CAD software for enclosure designing?

[Kay Pirinha]

Hi,

may I ask those of you who design their own enclosures with the help of the PC, or those who do measurements of existing enclosures and then transfer them to a file, which software you use? Are there any options that aren't that expensive, or better for free, and easy to learn and operate?

Best regards!

[bedrock602]

SketchUp is free and has been around for a while but I have not tried it because my PC is Pencil & Crayon :)

https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing/sketchup-free

[RMC]

Hi Kay,

These two are specifically made for speaker boxes, not general furniture. They are small and free programs that I sometimes use, though the Winspeakerz software I use also has a cabinet design feature. Google the following:

Box-port Design

Boxnotes

Regards,

Richard

[more10]

https://www.freecadweb.org/

Both Linux and Windows. I use it to design all my boxes.

Mårten

[GaryCh]

Is there anything that works on a Mac?

[Drugolf]

AutoCAD for me. But I am lucky in that I use it for my real work. Still have work to do when taking that file to the CNC.