https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/ LinceCAD guides and news: DWG, 2D and 3D, automation and more. en https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/ai-cad-mcp-server.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/ai-cad-mcp-server.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 What the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is, what the 23 tools of the LinceCAD MCP server allow, how to connect it to an AI assistant and a real stdio session. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/lincecad-vs-autocad-lt.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/lincecad-vs-autocad-lt.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000 LinceCAD vs AutoCAD LT by use case: which 2D work it covers, what it does not cover yet, Linux, 3D, AutoLISP and the cost over one, three and five years. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/contour-lines-from-las-laz-point-cloud.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/contour-lines-from-las-laz-point-cloud.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Step by step: import a PNOA LAS or LAZ LiDAR point cloud, build the terrain model (TIN) and draw labeled contour lines in a DWG with LinceCAD. A real example. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/automate-dwg-with-python.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/automate-dwg-with-python.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 How to create and modify DWG drawings from Python with the LinceCAD local API, with tested examples, and when to use AutoLISP or an AI assistant over MCP. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/vectorize-scanned-drawing-to-dwg.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/vectorize-scanned-drawing-to-dwg.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Step by step: turn a scanned drawing into editable lines, circles and text in DWG with VECTORIZAR and OCRIMAGE. Preparing the image, scale and limitations. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/spanish-cadastre-and-pnoa-orthophoto-in-dwg.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/spanish-cadastre-and-pnoa-orthophoto-in-dwg.html Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Bring Spanish Cadastre parcels and buildings and the IGN PNOA orthophoto into a DWG, in ETRS89 / UTM, with IMPORTMAP and CADASTREDOWNLOAD. Free public data. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/open-and-edit-dwg-on-linux.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/open-and-edit-dwg-on-linux.html Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 AutoCAD has no Linux version. How to open and edit DWG files on Linux without losing blocks, dimensions or layers, and install LinceCAD on Ubuntu or Debian. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/autocad-alternatives.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/autocad-alternatives.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 BricsCAD, progeCAD, ZWCAD, GstarCAD, DraftSight, ARES, LibreCAD, QCAD and LinceCAD compared: perpetual license or subscription, prices and how to choose. https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/how-to-convert-pdf-to-dwg.html https://www.lincecad.com/en/blog/how-to-convert-pdf-to-dwg.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Convert a PDF drawing into editable DWG geometry (lines, text and layers) with LinceCAD: PDFIMPORT for vector PDFs, vectorization and OCR for scanned PDFs.