35 years ago at school and tech we did all our drawings using this method. Now I am designing and submitting plans for my retirement bush shack. So council wants detailed drawings of course, but should I dust off the old t square and board or can someone suggest a good CAD? program. Thanks

You could dust them off - If you really felt like it (I get my drafting supplies here - www.draftex.com.au/).

Draftsight - free from the makers of Solidworks - www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight/overview/
AutoCAD LT - not free but you can rent it at $65 a month - store.autodesk.com.au/store/adsk/DisplayHomePage

If you're a dab hand on the old computer then Sketchup or something similar is the best option, particularly if you have to do modifications , re-draws etc, or if you might have to do other jobs.
But if you don't like computers and this is the only job you will ever do, then it's easier to draw it up the old way rather than waste hours trying to learn some program that you will only ever use once. A one off job is like learning a new language so you can have just one conversation with a foreigner. It's not really worth it.

cRAZY Canuk said..I get my drafting supplies here - www.draftex.com.au/

Yeah I like it, thanks

AnthonyG said..

pweedas said..and this is the only job you will ever do, then it's easier to draw it up the old way

Im 'ok' with computers, (as homer would say "where's pigup?") I have downloaded sketch up (thanks kiteboy), but having looked at it, I may still just draw it up the old way, as its what I know.......and I couldn't be farked!

I recently drafted after a 30 year break. It was good fun. Took a while though (small error). Was one of the only useful things I learned at skool.

I use sketchup and found the tutorials helpfull but took a while to get good at it and now ca n design a kitchen or pergola pretty quickly but if your doing just one drawing then do it freehand it will be quicker