SolidWorks? And Catia? Well, we are talking about
a major cad dealer. Can this mean that we have competition on CAD
software on Linux?

“Answering the previous question – YES !”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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