[cad-linux] Re: cad-linux still alive [if only on life-support...

  • From: Andrew Mustun <andrew@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:56:35 +0200

Jon Shorie wrote:
> The one feature that MUST be there is the ability to open .dwg files.  
> Anything that cannot do this in recent autodesk 
> formats is a non-starter as far as government goes.  We often receive cad 
> drawings from developers and outside 
> engineers that we have to be able to open here to make use of their data.

For those interested: we are working on QCAD 3 (cross platform 2d CAD)
which will be able to read / write all versions of DXF and DWG (using
the OpenDesign libs). QCAD 3 should be ready for a first release in 2010.

Andrew
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RibbonSoft GmbH
http://www.ribbonsoft.com

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