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Re:FreeCAD: A free and open source multiplatform 3D parametr... by app4soft on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:31PM (#24522080)
> Do any of these easily let you build a map from only the distances between two landmarks? I've been wanting to make an accurate map of the trees in my yard.

Use QGIS[0] or OpenOrienteering Mapper[1] (simpler than QGIS) app for any GIS/cartography/mapping tasks.

JFTR, GIS apps are "CAD for cartography"; FreeCAD/QCAD/SolveSpace are "CAD for civil engineering", but could be used for some GIS tasks.

Anyway, OpenOrienteering Mapper & QGIS are CAD apps You are looking for!

[0] https://qgis.org

[1] https://www.openorienteering.org/apps/mapper/

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Re:FreeCAD: A free and open source multiplatform 3D parametr... by ris on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:30AM (#24533623)
They're not really the same thing. I haven't found GIS apps to have the _parametric_ abilities that would allow the GP to perform the sort of constraint-based modelling they desire.
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