Thanks zxys001 You're overestimating my knowledge talking about brep kernels and nurbs, not a clue :D ! However, I do remember SketchUp doing circles as polygons. They only looked like circles if you entered a large enough number of polygon sides. My internet searches have told me that a lot of peop...

Thank you zxys001 For my purposes, I'm erring towards FreeCad, as it is free, has a help community and looks to have far more capability than I need. Is there a reason that SketchUp is not in your list? SketchUp Free is one that I have heard of, and had a little dabble with about 10 years ago, but n...

Hello, I'm new to CAD software, and normally use paper, pencil, ruler and compass to plan the small projects I make in wood. I'm looking for advice on a simple, easy to learn and preferably free package. I don't need lots of fancy functions and initially 2d would suffice, but 3d could be useful and ...