| NanoCAD (free programmable CAD) |
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NanoCAD ~ VBS
The NanoCADCAD system is free, supports VBS, and is an excellent CAD system. It is excellent as a free programmable
system, and as a drafting system. If you need a free sundial drafting system with sundial programs, this is a very good system to
consider.
NanoCAD: www.nanocad.com
NanoCAD works on Windows 8 and Vista, and it works without needing extra software. This is a serious contender to other
programmable CAD systems and far exceeds many "free" products, well worth trying it. The system needs a serial number
(automated) and a license (also automated). Easy to install and run BUT please read the notes as they will save you time.
I have tested NanoCAD 4.5 as well as NanoCAD 5, and updated the notes to reflect the changes.
NanoCAD has a spreadsheet feature, uses degrees as opposed to radians, and tan is "tg" and atan is "atg". However, while I have an
hDial DWG file with an embedded hDial dynamic spreadsheet, I have not yet been able to draw lines based on the tabular x,y
coordinates. (NOTE: Excel, Kingsoft, and Open Office can draw hour lines from a spreadsheet, see the main sheet:-
illustratingShadows.xls
- free 2D system
- programmable using VBS (and JavaScript, LISP etc)
- several dial VBS dial programs here ~ hDial, vDial, vDec
- and a JS hDial program is in there also
- they show the gnomons graphically
- all derived data is also depicted in text
- the vDial, vDec, and hDial depict calendar or declination curves
The NanoCADCAD system is free, supports VBS, and is an excellent CAD system. It is excellent as a free programmable
system, and as a drafting system. If you need a free sundial drafting system with sundial programs, this is a very good system to
consider.
NanoCAD: www.nanocad.com
NanoCAD works on Windows 8 and Vista, and it works without needing extra software. This is a serious contender to other
programmable CAD systems and far exceeds many "free" products, well worth trying it. The system needs a serial number
(automated) and a license (also automated). Easy to install and run BUT please read the notes as they will save you time.
I have tested NanoCAD 4.5 as well as NanoCAD 5, and updated the notes to reflect the changes.
NanoCAD has a spreadsheet feature, uses degrees as opposed to radians, and tan is "tg" and atan is "atg". However, while I have an
hDial DWG file with an embedded hDial dynamic spreadsheet, I have not yet been able to draw lines based on the tabular x,y
coordinates. (NOTE: Excel, Kingsoft, and Open Office can draw hour lines from a spreadsheet, see the main sheet:-
illustratingShadows.xls
| The vertical declining dial using the VBS macros in NanoCAD (and one in javaScript also) and notes on installing NanoCAD |
| All my macros and programs are free for NanoCAD, FreeCAD, PowerDRAW, and DeltaCAD |
| download Programming Shadows, it is free, and has many hints to get you up to speed on many languages |