Hi! Anno domini 2021 Fri, 12 Mar 16:45:07 +1100 terryc scripsit: > Suggestions wanted. > > I need to sketch a plan of a land plot for an erection by a > contractor. the 'erection' can be described as three to five rectangles > with ramps between them. Ancillary data to be plotted/drawn is building > sides, pathway and drive way. placement of shrubbery is optional. I'm > really after a vector based program. > > Rant/Long story: Similar simple tasks I need to do irregularly. > Sadly, "linux" has never had a program that provides that functionality > and I've always had to fulfill the need from the MS world. > > I come from the world of drafting where first you define your scale, > then draw up your plan to scale. the problem there is I've spent the > last three days intermittently looking at eight CAD/sketching programs. > > Bummer, as nothing 'sets a scale' any more. Apparently the 'modern' > approach is to describe it in 'elements' of real world dimensions and > then scale the result. Reasonable, good idea, BUT, nothing has a simple > 'element' creation module. > > I believe it isn't my webfu that is failing, but any of my searches for > 'element creation in XYZ' at the best turned up a response to a > similar question that was ignored. > > Hence I'm looking for suggestions.of a program that might work in a > timely manner. > > In a practical sense, I could pick up my A4 drafting board, draw > it, scan the result and send it. Changes are expected and hence a > digital version would be better.
Depending on what you realy need you can use e.g.: FreeCAD LibreCAD Inkscape OpenSCAD dia libredraw Povray Gimp .... Or you might not find anythig useful, 'cause it's not working the way you expect it to work. Nik > > T.I.A. > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
