FastCAD is a type of

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for

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and Microsoft Windows users. It is also the basis for the map-drawing software Campaign Cartographer. It uses the file extension FCW for its files. The current FastCAD release, version 7, is a full professional tool, including 3D modeling and rendering, symbol definition editing, and advanced capabilities for working with multiple drawings and overlays. FastCAD is written in

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and will run well on basic hardware. FastCAD was written by

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, the author of Interact for the Marinchip 9900 released back in 1979, one of the first PC-based CAD programs. Interact went on to become the architectural basis for early versions of

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. EasyCAD is the 2D-only version of FastCAD.

External links

* http://fastcad.com * {{CAD software Computer-aided design software