# Suggest some free software for me ( CAD and C++)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 14, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-free-software-for-me-cad-and-c/372625 "2006-09-14T00:35:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-free-software-for-me-cad-and-c/372625/1 "2006-09-14T00:35:23Z")

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I am taking two classes at Brookdale Community College. One of the classes is in the electronics catagory and with every lab we submit a paper on we have to include a schematic of the lab. We can either do it by band or use CAD software. My handwriting is poor so I would prefer to use CAD but can not afford the money for AutoCad after spending over $300.00 on books for this semester.

The second class is a C++ class. In the class we use c++ 4 by bloodshed software which is freeware. Unfortunatly for me on my home computer the setup program fails to start so I need suggestions for another C++ compiler