Seems like "the cad people" might actually be cads
(and I don't mean Cadillacs ;)
The record Linux has achieved would seem to indicate
that anything that can be done with a computer is not only
possible in Linux, but would no doubt be superior than
any non-linux approach.
On 10/25/08, mike enriquez <
mylinux@cox.net> wrote:
> Hey, if you find any program that will draw floor plans in Linux, please let
> me know. The Cad people are telling me that this is an imposibility in
> Linux.
> Thanks
> Mike Enriquez
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen" <cryptworks@gmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Floor plan drawing program?
>
>
> > one forum post suggests the following
> >
> > "If you want to keep it simple, what about MS Paint?
> >
> > Seriously, the easiest and safest solution to this is the GIMP.
> > (avoiding dependency hell)
> >
> > Just create each item of furniture on a seperate layer (as simple as
> > going to "layers" and clicking "new layer", then that way, each item
> > is on a seperate sheet of acetate if you will, and they can all be
> > moved independently.
> >
> > This also has the advantage that I've never had the GIMP fail to
> > install yet, even on Slack 9.1 it went like a dream, and you also have
> > an extensive availibility of information on the web."
> >
> > Other hunting comes up with some of the follwoing ideas
> >
> > http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/
> > Any cad software like inkscape or whatever your distribution has
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Is there a program out there for Linux that allows one to draw a home
> >> or office floor plan? I don't need CAD quality here, just fairly
> >> accurate relative sizes of furniture and walls. Then one could drag
> >> the furniture around the room to figure out a new layout. I used to
> >> do this with a ruler, sissors and graph paper but I'd rather use
> >> something more virtual.
> >>
> >> Alan
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