RE: Architectural CAD

[Errol Mangwiro]

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.
> >
> > http://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/qcad
>
> 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