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SpaceClaim (before it was even ANSYS) has been our tool of choice for all mechanical design. It is a very capable 3D CAD system. My company has released hundreds of sheet metal, injection molded, and machined parts/products designed and implemented all the way through concept to release in SpaceClaim. The direct and modeling tools are incredibly powerful. The fabulously versatile "Pull" tool has no equal in any other CAD package I have used. I have used Fusion360 pretty extensively. SpaceClaim requires far fewer "clicks" and menu traverses to get the same job done and generally is 20-50% faster to model any given part.
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LibreCAD, OpenSCAD (more script based and more for solids), FreeCAD. Source: 10 months ago
CAD options on Linux are more limited than windows or mac but they do exist. The industry standard for 2d CAD files is the .dxf file format. I use LibreCAD. https://librecad.org/ The UI is a little clunky and eccentric in places but it is feature complete for 2d CAD drawings. Source: about 1 year ago
You could also try out free AutoCAD alternatives like libreCAD (2D), or brlCAD (2D&3D, I believe). Source: about 1 year ago
It seems like a low risk purchase for $1, however, there are free options available too such as https://librecad.org/ . Or see https://www.reddit.com/r/humblebundles/comments/117ki1c/comment/j9v0v37/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 for an older Autocad clone. Beckercad 2D seems like a niche product so I would probably invest my time learning something that is more mainstream. Source: about 1 year ago
For 2d stuff I tend to use Libra cad Https://librecad.org/. Source: over 1 year ago
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