[Utilities] 2D CAD apps?

[Bob Nelson]

Hello all. Linux newbie here, escaping from Windows.

I do a little "industrial design", needing just simple 2D software. I used Autosketch for a couple decades... after Autodesk stopped supporting it. Hey! It did what I needed.

The best I've found for Linux is LibreCAD, which is OK, but I'd like to find something even simpler.

Any ideas?

[Snowhog]

Maybe look at FreeCAD.

[Bob Nelson]

Maybe look at FreeCAD.

Huge overkill!

I need CAD for dummies.

[Snowhog]

Okay. Then maybe QCAD - 2D CAD for Windows, Linux and Mac might fit your needs.

[Bob Nelson]

Okay. Then maybe QCAD - 2D CAD for Windows, Linux and Mac might fit your needs.

Looks good. I'll give it a spin. Thanks.

[oshunluvr]

Honestly, I would even like an easy-to-use 2D layout program but I've never found one. Just be able to draw out a floor plan boundary and plan laying tile or whatever. Every one I've looked at had too much of a learning curve to be worth my time. There's an 11x15 pad of graph paper near my desk, lol.

[Bob Nelson]

That's it exactly