why does the menu-bar show the ubuntu logo in the screenshots of openarchitecture here: http://www.openarchitect.org/content/visite-en-image
the next question would be how different is it from ubuntu? does it depend on ubuntu's repositories for man…
wow! a linux distribution for architects!!!!!! sounds great!! :-)
by the way, for those interested to check it out, here's the link to alchemy program: http://al.chemy.org/
good blog-post! though sketchup, picassa, etc. aren't open-source, they're useful indeed. i like working in sketchup.
welcome to the group! :) and keep sharing info/experiences.
Qcad has two licenses, open-source and commercial. The main difference between both is that the OS version has no polylines (they are made of single lines). By 3d sketching, I mean quick modeling, without much precision, like you do with sketchup...…
I use Inkscape the most from amongst these. I love this app.
Also I use Gimp, (but do use photoshop too).
I've worked in Blender3D, but now i'm out of touch.. hope to get back into it again..
I'll give the others a try. Thanks for sharing the info…
cool. i didn't know about the structural designing tools.
what did you mean by 3D "sketching"?
thanks for sharing all those apps. by the way, just to add - there are Windows installers for all of them. so it is easy to try it out for windows users,…
For those who like the idea of using free-open-source software tools for their work in Architecture (drafting, 3D modeling, image editing, making presentations, etc.)