[ale] Quick & Dirty CAD (mechanical)

[Geoffrey]

I actually used dia for just such a purpose.  It's similar to visio with
a gimp like interface.  I just used the widget that permits you to draw
a box to draw furniture and what not.

Keith Hopkins wrote:
> Hi ALE,
> 
> Anyone have a suggestion for a Very easy to use CAD like program?  I
> need something quick & dirty to draw a Very rough floor-plan of my
> apartment.
> 
> I tried Gimp, QCAD & Cycad, but none were quite quick & dirty enough
> (since they all had a learning curve of more than 5 min for me).  I'm
> an old hack at AutoCAD (the DOS version).
> 
> Failing to find a quick drawing program, I guess I'll see if I can't
> get my scanner running and use my hand drafted floorplan (which looks
> 500% better than what I was able to do in the same amount of time in
> Gimp).
> 

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

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Think about it...

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