Last Update: September, 2008

QCAD

The CAD System For Everyone

QCAD is an application for computer aided drafting in two dimensions (2d). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schemas and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, Mac OS X and many Linux and Unix Systems. The source code of the QCAD community edition is released under the GPL (Open Source).

The QCAD Application Window

QCAD was designed with modularity, extensibility and portability in mind. But what people notice most often about QCAD is its intuitive user interface. QCAD is a simple 2D CAD system for everyone. You don't need any CAD experience to get started with QCAD immediately. You can download a free trial version and try QCAD today.

Main Features

Layers
Blocks (grouping)
35 CAD fonts included
Metrical and Imperial units
DXF input / output
Printing to scale
Over 40 construction tools
Over 20 modification tools
Construction and modification of points, lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, splines, polylines, texts, dimensions, hatches, fills, raster images
Various powerful entity selection tools
Object snaps
Measuring tools
Part library with over 4800 CAD parts
Scripting interface

Click here for a complete list of features. Please refer also to the User Reference Manual of QCAD.

International Web Sites

Please note that the most important information about QCAD is also available in the following languages: