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Mar 1, 2007, 06:52 AM
 
Hi everyone

I am looking for a basic CAD software recommendation. I am ordering a house plan in CAD and want to be able to make minor modifications eg moving a window or door, etc.

I can most likely open the plans in Illustrator. I've demo'd CADtools, which is an Illustrator plug-in. I'm not sure this is the answer. Has anyone worked with it?

Thanks for your help!
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Mar 1, 2007, 10:50 AM
 
What format will the house plan be in?
     
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Mar 1, 2007, 11:48 AM
 
I haven't used it myself, but know of others who like TurboCAD. Otherwise, if your needs are pretty basic, you might try Google Sketchup. It's suprisingly feature-rich for a free app.
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Mar 1, 2007, 12:19 PM
 
Plans will be DWG
     
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Mar 1, 2007, 12:32 PM
 
Thx Macola. I've downloaded the TurboCAD demo to try and am going to check out the GoogleSketchup.

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Mar 13, 2007, 08:25 AM
 
Thx lily-mac for the info. I did check out the link but did not find any indication that there is a Mac version. Do you know?

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Mar 13, 2007, 09:15 AM
 
I think that was spam...
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Mar 13, 2007, 01:06 PM
 
Originally Posted by Macola View Post
I think that was spam...
Well I guess that 'splains why there's no Mac version. Thanks for the heads-up.

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