A common question arises when transitioning from one tool to another: the availability of resources. In the realm of CAD tools, the effectiveness of the software is significantly influenced by a robust and reliable snap system. When I introduce QCAD to architects, one of the first inquiries often pertains to its snap system. Given that […]
A great companion to Blender for any architectural visualization artist using only open source software is an open source CAD tool. From all the available options, FreeCAD is one of my favorite choices in this area due to the already great number of features, and the active development. In fact, we have some great new […]
Among all free alternatives to AutoCAD we have FreeCAD and HeeksCAD on top of the list as the best options for open source CAD solutions. Last week I already posted a small tutorial I found about how to use FreeCAD and today we keep going with the free CAD series and the tutorials shows how […]
I got a lot of messages and questions about how to use open source tools to work with architectural visualization or even technical drawing on Linux. Besides the questions about Blender that I got in my classes and presentations, the most often question is about an open source alternative for AutoCAD. People always ask that […]
For architectural projects that must be presented as 2d drawings, the first option would be to use CAD tools like AutoCAD, DoubleCAD or other technical drawing softwares. But, what about the artistic side of those presentations? I still know a few architects and artists that draw their projects in CAD and export everything to Photoshop, […]
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