I’m trying to find some software so I can draw my bathroom. You’d think it would be easy, but I can’t seem to find anything cheap and easy. Real architects use software that’s hard and expensive, but I’m just going to make some cheesy drawings for myself. Like I said, you’d think it would be easy. Oh, how I long for the days of MacDraw.
I also wish there wasn’t so much going on at work. There has to be some sort of happy medium between being bored and being so slammed that I use lunch to hide from my email. I suppose it might be easier if I were more competent, but for some reason I think that it wouldn’t really help. What would really help is some sort of mind control tricks so people who are convinced of the wrong thing will see the light. You know, so when they try to violate some fundamental law of physics, I don’t have to argue with them. Faster-than-light travel is fine for the Sci-Fi Channel, but it sure doesn’t work with computer parts. And when other peoples components are broken, no amount of fixes on my part are going to make the whole thing work. You get the idea.
There are actually a couple of free drawing programs architects use and when I remember which ones they are, I will let you know.
But, I really like TurboCad and I got a fairly new and very usable version of it (I think version 11 or 12) for about $13 bucks on Amazon.
After about 10 minutes of having my detailer here at work answer some questions for me I was able to draw my parents landscape fast. I found it very easy to use.
I have also heard about this paper and pencil method, but I don’t know much about it and don’t really think it would be my kind of thing.
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