On 03/13/2015 11:00 PM, Rani Ahmed wrote:
Thank you guys. That was more than I expected./snip/
After I searched in HP website, I found thier latest HP DesignJet plotters do completely run from not only usual desktop Linux distributions, but also Android and iOS. Anyways, They told me in the office that they rarely print a huge map. If they needed to print a map, they take it to a nearby bookshop . The bookshop has plotters.
Regarding migration, I selected BricsCAD as an alternative to Autocad. BricsCAD is the best alternative on Linux , and also its license costs almost half the price. I just cannot understand what is stopping Autodesk , the creator of Autocad, from making a Linux version.
Have you looked at DraftSight? They have a version that runs on Linux and the commands are very nearly compatible with AutoCAD.
I'm not an ME or a designer, but I have used AutoCAD quite a bit some years ago for microwave layouts. One thing I discovered
about DraftSight is that it seems to only use the short form of commands--if you use the long form it doesn't recognize them.
(I don't know what present-day AutoCAD does.) The latest DraftSight is only available for 64-bit systems. I think it is fairly
low cost for a commercial license, certainly low compared to AutoCAD. It is made in France, if I remember correctly. At one
time for non-commercial use, you could get a free copy. I don't know if that's still true, but if it is, you should certainly
try it out, and if you like it, then buy a license. Since you are obviously a present user of CAD software, you should be in
a good position to test it out. Maybe even report back, here, what you find!
--doug