How can I do a simple line drawing using Mavericks? I used to use AppleWorks but this is no longer supported.
AppleWorks 6.2.4-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.3.x)
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Thank you Kappy but I didn't see anything that looked like a line drawing program.
OH, and since you once used AppleWorks you may want to look at Libre Office. It's freeware and Open Source - much like Office for OS X.
Those may be paint, i.e. pixel rather than vector, programs. The nearest thing to AW's 'Draw' module, which does vector drawings, is EazyDraw. It's quite a bit more powerful than AppleWorks, and of course it approaches methods in a different way, so there is inevitably a learning curve; and it's not all that cheap. LibreOffice mentioned above does have a vector draw module - at a quick look it does seem a bit limited and clunky, but it would at least be an inexpensive place to start.
Thanks again Kappy. I did not think a Paint program could do line drawings but Paint Pad looks as if it can. And I'll certainly look at Libre Office.
And thanks to Roger Wilmut1 for suggesting EasyDraw as well.
Tom Pilkington wrote:
I did not think a Paint program could do line drawings
It's not so much whether it can do a line - that should always be possible - but whether you can come back to the line later and move it. That's the difference between a paint and a vector program.
Very good point. I certainly want to be able to produce copies of the initial drawing which are identical or identical with specific variations. So I clearly need Easy Draw or Libre Office
I suspect that unless your drawings are pretty simple you will find LibreOffice a bit frustrating. EazyDraw is in the Mac App Store - the latest version (7) is £74.99 but there are earlier versions available there quite cheaply and you might well find one of them suitable. Version 5 for example is £10.99. (Links are to the UK version, presumably the US Store is much the same).
Incidentally, if you want to be able to open existing AppleWorks Draw documents in EazyDraw you will need the 'Retro' version which is available from their website.
Many thanks for telling me about cheaper, earlier versions of EasyDraw and retroversion which will open AppleWorks documents. All very helpful.
Just to pile on. 🙂
Here are more choices for vector editing apps. This one has been getting major kudos as an Illustrator killer. Half the price of EZ Draw. Scroll down to the Illustrator heading to see five other vector editor alternatives. Of those five, iDraw is a very popular one.
How can I do a simple line drawing with Mavericks? I used to use AppleWorks but this is no longer supported.
