Free CAD ?

[shaky]

I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of a simple freeware CAD programme?

In my spare time I do a bit of lathe work and I would find it very useful to be able to draw two dimensional plans and then render them into 3D with perhaps some lighting/shading effects.

[Mac the Knife]

Am I a cad to be thinking that you could have typed <<free CAD software>> into Google just as well as I ?

Oh well, nevermind, try http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cad.htm#2D3DCADSystems

for a good list (I'm told VectorEngineer is nice)

Good luck!

[shaky]

Mac.

Thanks for your reply.Be assured that I had already consulted Google before posting my question here but the choice is wide and I was hoping to narrow the range by asking for other users experience. I will certainly take note of your recommendation.

[Mac the Knife]

Shaky, have a look at FelixCAD LT

Free for the first million users to register!

Sounds terrific.

Checkout http://www.givemepower.de/FelixCADlt.html