I don't like dogmatic ideologies, and freeing software by force (as GPL/GNU does) is something I dislike in particular. It prohibits its use in Assimp and for many other applications as well. 'Personally, I'm extremely unhappy with their GPL licensing. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. 'What's up with DWG adoption in free software?'.

^ Prokoudine, Alexandre (26 January 2012).

Archived from the original on 20 November 2012.

^ 'Review about Linux LibreCAD and Linux Inkscape'.

'DIY: LibreCAD offers basic CAD tools for free'. '6 Tips To Get The Most Out of LibreCAD Free CAD Software'. ^ 'LibreCAD the only major free Computer Aided Design program'.^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly.Comparison of computer-aided design software.Bitmap image: BMP, CUR, ICNS, ICO, JPG, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, TIF, WBMP, WEBP, XBM, XPM.Bitmap image: BMP, CUR, GIF, ICNS, ICO, JPEG, JPG, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, TGA, TIF, TIFF, WBMP, WEBP, XBM, XPM.It uses the AutoCAD DXF file format internally for import and save files, as well as allowing export to many other file formats.Īs of version 2.2.0, LibreCAD is capable of reading and writing the following file formats: LibreCAD is available in over 30 languages. The problem was eventually resolved by writing a new GPLv2-licensed library called libdxfrw, with more complete DWG support. A request also went to the FSF to relicense GNU LibreDWG as GPLv2, which was rejected. The GNU LibreDWG library is released under GPLv3, so it cannot be used by GPLv2-licensed LibreCAD (and FreeCAD) because their licenses are incompatible. LibreCAD relies on a GUI based on Qt5 libraries, so it can run on several platforms in the same way.

Originally, the GUI was based on Qt3 libraries. Most of the interface and handle concepts are analogous to AutoCAD, making it easier to use for users with experience in this type of commercial CAD application.Īround 2010, the QCAD Community Edition v2.0.5.0 was forked to start the development of what is now known as LibreCAD. It is free and open-source, and available for Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems. LibreCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) application for 2D design.

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