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Posted by Grokker at Sep 24, 2018, 1:23:21 AM
CAD Programs??
I am a total amateur architect and designer. I downloaded Sweethome 3d and have enjoyed putting plans I have had for over 20 year into a format I can actually work with. What I am now looking for is a totally free 3dCAD program as free as sweethome3d. I am a 72 year old man on basic Social Security living in Senior Housing. I have a few ideas that I would like to see somewhere other than my mind.

The programs I find tend to be FREE (for a trial period) or 'give us your life history and we will let you try our stuff. At one time I bought a program on a 3.25 disk (for $5) that I could draw as I would on paper which I could zoom down and draw the wall studs or back off to see a 7mile plot. The only problems I had were a 7 story height and the program was set only for a plotter. I enjoy designing but with the availability of computers it is frustrating to be stuck with paper and pencil.

Please help.
Fred Cain