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  1. 13th November 2019, 08:23 PM #1
    andrew29
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    Default House plan software

    Hi,

    I’d like to create a house plan for my house so I can tinker with some Reno plans.

    I’ve had a play with sketchup but found it a bit cumbersome and slow to learn.

    Does anyone have any suggestions of software I might use? Free or relative low cost would be preferred.

    Thanks heaps
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  2. 13th November 2019, 09:20 PM #2
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    i had this question a while ago, and Sweet Home 3d was suggested to me - and I liked it when I used it. It wasn't something I used a lot so can't really help, but know it was a good option and a fair few vids to help kick-start your learning
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  3. 13th November 2019, 09:34 PM #3
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    Uncle google says

    10 Best Free Floor Plan Software

    • Floorplanner. ...
    • SmartDraw. ...
    • RoomSketcher. ...
    • SketchUp. ...
    • Civil 3D. ...
    • Sweet Home 3D. ...
    • AutoCAD Architecture. ...
    • Roomle.




    You've found SketchUp difficult, so suggest you look at Floorplanner
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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  4. 13th November 2019, 10:46 PM #4
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    Thanks, I’ll give it a go
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  5. 13th November 2019, 10:48 PM #5
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    Yeah I’ve been working through the google suggestions. Floorplanner looks ok. Many of the others seem overkill with monthly fees
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  6. 14th November 2019, 07:16 AM #6
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    Most of the designers and architects I have dealt with still do them by hand on paper and tracing paper and don’t go over to CAD until they have developed the concept to a point of adding the finer details
    It is much quicker that way
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