Re: Architecural modelling software

[csanyipal <csanyipal@csanyi-pal.info>]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:42:26PM +0100, andy wrote:
> I am looking for some architectural design modelling software that will 
> enable one to design buildings and model the effects of lighting, wind, 
> insulation values, etc.
> Does anyone know of anything that can do this kind of job? I've searched 
> on Sourceforge and google.com/linux but to no avail. Are there any 
> architects here who could recommend a GNU/Linux Debian-friendly program?

I have a fresh installed Varkon on my Etch system, and I think it is 
capable to do much to modelling some model.

I start to study varkon, which has very different GUI from others CAD 
systems, and very different approach to modelling a system.

Here [1] is a tutorial to varkon.

If you install varkon, you must to read the README's in the
/usr/share/doc/varkon/ directory to setup properly varkon on Debian.

It is easy to setup.

Also read the manuals and look to Varkons homepage [2].

[1] http://www.marcdatabase.com/~lemur/vk-varkon-tutorial.html
[2] http://www.tech.oru.se/cad/varkon

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