Coming over from windows again. I’ve got pretty much everything figured out. I even got a VM going with my CAD software so I don’t need to switch between Windows! I was super proud of myself on that one. The last thing I’m having trouble with…

I use pdfxchange for my PDF editor. It works great in wine but they don’t have a specific Linux release. (If there is a good PDF editor that is Linux native let me know, I need good Mark up and dimensioning tools that can scale off of the drawings). I’m trying to set it to open PDFs by default but can’t figure it out. Does someone have a good (easy) way to do it?

  • Eugenia@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 month ago

    For PDFEditor, the best option is OnlyOffice, not libreoffice. You can download an appimage on their website to test that out.

    Also, for CAD, consider giving QCAD a go (if it’s 2D cad/cam you’re after). If it’s 3D cad, consider the free version of OndSel, a more sane version of Freecad.

    • tyrant@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 month ago

      Thanks! I’ll check out only office. For CAD I’ve tried most options in Linux and they simply aren’t as polished, powerful, professional as Windows options. Luckily my VM is working good on that front!