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Old 08-30-2016, 12:28 PM   #1
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I'm looking for recommendations on a free Floor Plan Design Software.

Where I can move various pieces of furniture, and big items around a room/lot size that I determine. This would be my first go at something like this, so attractiveness to a newb would be appreciated. (ease of use)

Anyone got suggestions?

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Old 08-30-2016, 12:31 PM   #2
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Don't really have a free one to recommend, but you can use Visio's Office 365 monthly subscription or free trial.

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Google Sketchup is free, relatively easy to use, and surprisingly powerful.

http://www.sketchup.com/
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Thanks fellas. Psychnet, just googled some reddit reviews on Sketchup, and that's what I'm going to go with.
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Pro SketchUp tip: Group items or they will be difficult to edit. Things that are touching will conjoin and moving one could stretch/shift another etc etc
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I've used sweethome3d in the past
http://www.sweethome3d.com/

Can draw 2D and view in 3D
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Old 08-31-2016, 01:56 PM   #7
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Sketch up is a great tool. Easy to use but even more important there is such a huge data base of models you can get for free from the warehouse to plunk into your designs. The free version has some limitations but if you get the pro one then you can import or export to different file extensions like AutoCAD.
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Thanks a bunch for the suggestions fellas
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