![]() Have you considered Google SketchUp ( standard version is free yet still fairly powerful - differing from the pro version in what formats can be imported ). My guess is that people develop stuff and then discover they can make a buck and take it proprietary. There seems to be a big hole in that market segment. I have investigated other cad programs looking for something decent in the freeware / shareware sector but have not found very much that is usable (or recent), even for Linux. And of course it costs considerably more than 3rdPlanIt as well, so there's that to consider too. dxw file formats and can interchange drawings. One reason I chose to learn it is because both it and 3rdPlanIt support. I'm nowhere near as proficient with it as I am 3rdPlanIt but I crank it up and use it whenever I need more horsepower or functionality than I can get from 3rdPlanIt. And there are several good forums for feedback and assistance.Īnother program I'm still learning- it's much more complicated and complex, but also more capable- is TurboCAD. Randy Pfeiffer, 3rdPlanIt's owner/developer is very easy to talk to and loves getting feedback from users about new feature ideas and program directions. I have used it for everything from doing track plans and benchwork, to designing shelving, modeling our family room to decide what style/size furniture to buy, mocking up my office and other interesting stuff. ![]() Once you're familiar with the interface its sophisticated enough to do light-to-medium weight cad work. ![]() I understand the point you make re: layout software, but that said, I often use "3rdPlanIt", layout planning software to do general cad work.
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