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  make a drawing Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2020-08-31 05:20 +0200
    Re: make a drawing "Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org> - 2020-08-31 06:20 +0200
      Re: make a drawing Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2020-08-31 06:50 +0200
    Re: make a drawing Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-08-31 09:40 +0200
    Re: make a drawing Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2020-08-31 12:00 +0200
      Re: make a drawing Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2020-09-02 23:30 +0200
        Re: make a drawing deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-09-02 23:50 +0200

#226581 — make a drawing

Hello everyone,

the project I'm currently working on is a tree house.
It has two floors and then several extension
platforms which are reachable by ropes. Here are some
photos [1] - the "new-deck" was completed only one
week ago or something :)

Anyway, I'd like to make a drawing of it. Any idea
what software might be used? Can Emacs do this?
Or can you input the data in an Emacs buffer, and
have it compile into an image using some
3rd-hand software?

Optimally I'd like to just measure everything, then
input the data - perhaps as geometrical figures?
(e.g., a tree could be a circle, I input the diameter
and relative position...) and then the programs
compiles and produce the image ... good idea, right?

Last time I asked this, several years ago and
regarding another project, someone said org-mode can
do this. I never used it, so are there some starters?
I know org-mode can do state diagrams and all
computer things, but can you have it draw arbitrary
figures? If so, how?

Or do you know of some other software suitable?

TIA


[1] https://dataswamp.org/~incal/work-photos/tree-house/

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#226582

On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 05:06:20AM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote:
>Anyway, I'd like to make a drawing of it. Any idea
>what software might be used?

sweethome
inkscape
dia

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#226583

On 8/30/20 11:51 PM, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 05:06:20AM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote:
>> Anyway, I'd like to make a drawing of it. Any idea
>> what software might be used?
>
> sweethome
> inkscape
> dia
>
There are a number of Linux-usable CAD programs, but the one I thought 
was the best is now gone: DraftSight. There is supposed to be a cloud 
version of it, but I don't know any more about that. It used AutoCAD 
commands, which I used to be familiar with (25 years ago!)  If you have 
any cad experience, try and find an app that uses the commands you know, 
or used to. If you just want a PICTURE, the best  advice is to just take 
one-or two, or however many different views you need.

--doug

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#226584

Emanuel Berg (12020-08-31):
> the project I'm currently working on is a tree house.
> It has two floors and then several extension
> platforms which are reachable by ropes. Here are some
> photos [1] - the "new-deck" was completed only one
> week ago or something :)
> 
> Anyway, I'd like to make a drawing of it. Any idea
> what software might be used? Can Emacs do this?
> Or can you input the data in an Emacs buffer, and
> have it compile into an image using some
> 3rd-hand software?
> 
> Optimally I'd like to just measure everything, then
> input the data - perhaps as geometrical figures?
> (e.g., a tree could be a circle, I input the diameter
> and relative position...) and then the programs
> compiles and produce the image ... good idea, right?

You may want to look at TikZ.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/

Or Cairo from any supported language you like.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George

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#226585

On 31-08-2020 13:06, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> the project I'm currently working on is a tree house.
> It has two floors and then several extension
> platforms which are reachable by ropes. Here are some
> photos [1] - the "new-deck" was completed only one
> week ago or something :)
> 
> Anyway, I'd like to make a drawing of it. Any idea
> what software might be used? Can Emacs do this?
> Or can you input the data in an Emacs buffer, and
> have it compile into an image using some
> 3rd-hand software?
> 
> Optimally I'd like to just measure everything, then
> input the data - perhaps as geometrical figures?
> (e.g., a tree could be a circle, I input the diameter
> and relative position...) and then the programs
> compiles and produce the image ... good idea, right?
> 
> Last time I asked this, several years ago and
> regarding another project, someone said org-mode can
> do this. I never used it, so are there some starters?
> I know org-mode can do state diagrams and all
> computer things, but can you have it draw arbitrary
> figures? If so, how?
> 
> Or do you know of some other software suitable?
Inkscape
Xfig
DIA
Librecad
TikZ
or even LibreOffice Draw could do it.
All depending on which you're comfortable with or want to be.
Cheers and good luck!
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
> [1] https://dataswamp.org/~incal/work-photos/tree-house/

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#226651

Thanks for all suggestions, I think I'll do it with
SVG manually from Emacs...

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#226652

Emanuel Berg wrote:

> Thanks for all suggestions, I think I'll do it with
> SVG manually from Emacs...

Last time I asked myself a similar question I came to the conclusion that
most of the software in linux is BS.

There are however two sides here - the technical and the representational.
I was looking for something like CAD for technical. Just to render objects
works good with povray.

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