Afternoon All,

 

I have come up with a design involving thin metal pipes to secure my hosereel and a few garden tools to an outside wall, that I want to email to a few local tradesmen, with sizes and widths for costing purposes.  Can anyone recommend software for this?  I have Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, is there any software in there that I could use?

 

Many thanks,

 

Fin

Could you do it with Google Sketchup? 

 

http://www.sketchup.com/

 

Sorry, can't be much more help with completely free alternatives. Otherwise I'd point you in Autodesk's direction (in fact have a browse on their site; they have 30-day trials if that's enough for you to get a one-off job done...)

FreeCAD?

 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad/

Another free alternative - very similar to AutoCAD - Dessault Systemes Draftsight.

 

http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/free-download/#xtor=AD-508-[swfreetools]-[middle]-[intext]-[www.solidworks.com]

 

But, just like AutoCAD, complicated to the untrained.

Many thanks for the responses. I was even contemplating using wire coat hangers!

Fin

http://en.softonic.com/s/piping-design-software

 

Try that. It's one of what showed up on a Google of "PIPEWORKDESIGN SOFTWARE"

"THANKS, VWD.

WILL GIVE THAT A TRY AS WELL."