AutoCAD WS??
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autocad-ws/dcjeclnkejmbepoibfnamio...
From: Robert G. (Doc) Savage Sent: 29 October 2012 3:35 AM To: Community support for Fedora users Subject: Re: Architectural CAD
On Sun, 2012-10-28 at 16:33 -0400, Doug wrote:
On 10/28/2012 03:06 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
On 10/28/2012 01:56 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
Can anyone suggest an architectural CAD package comparable to AutoCAD for use in preparing layered drawings for residential remodeling?
--Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
I use Ribbon Soft Qcad. There is a free edition but I use the pro edition.
I looked at some of these things, and the free QCad is probably the nearest to AutoCAAD, but it's NOT AutoCAD--some of the commands don't work. And some of the features that you might need are not there. (I couldn't find "scale".) It's the same old problem-- any imitation CAD routine will cause you to have to learn all over again. If you have Windows, there are sources of (quite a bit) lower-priced AutoCAD. I won't go into detail but there are! You just can't call Autodesk for help! I will never understand why some of these ultra-high-priced outfits don't make older editions available for a reasonable price. AutoCad could sell the old Light version from 2000 or so for, say, $150, which is probably not much lower than when it was new, and make a nice buck out of people who will never buy the latest four-figure version--or the five-figure full-blown version.
With you there Doug. Having seen Windows 8, maybe Autodesk will do an about face and return to UNIX/Linux as its primary platform.
Before hiring a contractor, I need to revise old hard copy drawings and completely redo the electrical and lighting layers. The ability to build a list of materials would be a real plus.
--Doc Savage Fairview Heights