Does anyone know of free, simple, drafting / geometry / floorplan software downloadable from the net? Link?

Something that can be used to draw rectangles, doorways, circles, arrows, etc., and manipulate their sizes, color, move around, print on 8.5"x11" paper.

For example, something that one can use to draw an emergency exit map - nothing fancy.

This is not detrimental to my little project for work, but I would like to get it done, or at least almost a good start tonight. My search has come up with a few fancy programs that they want high dollars for. Even one I found that has a free trial, Smartdraw is too sophisticated.

Your assistance in this matter is very much appreciated.

 

gotta bump this

No one has ever used a program such as this?

 

Microsoft Paint won't work for you?

 

Or MS Word using the drawing toolbar.

 

Have you tried using your paint program on you computer?

Start>Programs>Accesories>Paint.

With a little practice you can draw about anything you want. It will snap strieght lines and stuff. Have fun, I don't know of any free drawing programs.
Did you try a Google search?

 

MSN search.

 

Used paint before, but it seems like a pain to move stuff around, adding text deletes lines. Even get the page set up right. Unless you have some tips.

 

I have no idea what this is. Please explain how to get into it.

 

Practice and read the help screens if you have a question. Have not tried the MS word paint. Think I will go look at it later.

 

Assuming you have the Microsoft Office Suite or just Microsoft Word installed, you could go to View->Toolbars->Drawing and you'll get a new bar with some basic drawing tools to do lines, shapes, arrows, etc.

 

I'll try that. Thanks.

 

Do you have access to Microsoft Visio? That's what I use.
You can download a free trial. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/default.aspx

MikeyB

 

you could also use MS Excel

 

Thanks for the link MikeyB - I'll look at the demo.

Wild4kst8, I never knew one could draw in Excel.

Forgive me, I'm definitely not software or PC saavy and will admit, I'll never use any of those programs to their full potential - partly because I don't know how.

 

Take a look at this website: http://www.cadstd.com/index.html

Martin