looking for free software(autocad,3d)

[sinks]

hi folks,i am looking for some free software ,for a small home project.something thats quite easy to use.
many thanks in advance to all replies

[dave.m]

You have about 15 hours left to download this for free:

Ashampoo Home Designer

I have just installed it on my PC but not had a play with it yet.
If, once installed and registered, you open it and click the Help button, you can download a 'getting started' video. Save it to desktop or downloads so that you can keep playing it without having to use broadbad width everytime you want to watch it.

dave

[sinks]

thanks dave for that info,have just downloaded it
will see how it works tomorrow

[dibry]

Have you tried google sketchup?

Very good for basic and advanced stuff:

http://sketchup.google.com/

Bryan

[sinks]

thanks for that info bryan,i have downloaded it.quite easy to use as well for novice
like me

[jg]

Sketchup is good if you can get on with it. I struggle sometimes because I don't use it a lot.
As the name suggests, a sketch is very easy to do. But I find it difficult to do real to scale diagrams. Also, if you're doing a diagram which is not a model (wiring diagram) then this is not so easy in sketchup.

There's a 2d package called "Dia" which is free, it's kind of a clone of Visio. Might be useful if all you need is 2d.

There's also the online "Google Docs" which has a diagram package which is fine for basic stuff, and no software to install.