About LeoCAD
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LeoCAD is a CAD program for creating virtual LEGO models. It's available
for free under the GNU Public License v2 and works on the Windows, Linux
and macOS Operating Systems.


Installation
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You can download the latest version of LeoCAD and its Parts Library from
the main website at http://www.leocad.org

It's recommended that you install the latest drivers for your video card
since LeoCAD uses OpenGL to take advantage of hardware acceleration for
rendering.

- LeoCAD for Windows:

  Download LeoCAD-Windows-18.02.exe to your computer, double click on the
  icon to launch the installer and follow the intructions.

- LeoCAD for Linux:

  Download LeoCAD-Linux-18.02-x86_64.AppImage, make the file executable
  (chmod +x) and run it.

  If you decide to compile it yourself you will also need to download the
  Parts Library separately and follow the installation instructions. More
  information on how to compile your own executable is available in the
  Documentation section of http://www.leocad.org

- LeoCAD for Mac OSX:

  Download LeoCAD-macOS-18.02.dmg to your computer, double click on the
  icon to open the archive and copy LeoCAD.app to your Applications folder.

New users should take a look at the online tutorial located at
http://www.leocad.org/docs/tutorial1.html to learn how to use LeoCAD.


Online Resources
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- Website:
  http://www.leocad.org/

- GitHub page:
  https://github.com/leozide/leocad


Legal Disclaimer
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LEGO(R) is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor,
authorize or endorse this software.
