![]() Most new CAD users who are just looking to get a single project completed and don't need to work every day in a CAD application only need a quick 'hop through' Section 1, Section 2 is a bit more technical in nature and discusses the details of how tools work and some of the underlying mechanism as well. This manual is divided into 2 Sections: Section 1 -" Introductory CAD Concepts and Uses" and section 2 - "The Command and Feature Reference". Its aim is to describe the way that the LibreCAD software works from a user's perspective. "We are not going to change the license.This is the current LibreCAD Users' Manual. the unfortunate situation with support for DWG files in free CAD software via LibreDWG. "LibreDWG drama: the end or the new beginning?". ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU Licenses – Is GPLv3 compatible with GPLv2?".The programs have dependencies on the popular GPLv2 license while the Free Software Foundation will only let LibreDWG be licensed for GPLv3 use, not GPLv2. Both LibreCAD and FreeCAD both want to use LibreDWG and have patches available for supporting the DWG file format library, but can't integrate them. "FSF Wastes Away Another "High Priority" Project". My advice for LibreDWG: if you make a library, choosing a widely compatible license (MIT, BSD, or LGPL) is a very positive choice." For the time being we stick to that, moving to GPL 3 has no evident benefits I know of. Website: Although still in development, FreeCAD is a great free/libre CAD application. It's fine for applications, because it doesn't hurt at this point, but, in my opinion, not for libraries that are designed to be used as freely as possible." "Blender is also still "GPLv2 or later". 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?".
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