AutoCADderFriday, January 08, 2010
AutoCAD Cooper
The lightweight drafting version of AutoCAD - Project Cooper - is now available for all users worldwide from the Autodesk Labs web.
Cooper may be compared to AutoSketch or to Autodesk Project Draw. It understands DWG files (saves to DWG, reads its own DWGs). I had limited success reading in some DWG files from full AutoCAD. 3D drawings and drawings from vertical versions of AutoCAD are currently not supported, normal AutoCAD drawings work fine.
Cooper (currently free) is an interesting CAD tool for beginners and occassional users. You can draw precise drawings and diagrams, work with layers, publish to DWF and PDF.
Cooper may be compared to AutoSketch or to Autodesk Project Draw. It understands DWG files (saves to DWG, reads its own DWGs). I had limited success reading in some DWG files from full AutoCAD. 3D drawings and drawings from vertical versions of AutoCAD are currently not supported, normal AutoCAD drawings work fine.
Cooper (currently free) is an interesting CAD tool for beginners and occassional users. You can draw precise drawings and diagrams, work with layers, publish to DWF and PDF.
Labels: AutoCAD, Project Cooper
