This is kind of funny... AutoCAD is not (and IMO never will be) high-end CAD software. It's expensive middle-tier stuff. All of the top-end CAD/CAM software (like ProE, CATIA, Cadence, Synopsis, etc...) is Linux and/or Unix software (with some cross-platform for the companies with PHB's setting policy). Windows just can't handle the kinds of activities serious pro CAD/CAM software needs. I suppose Architects may use stuff like AutoCAD on Windows, but the engineers, IME, all use Linux or Solaris. Full disclosure: my new company is developing ultra-high-end CAD/CAE/CAM software for microelectronics (like Cadence, except with automation, and it's actually correct). It's cross-platform, but it seems to run best on Linux (thanks to better resource management, mostly). Josef Lowder wrote: > Seems like "the cad people" might actually be cads > (and I don't mean Cadillacs ;) > > The record Linux has achieved would seem to indicate > that anything that can be done with a computer is not only > possible in Linux, but would no doubt be superior than > any non-linux approach. > > > On 10/25/08, mike enriquez wrote: >> Hey, if you find any program that will draw floor plans in Linux, please let >> me know. The Cad people are telling me that this is an imposibility in >> Linux. >> Thanks >> Mike Enriquez >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stephen" >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:46 PM >> Subject: Re: Floor plan drawing program? >> >> >> > one forum post suggests the following >> > >> > "If you want to keep it simple, what about MS Paint? >> > >> > Seriously, the easiest and safest solution to this is the GIMP. >> > (avoiding dependency hell) >> > >> > Just create each item of furniture on a seperate layer (as simple as >> > going to "layers" and clicking "new layer", then that way, each item >> > is on a seperate sheet of acetate if you will, and they can all be >> > moved independently. >> > >> > This also has the advantage that I've never had the GIMP fail to >> > install yet, even on Slack 9.1 it went like a dream, and you also have >> > an extensive availibility of information on the web." >> > >> > Other hunting comes up with some of the follwoing ideas >> > >> > http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/ >> > Any cad software like inkscape or whatever your distribution has >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Alan Dayley >> > wrote: >> >> Is there a program out there for Linux that allows one to draw a home >> >> or office floor plan? I don't need CAD quality here, just fairly >> >> accurate relative sizes of furniture and walls. Then one could drag >> >> the furniture around the room to figure out a new layout. I used to >> >> do this with a ruler, sissors and graph paper but I'd rather use >> >> something more virtual. >> >> >> >> Alan >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> > >> > Stephen >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss