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> > ...
> Yes, it does work perfectly fine as a simple drawing program. However, 
> it is not the best tool for that job. I used gschem for years to make 
> mechanical drawings. But then I got to the point where it would not do 
> what I wanted and I looked into and tested several other tools to do 
> plain 2D drawings. I decided that QCAD was the best for me and I have 
> been using it ever since for non-schematic drawings. I even developed a 
> process to convert PCB print outputs to DXF to import to QCAD and create 
> board assembly drawings. I continue to use gschem for schematics, where 
> it is the correct tool for the job.
> 
> Girvin

Think step, .step or .stp is rather standard. Used Freecad a few times. I should also make a box or maybe two for the circuit boards, most likely it will be bent sheet metal for at least one of them.