re: SketchUp alternative for Linux users

wow, The Gimp? I would not imagine using that to design a piece of furniture, maybe Inkscape, but Gimp, really? I am not being sarcastic when I ask “How specifically, are you using Gimp for design?” Is there an addin or something that makes drawing and measuring and such. I remember one a while back that added in easier ways to do rectangles and such.

I do realize that certain versions of Sketchup will run under certain versions of wine, under certain versions of Linux. But that is a completely different question. At some point, I may ask who has gotten it to run under wine and howto this and that. But for now, I am hoping that someone is using and liking something other than SketchUp.

I am currently looking at LibreCAD for 2d and either FreeCAD or Blender for 3D. I have also heard rumor that the Blender people are working on BlenderCAD but as of yet I have not heard a lot on it.

— Abs