free "design" software?

[jonnyboy]

Hi all

As part of our extension project (which I have taken over the management of after moving away from a main contractor) I need to do some feasibility drawings for some alternative room layouts+furniture placement, kitchen remodelling etc.
Anyone got any links or recommendations for some free or cheap software to do some nice electronic drawings on? Nothing too fancy as I am a technophobe as it is?

Cheers


John

 

[Cabe]

Depends what you are after, but I would look at Google Sketchup, accurate 3d software, free and really easy to use.

http://sketchup.google.com/

 

[brucemillar]

Home Plan / Home Plan Pro

Hi all

As part of our extension project (which I have taken over the management of after moving away from a main contractor) I need to do some feasibility drawings for some alternative room layouts+furniture placement, kitchen remodelling etc.
Anyone got any links or recommendations for some free or cheap software to do some nice electronic drawings on? Nothing too fancy as I am a technophobe as it is?

Cheers


John

Home Plan Pro is good give it a google. You get a xx day free trial. You can print out from it. Once you get used to it it is a doddle to use.

 

[mapleleaf]

Plan3D - Home Design, Interior Design and Landscaping

I used this one when designing a major remodel - I managed to create a 3d version of the house & plot as is then added an extension and played around with a few ideas . its really quite good & worth the annual fee.

 

[del320]

Another vote for Sketchup - free.

I'm not sure I would agree that it was that easy - a certain amount of dexterity is required, then you get carried away trying to make it ever more realistic.

My 2007 efforts when living room was refurbished:

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The ability to "walk through", move furniture and change lighting and shadows is very effective. At the end of the day a pencil and graph paper might have sufficed!