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Iraroffell1948
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March 24, 2014
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ADOBE CAD?

  • March 24, 2014
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what is the best aplication  to simulate CAD for floor pland

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      VIKRAMSINGH19
      Participant
      December 17, 2019

      I think ,it's AutoCAD 

      AutoCAD can be described as the use of computer structures to assist within the creation, modification, optimization of a design.

      For training info can go into BIM DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

      JETalmage
      JETalmage
      Inspiring
      March 24, 2014

      Adobe has no CAD program. Among the mainstream general-purpose drawing programs like Illustrator, any of the others would be better (Corel Draw or Technical Designer, Deneba Canvas, Xara Designer Pro, Serif DrawPlus, Inkscape).  Illustrator provides no dimension tools, no user-defined drawing scales, no proper radius / chamfer features, no callout tools, no connector lines.

      For dressed-up floorplans and other such drafting-like stuff, I'd particularly recommend Deneba Canvas first, Corel Technical Designer second. Both Deneba (marketed by ACD) and Corel have their own CAD programs, too.

      JET

        Frank Heller
        Frank Heller
        Inspiring
        March 28, 2014

        Illustrator provides no dimension tools, no user-defined drawing scales, no proper radius / chamfer features, no callout tools, no connector lines.

        All of these features are available with Cadtools, an AI plug-in made by a company called Hot Door. They actually work quite well within AI.

        JETalmage
        JETalmage
        Inspiring
        March 28, 2014

        Yes, I've used CAD Tools and am quite familiar with it. But I generally don't recommend third party plug-ins. They are never as fully integrated with the host program's interface as standard features are. One has to worry about breaks in compatibility when the host program changes versions. The more elaborate ones cost as much as a competitive side-grade to a more purpose-built full program anyway, and in competitive side-grades, you get alot more in the deal, plus the advantage of working experience with more than just one drawing program.

        JET

        Silkrooster
        Silkrooster
        Legend
        March 24, 2014

        The line, ellipse and rectangle tools have text boxes for typing in the sizes and in the case of the line tool the angle.

        Granted it does not cover all aspects of cad tools, but it can be useful for floorplans.

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