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Posted by Stubby on September 27, 2006, 8:30 am
I would like a (cheap!) package that lets me draw walls, doors, window,
etc. Separate layers for electrical, data & cable, sewers and fresh
water pipes are desirable. Automatic dimensioning is a great feature.
I used to have "3D Home Architect" but I installed a "version 6"
published by a different company and it wiped out the original version.
So, I plan to reenter everything into a more stable program. AutoCAD
would be nice but it's too expensive. Suggestions?
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on September 27, 2006, 8:52 am
>I would like a (cheap!) package that lets me draw walls, doors, window,
>etc. Separate layers for electrical, data & cable, sewers and fresh water
>pipes are desirable. Automatic dimensioning is a great feature.
> I used to have "3D Home Architect" but I installed a "version 6" published
> by a different company and it wiped out the original version. So, I plan
> to reenter everything into a more stable program. AutoCAD would be nice
> but it's too expensive. Suggestions?
My son's architectural drawing teacher suggested TurboCAD for home users. I
haven't seen it, but in the past, others in this newsgroup have had good
comments about it:
www.turbocad.com
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Posted by Pete C. on September 27, 2006, 3:12 pm
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> >I would like a (cheap!) package that lets me draw walls, doors, window,
> >etc. Separate layers for electrical, data & cable, sewers and fresh water
> >pipes are desirable. Automatic dimensioning is a great feature.
> > I used to have "3D Home Architect" but I installed a "version 6" published
> > by a different company and it wiped out the original version. So, I plan
> > to reenter everything into a more stable program. AutoCAD would be nice
> > but it's too expensive. Suggestions?
>
> My son's architectural drawing teacher suggested TurboCAD for home users. I
> haven't seen it, but in the past, others in this newsgroup have had good
> comments about it:
> www.turbocad.com
If you have only basic needs, Floorplan 3D, also from IMSI (same as
TurboCAD) is an optimized and stripped down version of TurboCAD for just
floorplan work. It does nice 3D renders of your designs and is <$50. If
you buy the real TurboCAD it usually includes Floorplan 3D.
I have TurboCAD pro and still use FP3D for my home floorplan work since
it's faster for that than the full CAD package, particularly for
generating nice 3D views. FP3D's render engine takes location, time of
day and time of year into account for sunlight BTW.
Pete C.
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Posted by BiffNightly on September 27, 2006, 9:13 am
You could try "Google Sketch up"...it's free.
http://sketchup.google.com/
>I would like a (cheap!) package that lets me draw walls, doors, window,
>etc. Separate layers for electrical, data & cable, sewers and fresh water
>pipes are desirable. Automatic dimensioning is a great feature.
> I used to have "3D Home Architect" but I installed a "version 6" published
> by a different company and it wiped out the original version. So, I plan
> to reenter everything into a more stable program. AutoCAD would be nice
> but it's too expensive. Suggestions?
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Posted by Rich on September 27, 2006, 1:22 pm
>I would like a (cheap!) package that lets me draw walls, doors, window,
>etc. Separate layers for electrical, data & cable, sewers and fresh water
>pipes are desirable. Automatic dimensioning is a great feature.
> I used to have "3D Home Architect" but I installed a "version 6" published
> by a different company and it wiped out the original version. So, I plan
> to reenter everything into a more stable program. AutoCAD would be nice
> but it's too expensive. Suggestions?
www.deltacad.com is a good one that is inexpensive.
Rich
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