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Old_Geezer | 19:34 Thu 21st Jul 2016 | Computers
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Hoping someone has used something similar and can shortcut my search:

I wish to find a Windows 10 or compatible programme that allows me to draw lines easily, mark and value the angles and the lengths. A geometry programme I suppose, but I'm really wanting it to draw partial floor plans of a room.

I'm not keen of paying as it is probably a one-off use. And I really was hoping that the resultant file was easily opened and viewed anywhere, not needing the original creating programme. Although I guess, worst comes to worst I could printscreen and save as a picture file.

Anyone any good experiences of something of that nature they could suggest I look at ?

TIA.
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This looks as if it might meet your needs: http://www.go-utilities.com/planmaker.html To get it from that website though will cost you £9.99 to join. However you can get it for free via Download.com: http://download.cnet.com/Plan-Maker/3000-18494_4-76016264.html (Fortunately it's shown as a 'Secure Download', rather than 'Installer...
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Hoping someone has used something similar and can shortcut my search:

I wish to find a Windows 10 or compatible programme that allows me to draw lines easily, mark and value the angles and the lengths. A geometry programme I suppose, but I'm really wanting it to draw partial floor plans of a room.

I'm not keen of paying as it is probably a one-off use. And I really was hoping that the resultant file was easily opened and viewed anywhere, not needing the original creating programme. Although I guess, worst comes to worst I could printscreen and save as a picture file.

Anyone any good experiences of something of that nature they could suggest I look at ?

TIA.
You mentioned an ice cream van in the post that was removed. Did you report it?

I hope one of our resident geniuses will be along soon to help you.
This looks as if it might meet your needs:
http://www.go-utilities.com/planmaker.html

To get it from that website though will cost you £9.99 to join. However you can get it for free via Download.com:
http://download.cnet.com/Plan-Maker/3000-18494_4-76016264.html
(Fortunately it's shown as a 'Secure Download', rather than 'Installer Enabled', so you won't have to watch out for some of the rubbish which can come via Dowload.com's own installer).

I don't know which 'Save' options (for different file formats) that program comes with but, as long as there's a 'Print' option, that shouldn't be a problem anyway. One of the first utilities I add to any new computer is the free version of doPDF:
http://www.dopdf.com/
Once that's installed, you can save anything which is capable of being printed into PDF format, simply by going to File>Print and changing your (virtual) 'printer' to doPDF. It's a doddle.
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Thanks Chris. I'll check it out later.
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Not bad. Unfortunately I've not yet found way to mark angles though, so it is clear what any label refers to. (It's reminding myself what the angles turned out to be, that was the main requirement.) I may keep looking. Cheers.
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Looked at the list there, found little in any of the descriptions to indicate that it was what was required. Eventually downloaded a mechanical drawing package which was complex and still didn't do what I wanted. Eventually I knocked something together in Paint. Not ideal, but I suppose it created a diagram with the info on it.

Thanks for your efforts.
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Cheers. As mentioned I just hacked a so so diagram in Paint in the end. But I'll look at those two.

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