Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Off topic: what’s a good free program to use to design a house (floor plan, evaluation view, etc)?

Note: it doesn’t need 3D capabilities, just ability to create 2D blueprints.



Qcad is fine. I did drafting/autocad in High School (2002) and it wasn’t too bad.

I tried sketchup and it is not great for 2D. For 3D I didn’t like it as much either, I felt like you have to use the mouse a lot more. I had a ton of trouble just subtracting a volume in sketchup (creating a window in an extruded floor plan)


I use SweetHome3D to arrange furniture before I move into a new place and I know that homebuilders and realtors use it professionally. I don't know to what extent it will be useful for a professional architect.


LibreCAD is probably the best free one and Autodesk has fusion 360(free for personal use I believe) , but honestly most people prefer a pencil and paper at first.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: