This update has an important change for people using QCAD with a large base of blocks in DXF. If you have QCAD as part of your workflow, it just received a minor update with version 3.28. With the QCAD Professional, which requires a purchase, and you get some extras like the ability to read and write DWG files. The free and open source option is the community version. One of the confusing aspects of QCAD that drives some people away from it is the existence of two separate versions: Why QCAD? It is a stable and full of features option for 2D drawing that can generate PDF files and works with DXF files. For that reason, I always try to introduce QCAD to students and fellow architects trying to start with open-source. But, you would be amazed to know that for the vast majority of projects, having a robust 2D drawing software is more than enough.

What is the most important tool for an architect? You might think that having a robust 3D modeler or a BIM tool is the central piece of an architect workflow.

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