Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby

Re:Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby by CupOfJava on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:31AM (#19225084)

I want to model my home in 3D, with measurements. What's a good free alternative to autocad for that?

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Re:Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby by Sileni on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:59AM (#19225294)

Doesn't have all the functionality that AutoCAD does, and there are some usability issues if you're really comfortable in AutoCAD already, but I imagine FreeCAD [0] would work well for your use case.

[0]: https://www.freecadweb.org/

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Re:Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby by acidburnNSA on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:43AM (#19225696)

I'm particular the BIM workbench is looking pretty slick these days [1]

[1] https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/BIM_Workbench

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Re:Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby by trentlott on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:37PM (#19235079)

Blender allows for the use of human units. It also contains engines for physics and lots of videos explaining how to do interesting things, including allowing for Python scripting

Choosing a very popular free platform has benefits (blender.org)

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Re:Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby by sanbor on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:21PM (#19227074)

SweetHome3d is what you're looking for: http://www.sweethome3d.com/

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Re:Computer Modeling Should Become a Popular Hobby by LeonM on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:41AM (#19225145)

Sketchup [0] has a free version for personal use

[0] https://www.sketchup.com/

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