Re: Simple CAD software available?

In article <slrnf87aa9.pp0.t-use@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Martin Trautmann <t-use@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:59:02 -0600, Dave Balderstone wrote:
On 2007-06-27 13:56:26 -0500, "no-sp...@xxxxxxxxx" <no-sp...@xxxxxxxxx>
No 3D or fancy features. Just something I can draw mainly squares,
rectangles etc. add dimensions etc.

<http://sketchup.google.com/>

sketchup is amazingly easy to use - I run it on an iBook G4, 800 MHz and
did all the drawings with the trackpad only (and iScroll !)

It's very straightfoward to use. However, it's mainly a 3D program. It
offers a 2D mode. But it's not made for this.

I wanted to do some simple drawings recently - nothing what I'd name
'CAD', but draw only. I loved MacDraw.

But I did not find anything like that for the Mac yet. OmniGraffle is
powerful, but I feel it's the overkill here. Drawing form OpenOffice was
rather clumsy. Drawing from AppleWorks was completely broken. I did not
like EazyDraw that much.

For 2D CAD I liked cadintosh, for drawing I prefer Intaglio

Any other recommendation?

- Martin

Have a look at Cadintosh, from Lemke Software, who also produce
GraphicConverter, the swiss army knife of images for the Mac:

http://www.lemkesoft.com/

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