CAD Software, anybody got recommendations? - TilersForums.com

[spooner68]

I’ve been trying to find a decent free or reasonably priced bit of CAD software for doing bathroom visuals. Has anybody got any experience of 3D or even 2D CAD stuff?

 

[Boggs]

ArtiCAD Pro is really easy to use and it’s 3D virtual images are like photos but it is certainly not cheap.

 

[Waluigi]

Virtual worlds.

 

[acaciaguy]

Do you worry about virtual not meeting reality in terms of finish?

 

[Waluigi]

I don’t use it. The last time I looked it was £7k

I’ve had a few bathrooms done using it though. Done by a local designer.

 

[Marvo]

Are you looking for software for your own use to assist in layouts etc or do you want it to produce concept images for the customer?

I have an old copy of ArtiCAD kicking around somewhere.

 

[Concrete guy]

Google Sketchup.

It's free, I use it for 3D architectural drawings. For 2D it's simple.

 

[spooner68]

Are you looking for software for your own use to assist in layouts etc or do you want it to produce concept images for the customer?

I have an old copy of ArtiCAD kicking around somewhere.

A bit of both really but I think it’s the concept that’s most important. Quite often clients can’t picture what I’m suggesting and sketches/scale drawings aren’t really professional enough.

 

[spooner68]

I don’t use it. The last time I looked it was £7k

I’ve had a few bathrooms done using it though. Done by a local designer.

Yikes!

 

[Tile Shop]

As @ATSDiamondTools Sketchup for me. At the moment they have made it more difficult to get the free version "Sketchup Make". If you say your're just a using it for personal use, they'll direct you to use the online version (no download) and it is proper pants. Instead when it asks for your basic information, make out its for business use, download the Sketchup Pro 30 day trial. After the 30 days, just say you wanna keep using the free version and it will work with only a small amount of rarely used features removed.