Audience
People who want to create simple technical drawings or illustrations for free
About CAD6starter
CAD6starter is the free entry to the CAD6 series and contains basic drawing and labeling functions. It can open, edit, save, and print all drawings created by any CAD6 edition.
Use CAD6starter to create elaborate technical drawings with the highest accuracy and all important structural elements such as layers, pens, pages, groups, and blocks. For simple scaled drawing, you can work in the model space at a scale of 1:1 and then generate different scales using mappings. A drawing can contain multiple pages. Hatchings and dimensions automatically adapt to changes in the drawing.
CAD6starter may be used free of charge and unconditionally for private use, educational purposes, as well as commercial use.
All programs of the CAD6 series are 100% data-compatible.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
0 EUR
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
Integrations
Company Information
Malz++Kassner GmbH
Founded: 1999
Germany
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Windows
Training
Documentation
Videos
Support
Online
CAD6starter Frequently Asked Questions
CAD6starter Product Features
CAD
2D Drawing
Supported
Civil
Supported
2 1/2-Axis Milling
Not Supported
3-Axis Milling
Not Supported
3D Modeling
Not Supported
4-Axis Milling
Not Supported
5-Axis Milling
Not Supported
Collaboration
Not Supported
Database Connectivity
Not Supported
Design Analysis
Not Supported
Design Export
Not Supported
Document Management
Not Supported
Electrical
Not Supported
Hole Making
Not Supported
Mechanical
Not Supported
Mechatronics
Not Supported
Presentation Tools
Not Supported
Simulate Cycles
Not Supported
Spiral Output
Not Supported
Structural Engineering
Not Supported
Toolpath Simulation
Not Supported
User Defined Cycles
Not Supported
