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   Piffin | Nov 23, 2003 09:52pm | #1

   Do you define simple as being easy to learn and use, or do you define simple as cheap? The two are not necessarily the same.

   A pencil and graph paper is as simple as it gets.

   Some nearly free Cad probgrams work prety much like that.

   I find Softplan simple because for me, it was easy to learn and to use. Autocad and Turbocad are much harder.

   I have heard that Chief architect can even be easier - thus, simple(r)

   But if you want both simple (easy) and Simple ( cheap) try Broderbund's 3D Home Architect.

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   bobl | Nov 24, 2003 01:30am | #2

   http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html

   I just started playing with/learning this,but it might work for u, reminds me of what i've seen of sketchup, but haven't learned that either

   get download a free versiom, pay $20for the free version on a CD w/someother stuff, pay $!00 for a home version, or pay $500 for the pro version

   u can download some samples to see what they look like when u open the free version

   bobl          Volo, non valeo

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   bobl | Nov 26, 2003 04:01pm | #4

   As I go thru the tutorial for designworks and then look at the tutorial for sketchup, I don't think they are in the same league.  sketchup looking like the better of the two, particularly if you're paying $500.

   designworks looks less intuitive or as powerful just looking at tutorialsbobl          Volo, non valeo

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   andybuildz | Nov 24, 2003 02:06am | #3

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