home/landscape design app for mac?

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home/landscape design app for mac?

Is there a consumer-level (not some $1000 3D CAD pro app) home and/or landscape design application available for mac similar to Home & Garden designer programs for PC?? I can't find one to save my life!

emac G4 1ghz superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.7), 80 Gigs internal hardrive/80 external 60G iPod

Posted on Apr 1, 2007 11:39 AM

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a brody

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Apr 1, 2007 12:40 PM in response to Andres martinez

Have a search of http://guide.apple.com/

I've found several there before.

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ktleese

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Apr 1, 2007 3:49 PM in response to Andres martinez

If you go to sourceforge.net you can find quite a few programs like this. I'm not familiar with the program you're referring to but this link will take you to what's available and I think there's alot of shareware on this location. Also, VersionTracker.com is another resource you might want to check out. My kids play around with Google SketchUp, it's a basic program that may help you as well and it's free.

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Apr 1, 2007 3:56 PM in response to ktleese

Thanks for the ideas - I've searched for quite a while. I mean months now. The Apple website doesn't seem to have what I'm looking for. I've seen programs/apps widely available at regular retail stores for PC - that aren't professional CAD 3D programs that cost 100's or even 1000's of dollars just for laying simple landscape and/or interior design plans. I'm not a professional or business owner - I just want something that can help me layout plans for landscaping my yard and for home remodels etc. There's nothing like this for mac?

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a brody

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Apr 1, 2007 4:05 PM in response to Andres martinez

Have you looked at Microspot's products?

http://www.microspot.com/store/index.htm

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Klaus1

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Apr 1, 2007 4:08 PM in response to Andres martinez

Not sure where you can get it now, but the April 2007 issue of MacWorld included on its free CD a full free copy of Google SketchUp 6, which says it does exactly what you want: "design your perfect home and garden with this 3D building tool".

I haven't tried it (as I already have a perfect home and garden 😉 ) so I can't give you an assesment, but worth a try?

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a brody

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Apr 1, 2007 4:10 PM in response to Klaus1

http://www.sketchup.com/product/macosx.php

It appears the trial version is free, the paid version is $500.

Microspot seems cheaper.

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