Looking for "smart" CAD floorplan software!?

Question

Hey Yahoo!,

I have a floorplan of my new apartment with total square feet for the whole unit, but the sizes of the individual walls are not given. Is there a CAD or floor plan software available that will allow me to draw the floor plan without entering wall lengths, and will then let me enter the total area and calculate the wall lengths for me? Software that doesn't take weeks of studying to learn to use would be preferred, but anything would be great, I'm moving cross country and want to know what I can take with me! Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hello,

You should scan your plan to computer, then you can convert it to a vector-based format (like .dwg) using:

http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&...

then edit it by "CadStd Lite", download from:

http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&...

or

"CADopia Standard", from:

http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&...