Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Draw Newbie

Vince -

You could probably do it with LO Draw (or with Inkscape), but I use more specialized software for 
that purpose: Sweet Home 3D.

I have a brief note about it at 
http://audilab.bme.mcgill.ca/~funnell/graphics/graphics3dmodel.html#intDesign.

- Robert

Am 02.07.2023 um 19:39 schrieb Vince@Verizon:
> I am using Windows10x64bit Home on DELL desktop and LO 7.3.2.2 (x64) /
> LibreOffice Community.
>
> I have never made any use of the LO Draw module in the past, and
> wonder if it is suitable for creating a 2-dimension drawing that shows
> room layout with dimensions, to scale if possible.
>
> My immediate need is to create a document/drawing of the household
> room dimensions, e.g., square footage dimensions, as if I needed to
> paint the ceiling or the walls or needed to lay down carpeting or hard
> wood flooring, or calculate/show square footage of lawn areas, etc.
>
> Is LO Draw the appropriate module for me to learn? Or, is there some
> other program that is simpler to learn and to use?
>
> Up till now I have been making a hand sketch of the area of interest,
> scan the sketched layout, create a PDF and then type/enter dimensions
> as text annotations within the PDF. I think there might be a simpler
> method.
>
> I look forward to receiving suggestions/comments from the LO Draw
> community users. In the meantime, I will be reading the LO Draw Users
> Guide.


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