A general discussion of Computer Aided Design and Drafting software and the industries and hobbies surrounding them. Follow lemmy.world rules and don't be a jerk.
If it's a side gig thing you can get a SolidWorks Maker license. $48/year for full SolidWorks, you just can't make more than $2k per year using it. Looks like it's 50% off right now too.
Edit: just realized that is probably what you were talking about when you mentioned the cheap SolidWorks Version. It's very Monday today, sorry.
I'm so sorry. It's Tuesday
Have you used OnShape?
Itβs free, sort of.
Having all my work published doesn't make for a great business if everything is free and publicly available
Librecad was recommended to me for 2d. Maybe something to look at
That didn't have parametric stuff I'm looking at, like fully dimensioning splines and other features based on other features
LibreCAD is ok for light 2D work, but last time I used it it couldn't do parametric drafting.