re: SketchUp alternative for Linux users

I have no problem doing it all by hand. I also have no problem working with a handsaw and hand planes etc. But like every other thing, power tools have their advantages. This is why I want to get an electronic version working.

As for setting up a VM for this purpose, it just seems like too much effort for the minimal payoff. And, who’s to say that they next time they update their free (beer not speach) proprietary application it will still work even in the VM?

Blender is free (beer and speach) which means a lot to me. It also means that as long as the community uses it it will be around, and even when they all stop it will still be around.

It will be interesting to see what comes of LibreCAD (free speach and beer) vs QCad (free beer in a crippled sort of way, and paid verion too). True iso mode would be really nice, and if they could put all the keyboard shortcuts into LibreCAD like they are in QCad that would be nice too. Jury is still out.