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About LeoCAD
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LeoCAD is a CAD program for creating virtual LEGO models. It's available
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or free under the GNU Public License v2 and works on the Windows, Linux
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and Mac OSX Operating Systems.
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Installation
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You can download the latest version of LeoCAD and its Parts Library from
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the main website at http://www.leocad.org
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It's recommended that you install the latest drivers for your video card
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since LeoCAD uses OpenGL to take advantage of hardware acceleration for
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rendering.
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- LeoCAD for Windows:
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2013-08-14 06:31:39 +02:00
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Download LeoCAD-0.80.0-7439.exe to your computer, double click on the
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icon to launch the installer and follow the intructions.
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- LeoCAD for Linux and FreeBSD:
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Many distributions now include LeoCAD so check your package manager to
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see if it's already available and install from there.
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If you decide to compile it yourself you will also need to download the
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Parts Library separately and follow the installation instructions. More
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information is available at http://www.leocad.org
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- LeoCAD for Mac OSX:
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Download LeoCAD-0.80.0-7439.dmg to your computer, double click on the
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icon to open the archive and copy LeoCAD.app to your Applications folder.
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New users should take a look at the online tutorial located at
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http://www.leocad.org/docs/tutorial1.html to learn how to use LeoCAD.
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Online Resources
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- Website:
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http://www.leocad.org/
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2017-02-09 02:54:30 +01:00
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- Mailing list:
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https://lists.leocad.org/listinfo/leocad
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- GitHub page:
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https://github.com/leozide/leocad
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Legal Disclaimer
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LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor,
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authorize or endorse this software.
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