Need some help from you guys. My son is 13 and loves to design things on his computer - he spends hours on the Brickforce website designing stuff. Does anyone know of any computer aided design software that is reasonably priced (under $200) and is something a 13 year-old can use. The design can be for anything from buildings, homes, cities, amusement parks, machines - just about anything. Appreciate any help you guys can give.
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Permalink Reply by Shane on November 13, 2012 at 4:36pm Get him some Lego Mindstorms so he can actually create something and not just design it.
Thanks for the idea. He used to love Legos and built all sorts of stuff - I'll check to see if he has any interest in the Mindstorms.
Permalink Reply by Liam S. on November 13, 2012 at 4:36pm I'd start him with SketchUp - as a good starting point. There is now a pretty robust developer following and lots of add-ons as he grows with it, including some very top end rendering engines, and plugins for lumber work (cut sheets) etc.
Never heard of SketchUp before - thanks for the info. I'll check it out.
Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on November 13, 2012 at 4:42pm Thanks for the link.
Thanks for the link.
Permalink Reply by SteveSF on November 15, 2012 at 9:42pm
Permalink Reply by Liam S. on November 15, 2012 at 9:57pm There is a free basic version. The pro version ($450?) adds some nice goodies and more robust support for rendering engines and really positions it well as a viable alternative for many other design programs (I haven't opened autocad in years).
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