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Jwg3bird | Posted in General Discussion on

I’m new here .
hi ,
does anyone know if there is a sketchup drawing capability on they site?
or another format to draw studs for walls?

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  1. rickwilmath | | #1

    Draftsight is a basic cad program and you can download it for free.

  2. rickwilmath | | #2

    Sorry, Draftsight can be used free for only for 30 days. It used to be a free download.

  3. catmandeux | | #3

    QCAD has a free "Community Version", a good place to learn, and would be good for casual users.
    The paid "PRO" version some features for more demanding workloads.
    https://www.qcad.org/en/

  4. Jwg3bird | | #4

    Thank you for the information...

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    mistered1957 | | #5

    http://www.sketchup.com has free access to web-based Sketchup. Go to the website and select the tab for Personal use. They used to have a downloadable free version, but now it's strictly web-based. If you're looking to become more proficient at using Sketchup, Fine Homebuilding (Taunton Press) offers a course called Sketchup for Builders. Also, there's a book, Sketchup for Dummies...

  6. Jwg3bird | | #6

    SketchUp For Dummies
    LOL.
    Thanks 777

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