Macworld’s buying advice If you are looking for a full-featured 2D and 3D drafting program, or if are already familiar with the typical AutoCAD interface, CorelCAD 1.0 is a bargain at $699.

Upgrades from previous releases cost $19.95. ViaCAD 2D/3D is expensive 2D drafting and 3D design software for the Mac. It helps you build designs using curve, NURB surface and solid-model objects.

CAD Sketcher lets the user make a ‘sketch’, a 2D drawing. They then constrain it, saying “this line is vertical, that line is parallel to this one”, until the sketch is fully defined.

Num has launched a unique 2D drawing tool, NumCAD, that simplifies the design and creation of executable G-code files for CNC cutting machines. NumCAD runs directly from the machine’s operator panel ...

Drawing 2D shapes When you draw a shape, think about: How many sides it has. How long each side is. How many angles or corners it has. The type of angles it has - obtuse, acute or right angles.

Developer Press Play has unveiled a 2D platformer for WiiWare called Max and the Magic Marker. Players will control both Max and the marker – as Max runs and jumps players can draw objects into ...