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Simple Program for Floor Plan Design?

  • 28-07-2010 1:21pm
    #1
    barneysplash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Does anyone know of a simple, free program to do floor
    plan designs on?

    Just something simple and free?

    Thanks
    Barney


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    http://sketchup.google.com


  • #3
    barneysplash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭barneysplash


    Oh, I tried Google Sketch-up, it's far too 3-D and complicated for little
    old me! :)

    Just something to do floor plans, like basic architect's drawings.

    Thanks for the post though, and cool MegaMan Icon in your profile.

    Reminds me of the NES days! Now I'm showing my age too! :)


  • #4
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    i want that glass top dvd holder coffee table in the sketchup video now please :D
    Untitled Image




  • #5
    davenewt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭davenewt


    Some links here for ya...

    http://lifehacker.com/5510056/the-best-design-tools-for-improving-your-home


  • #6
    softdancomputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭softdancomputer


    online http://www.floorplanner.com/
    didnt try it...


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  • #7
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    There are a number of free AutoCad clones out there. Doesn't have all the functionality but should for what you are after.

    TurboCAD was one i tried before, don't know if it was free or a trial though.


  • #8
    barneysplash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭barneysplash


    Thanks for the links guys, but they're all a bit too
    complex, mostly for Interior Decorator types.

    I just want a basic line drawing with door swings and the like.

    I had a good look around last night online, and was disappointed,
    a lot of over complex or very expensive programs out there.

    I'm going to post in another computer forum I use and I'll post up if
    I get a good program.

    Thanks again for the input.

    Barney


  • #9
    barneysplash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭barneysplash


    Just an update on my quest to find a program to make simple
    floor plans.

    In the end I decided to go with Word. Using the drawing toolbar
    I can make a pretty good floor plan to suit my needs.

    I can also share the plans easily, as any of the planning
    programs I tried use their own file formats, and you often
    had to pay extra to export to an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF
    file or JPEG picture file.

    All the software I tried took too long to learn how to use,
    I'm not saying that these programs were not good, it's
    just that they were too complicated and you'd
    need to spend a few hours learning how to use the properly.

    If you are going to use Word for drawing plans or diagrams,
    one tip I can share is to turn on the grid lines and snap to grid
    functions in Word on the drawing toolbar. This lets you
    line up the object nicely.

    Thanks for all the posts guys.

    Barney


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