I did a 10-week Autocad training but in the end, this is a really huge and extensive application, if you only want to make/draw patterns.
There are a lot of solutions to find, and all have pros and cons.
Because I wanted to stuck with CAD software, I came across Librecad, which is free, rather easy to understand and you can find a lot af online resources for help. This is the software I use, when finalizing the patterns we make in class.
I will have a look at the Rhino 3D, and see how this one goes.
If you are comfortable with Illustrator, but don’t want the subscription, I would recommend Affinity Designer. Essentially the same capability as Illustrator, but a small one time purchase. Many times it goes on sale for 40% off.Another option to AutoCAD is Rhino 3D. Extremely powerful design tool at reasonable costs, but has a large learning curve to unlock all of its capabilities. I will create the pattern in Rhino due to the precise measurements, then export to Illustrator for different line weights, adding text, etc.
I did a 10-week Autocad training but in the end, this is a really huge and extensive application, if you only want to make/draw patterns.
There are a lot of solutions to find, and all have pros and cons.
Because I wanted to stuck with CAD software, I came across Librecad, which is free, rather easy to understand and you can find a lot af online resources for help. This is the software I use, when finalizing the patterns we make in class.
I will have a look at the Rhino 3D, and see how this one goes.
If you are comfortable with Illustrator, but don’t want the subscription, I would recommend Affinity Designer. Essentially the same capability as Illustrator, but a small one time purchase. Many times it goes on sale for 40% off. Another option to AutoCAD is Rhino 3D. Extremely powerful design tool at reasonable costs, but has a large learning curve to unlock all of its capabilities. I will create the pattern in Rhino due to the precise measurements, then export to Illustrator for different line weights, adding text, etc.
Inkscape is a free alternative to Illustrator. Otherwise an industry standard is autocad, but it's not user friendly.
Adobe Illustrator is probably the most common and well known. Depends what you're used to and whether or not you want to pay a subscription.
I use visio.