Off topic CAD editing program

[phil_o]

A friend has asked me to make some minor changes in a house plan that he purchased. The drawing format is DWG. I opened it in Aspire but it is not suitable. I'm hoping someone suggest a free CAD editing program.

Phil

[jTr]

Hi Phil - I'd highly recommend Sketchup. They still have a free version. Oops - looks like it only opens skp jpg and png's. Always a catch.
However, if anyone you know has a paid version, you could have them import, save as a sketchup file and you're good.

Jeff

[phil_o]

Thanks but I tried Sketchup, only the pro version can open DWG files.

[Kyle Stapleton]

If they are just small changes just print it out and change with white-out and a pen.

[Red F]

DWG is autocad. If there is a drafting teacher at your high school, they may have software that could open it. Otherwise see if he has it saved as a DXF. Aspire can import those.

[srwtlc]

Not sure how well dwg is supported, but.....

https://www.qcad.org/en/
https://librecad.org/
https://www.freecadweb.org/?lang=en

[chiloquinruss]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/dwg-dxf-converter/9nlwnqkb2qdd#activetab=pivot:overviewtab

[EricSchimel]

You can still get the 2017 version of SketchUp for free. It's perfectly relevant for use today. You might need an extension to import DXF and DWG files however.

[phil_o]

Thank you to all. I've downloaded Qcad and it suits my needs. As Russ suggested I found a converter to work as a DXF file.

Phil