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Forum topic by thistlenscotch posted 231 days ago 797 views 0 times favorited 7 replies Add to Favorites Watch
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thistlenscotch

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231 days ago

Can anyone suggest a drawing program that would function adequately for simple project schematics? For my purposes it doesn’t have to draw to any scale but would like it to have easy functions for curves as well as straight lines and boxes.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Matt

-- Matt, Montana

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kolwdwrkr

2251 posts in 487 days


231 days ago

sketch up and E-cabinets are the freebies I know about. I’m just looking into sketchup. So far it’s pretty cool but I’m not to patient.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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turkva

24 posts in 843 days


231 days ago

Sketchup is the way to go. It is free and very powerful. There are even plugins that will calculate board feet and create cutlists. ChiefWoodworker has some very good tutorials. Fine Woodworkings Design Click Build blog also has a ton of video and tutorials dedicated to sketchup.

-- Accept Nothing, Challenge Everything

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DaveR

1527 posts in 617 days


231 days ago

And someone here has done some tutorials in the blog section for SketchUp as well.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

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odie

1602 posts in 737 days


231 days ago

Definitely SketchUp is the way to go. There are some great tutorials here also. Here’s a link to the Google SketchUp download page.

http://sketchup.google.com/

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

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thelt

168 posts in 277 days


231 days ago

I have found SketchUp to be, by far, the best freebie. There is definitely a learning curve involved. But, thanks to the people on LJ, it been a lot easier. A special thanks to DaveR.

-- There are three signs of old age. The first is loss of memory. I forgot the other two!

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kolwdwrkr

2251 posts in 487 days


231 days ago

I agree with thelt, a special thanks needs to be given to DaveR. Thanks Dave.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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DaveR

1527 posts in 617 days


231 days ago

Thank you guys. And you’re very welcome.

dave

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

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