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  Richard Gadsby July 13, 2017 at 10:38pm

  Have you tried google sketch up (I think it's called that) supposed to be quite good. Can upgrade to a better paid version if you like it
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    Brendan Lansley > Richard Gadsby July 14, 2017 at 6:21am

    Thanks Richard I'll take a look
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  Matt Johnson July 14, 2017 at 4:23pm

  google sketch up is great for 3d designs. Currently I'm testing out a package called turbocad which isn't to shabby, Similar product to cadiopia. 

  If you want something really cheap that can do the job on some designs have a look at a little program called Garden Planner. It's about £40 and does a basic but good enough job if you stay away from the cartoon looking garden furniture etc 

  I did the plan below on Garden planner. Like i said not the best but it does well considering its a 10th of the price of Turbocad

  
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    Brendan Lansley > Matt Johnson July 14, 2017 at 5:00pm

    Thanks for the recommendations I'll take a look, the Garden Planner looks more like what I'm after to send out with quotes and customers to draw over changes and scan back to me. Thanks again
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  Mike Bradley July 14, 2017 at 5:09pm

  If this is the level of drawing you need then you may as well download the free version of Sketchup (called Sketchup make - you will get the Pro version for a trial period which, after the trial, then reverts to the free, less sophisticated version). Once you have your drawing you should be able to export it as a jpeg image file for your clients to print, amend and scan. Also gives you availability to do basic 3D and utilise models from the 3D warehouse.
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    Brendan Lansley > Mike Bradley July 14, 2017 at 9:40pm

    Cheers Mike, will look into this.