[clug] CAD software for drawing furniture plans

Hugh Fisher hugh.fisher at anu.edu.au
Mon Sep 13 17:46:55 MDT 2010


Andrew Janke wrote:
> None of them (along with 'apt-get install qcad') do 3D from what I
> know.  For the list of requirements I'd say have a bash with Google
> Sketchup.  It is surprisingly powerfull.

My experience is that Google Sketchup doesn't have the precise
measurement tools - grids, etc - that you need to do exact
design work. That was version 7 though, so things may have
improved. Worth taking a look at.

	cheers,
	Hugh


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