looking for shop layout software

I think Grizzly has a shop design tool on their web site (http://grizzly.com/workshopplanner.aspx). I used SU and downloaded models of different tools from their 3D warehouse, it unfortunately shows that I cannot get as many tools into my shop as I want to….hmmm maybe I need a bigger shop :-)

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2

A good one to use is http://sketchup.google.com/ you can use it to totaly customise your shop … there are even model tools/machines you can download so you dont have to draw up your own and move around and set where ever you want … another good thing is you can use it for so much more … like designing all your woodworking projects ….. a big bonus is you can print it out and follow your own sketch in the shop

I second the google Sketch-up. It is free, easy to use and lots of tools available in the online library – Check out my handi-work… I did my shop too but I have the file at work, but this is my main floor and this only took a couple of hours. You can easily change the style, color, views, scale of componenents, do walk throughs. It’s prett cool and easy to use. Good built in tutorials as well.
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-- Greg - Vancouver, BC