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Low-cost floor-plan software affords architects, building designers and real-estate agents powerful architectural muscle.
Roughly a year ago, I wrote a First Look review of a product that I thought was pretty good, especially considering the price-free/ It was called Draft iT, and it was from a British company called CADIogic. I remember being very pleased with its 2D drafting capabilities.
Well, now those chaps from the United Kingdom have done it again. Not satisfied with their free product, they're offering upgrades to products you can buy: Draft iT Plus for £10 (approximately $20) and Draft iT PRO for £49 (approximately $98). These have many more capabilities to make your job truly productive. CADIogic also has launched Draft iT Architectural for £99 (approximately $197). For architects, building designers and real estate agents who need fast and easy floor-plan creation, it's a low-cost/high-value winner!
As is the case with the entire Draft iT family of products, Draft iT Architectural is fast and easy to use. It is strictly 2D, so it's quite uncomplicated. You have a few choices for drawing walls. You can use your arrow keys and enter exact measurements (figure 1), or you can click and drag in the graphics window (figure 2). I've always liked how Draft iT uses live dimensions to let you know what you're doing. Draft iT Architectural continues this. No matter what you're doing, Draft iT Architectural will apply stretchy dimensions so you'll know where you are in relation to where you started.
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