Does anyone know if there is a standard type of floor plan software?
One which architects always use to communicate floor plans to each other?
AutoCAD
>>255502
ask /3
>>255506
this, or Revit if you're looking at bigger projects
But the adoption rate of Revit is low because architects like to be stuck in the past when it comes to software. So your best bet is AutoCAD or ArchiCAD
>>255502
I've been using illustrator a lot, just because I like it more. It's not accurate enough for super fine jobs, but good enough for the majority of them.
>>255531
Illustrator for architectural work? That sounds like the worst idea ever.
>>255531
what the actual fuck
if you draw 2D any CAD will do, even the free Chinese one because everything supports dwg and dxf
for actual work Archicad and Revit are your best bets with *.ifc being the format that allows BIM projects to be exchanged
What is the easiest CAD program to use for half-decent architectural design?
>>255502
AutoCAD for drawings is pretty much the standard both in architecture and with the engineers (civil,structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing), as well as landscape and surveyors.
The next generator, which is trying to be implemented is Revit by Autodesk, which along with ArchiCAD are BIM software. Again, it can be also used in conjunction with the engineers but due to the old-timer tradition and the steep learning curve, not many architects want to dedicate time and money into it...but the bigger and the progressive offices are making the push for it or are already using it (Revit more than ArchiCad).
Then there are smaller software like Vectorworks and PowerCadd, which are like a combination of Illustrator and AutoCad.
>>255531
Don't use Illustrator, it is definitely not a drafting tool. You can use it, along with Photoshop, to "render" your floor plans for visual impact but in no fucking way is it an acceptable format with Construction Documents.
>>256460
Autocad, as it is easy to learn.
>>256491
Yeah AutoCAD is definitely the easiest to learn and probably the widest used drafting program. To top it all off Autodesk give all their programs away to 'students' for free for three years, all you have to do is sign up with an e-mail and say you're a student. Of course this doesn't mean you can use it for paid work (and any prints you do will have "student version" all over it, but if you're just using it to learn then it's perfect.
>>256491
>Autocad, as it is easy to learn.
And the best one for someone with less than $3000 to spare??
>>256573
>$3000 to spare
There is no spare here; this is fucking work.
