Program To Draw Patterns

[24VOLTS]

Can anyone recommend a computer program that would be fairly easy to use and not expensive for drawing out patterns?

I would like to find something that I can draw them out on the computer and then send them off for plastic template to be cut.

I can't draw, so I thought a computer would help !!

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks

Phill

[billybopp]

There are many, but inkscape is a pretty decent free program.

Bill

[Wraith]

I recent grabbed Inkscape. Haven't had time to really play with it to do much more than a couple basic shapes I needed. I use Gimp for most of my stuff.

Brian

[biglew]

fusion 360 it is great and free .. get 30 day trial and register as a hobbyist and it is free

Edited November 6, 2015 by biglew

[24VOLTS]

I will check them out.

Thanks for your help.

I appreciate it!

[Angie]

Draftsight is a free CAD drawing program. It produces DWT files that can be sent to laser cutting entities for having pieces cut out professionally or you can print them on your home printer or on a professional plotter. The DWT files can also be converted to PDF for printing on a home printer.

I like it, it is easy to learn and comes with lots of free "getting started" and other tutorials.

[OLDNSLOW]

is it advisable to have a pen pad to work with these or are they easy to use while using a mouse? if a pen pad makes it easier to use which of the less expensive one's works the best.

Thanks

And to follow up on the above comment is there one that will work if you have some current patterns that you would like to scan in and modify?

Thanks

[jstar61]

I use Draftsight at home. It works with a mouse not a pen pad, and you can import picture or other works like a scanned pattern.

you can just draw over the picture to create a new pattern. It is also very easy to stretch, re-size or mirror parts or all of a pattern.

http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/free-download/

[OLDNSLOW]

Thanks for the info will be looking at both

[OLDNSLOW]

I downloaded draft sight and will have to look some more, I didn't see where I could import and stretch a drawing sure hope I am wrong. But it didn't cost anything so!