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pirate solidworks. fuck dassault systemes, but they make a damned good cad program, with excellent documentation on how to do just about everything under the sun (and some stuff that even the sun don't shine on)
use a win10 ltsc VM with device passthru for running it, it won't know the difference.
SolidWorks isn't the right tool for 2D. And if it was, Onshape has a free tier.
its the right tool for everything engineering related; you can do drafting very easily, its built-in.
onshape may have a free tier, but piracy is better than free, due to "free" meaning that your information is the product being sold (to other vendors).
I've used SolidWorks for over 20 years, it is NOT the right tool for 2D layouts. That's what Draftsight was for, before they killed it.
You pirate away, good luck with trojans and viruses. I'll use Onshape.
I've been pirating for a looooooong time. I've never once gotten viruses. stick to private trackers, and proven uploaders for software (fitgirlrepacks, solidsquad, etc) and you won't get viruses.
I respect the spirit but no. You made me smile, nonetheless. But why resort to windows plus a pirated software?
It may very well be a very good solution, perhaps even the best, but it's not what I want to support, even if indirectly.
you don't need windows, but that is how I have my install set up, as WINE can be kind of buggy with the program. it doesn't need networking, so no risk of m$ taking info, and SW2024 can run on 8GB and some CPU passthrough.
speaking as someone who's tried just about ever 3dCAD program under the sun, SW is the best on the market for ease of use, documentation, and available plugins.
openSCAD is absolute hell for ease-of-use, onshape sells your data, freecad has the same issues as openscad, and AutoCAD, while good, still is worse than SW due to poorer documentation, and more annoying interface.
of course, there is always the option of doing the drawings by hand on paper, with a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. this may be your best option for sharability, as your local municipality may want to have it for their records as well, assuming that a) they don't already have it, and b) if they do, you were unable to procure the original blueprints.
They don't. :) First place I asked. The house is so old it still falls under a exemption to have blueprints deposited at the municipality. In fact, it wasn't even built with blueprints.
damn, that thing must be like, a Scottish castle or something LOL.
super cool that you live there!
now I'm confused about onshape though, as anything digital that's "free" has long since enshittefied, and sold you as the product......... could the seriously be one of the last bastions of good free software? it may not be OSS, but if its really that good........ hmmm, food for thought. I'll have to do more research on it.
1947
So, old but not that old.