I am looking for a good, inexpensive, drawing program that I could use in helping design items like furniture, generate materials lists, etc. I have to admt that drafting was not, and still is something that I am weak with. Any suggestions and ideas would be welcome. Thank you in advance in helping me on my quest.
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Ryan --
Checkout Design Intutiion.. It's available for both Mac & Windows (the original design was Mac only).. I've used it on and off just for playing around and it's really nice and specifically setup for woodworkers! The nice thing is that there are different price points for buying it, starting at $179.. No, I'm not a company rep or anything -- just an occasional user that found the program very nice and fairly easy to work with (at least for use on a Mac)..
http://www.gizmolab.com/software/index.html
Checkout Design Intutiion.. It's available for both Mac & Windows (the original design was Mac only).. I've used it on and off just for playing around and it's really nice and specifically setup for woodworkers! The nice thing is that there are different price points for buying it, starting at $179.. No, I'm not a company rep or anything -- just an occasional user that found the program very nice and fairly easy to work with (at least for use on a Mac)..
http://www.gizmolab.com/software/index.html
Rick
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S/W of Los Angeles, CA
1983 Mark V model 510 (SN#140061)
Ryan,
You may want to check out Google SketchUp ([url]http://www.sketchup.google.com)[/url]. The basic package is plenty capable and it's free! A lot of tutorials on-line also - and free.
Dickig1
You may want to check out Google SketchUp ([url]http://www.sketchup.google.com)[/url]. The basic package is plenty capable and it's free! A lot of tutorials on-line also - and free.
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Ryan,
Take a look at Google SketchUp. It's an excellent 3D drawing program and the best part is it's FREE!
http://www.sketchup.com/
Take a look at Google SketchUp. It's an excellent 3D drawing program and the best part is it's FREE!
http://www.sketchup.com/
George
Ft. Worth, TX.
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Ft. Worth, TX.
Go TCU Froggies
See my thread "Sketchup" under general woodworking...ryanbp01 wrote:I am looking for a good, inexpensive, drawing program that I could use in helping design items like furniture, generate materials lists, etc. I have to admt that drafting was not, and still is something that I am weak with. Any suggestions and ideas would be welcome. Thank you in advance in helping me on my quest.
Eric
Rock Creek Designs
Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat!
Rock Creek Designs
Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat!
votesketchup++
I've used it to design a few things, namely my workbench (haven't actually had the time/fundage to put it together yet unfortunately
). My older brother actually designed a "furniture line" that is capable of quick expanding and collapsing for my constantly-on-the-go generation, including futon, coffee table, end tables, dresser, and bed. I couldn't tell you how long he spent on it though...
I've used it to design a few things, namely my workbench (haven't actually had the time/fundage to put it together yet unfortunately
). My older brother actually designed a "furniture line" that is capable of quick expanding and collapsing for my constantly-on-the-go generation, including futon, coffee table, end tables, dresser, and bed. I couldn't tell you how long he spent on it though...