[NTLUG:Discuss] Suggestions for FOSS landscaping CAD

[Leroy Tennison]

Russ wrote:
> My wife is wanting to xeriscape our front yard.  The backyard is next
> year's project.  The first step in doing this is to create a scale
> drawing of the yard as exact as possible in order to design the
> layout, determine the amount of mulch and rock that must be purchased,
> map the water system (drip, not spray), etc.  Of course, all the
> drawing and layouts can be done manually but I would like to be able
> to use my computer.  My search for FOSS landscaping CAD turned up
> nothing.   Advice is welcome.  I hope someone out there knows of a CAD
> program that is fairly easy to use.  Thanks.
> 
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I realize this may not be what you want to hear but I'm going to ask 
"Why a CAD program?" just to make sure you haven't excluded some 
possibilities by narrowing the scope unduly.  Unless there's something 
about a CAD program which you absolutely have to have (or really want) 
then a graphics program such as OpenOffice Draw, InkScape or Skencil 
might suffice.  There's also XFig, Dia and others.  Might want to look 
at the list on http://www.linfo.org/software_artists.html.