Dick Snyder wrote:
I have always designed my projects using graph paper, ruler, pencil, and
(lots of) eraser. I have a somewhat more complicated job I want to do
now. There is a design for an entertainment center in FWW that I want to
adapt. I would like to take the measurements from the article, enter them
on a computer somehow, and then change the things I want. I have a friend
who uses Google Sketchup. He found it awkward to use and not that
sophisticated. I don't want to invest the money and a lot of learning
time on a CAD program unless I can get a recommendation on this group for
a product that one of you likes to use. Should I stick to my paper,
pencil, and eraser?

TIA.

Dick Snyder

FWIW, I like the program a lot. I am a new SketchUp user, but if you would
like to
see how I was able to use it to help model my shop (to be). Click on the
pdf at:

http://web.newsguy.com/MySite/

All of the "fancy items" were download from a library at no cost and resized
as desired.

Bill