Structural drawing CAD pkg, with 3D view of external appearance?

[Kevin Cummings]

On 03/12/16 05:43, Ron Leach wrote:
> List, good morning,
> 
> Looking for a CAD program to draw out floorplans etc for a new
> building.  I've access to several 2D packages but does anyone know of a
> package that could also display a kind-of 3D image of what the structure
> would finally look like?  Eg, the vertical faces, roof line(s) and
> overall shape.  We're running F23/XFCE.  I had heard about, but never
> used or seen, a package 'sweethome3d', and there is reference to it in
> (maybe earlier) repos, but dnf doesn't seem to find it now.

Did you Google it?

> https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjDwabDpcHLAhUF2T4KHdttA90QFggdMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweethome3d.com%2F&usg=AFQjCNGyJ_zZ1Uo9IjGudG-snoexC2FdpQ

The Download page talks about Ubuntu...., but there are jar files and
source files available for download as well....

> I imagine people have tried to do this, before, and I wondered if anyone
> could recommend anything?
> 
> Grateful for any advice,
> 
> regards, Ron

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