Small Project Design

I am looking for an inexpensive computer program that will modify drawings created in AutoCad Lt to have them appear as hand-drawn sketches.  Does anyone have a recommendation for me?
Thanks.

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Susan Rochelle AIA
Susan M. Rochelle Architect
Milford NJ
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Susan:

Do a search on Photosketcher.  Free program.  Not sure if it will use a .dwg directly, or if you must port it out to some other image type.  Just one possibility.
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Timothy Brocato AIA
Alexandria LA
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I've been going through the same thing.  So far I've come up with two options:  If you only need it for one or two projects in the immediate future, you can download the thirty day trial of Autodesk Impression and use that, but as you are on AutoCad LT you will not be able to purchase a full license--it is only available to full AutoCad subcription members.  The second option is to import your drawing into Sketchup and manipulate the Styles until you get the line styles that you want.  Line weight is an issue with this approach, as Sketchup treats everything the same.  
I am looking into the latter approach then importing the PDF file into Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for color/rendering.  I'll let you know how that goes, but if anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them.  I am also on LT and thought I could finish my renderings in thirty days with Impression, but failed and am now out of luck.  I can't justify the $4k pricetag for full AutoCad at this point. 

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Mary Holley AIA
President
Mary A. Avjian Architect P.C.
Basalt CO
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Don't know if it works with Autocad (likely) but you might take a look at Squiggle - http://www.aay.com/squiggle.htm

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Jeffery Clarke AIA
T. Jeffery Clarke, Architect
Princeton NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2011 10:56
From: Mary Holley
Subject: drafting programs

I've been going through the same thing.  So far I've come up with two options:  If you only need it for one or two projects in the immediate future, you can download the thirty day trial of Autodesk Impression and use that, but as you are on AutoCad LT you will not be able to purchase a full license--it is only available to full AutoCad subcription members.  The second option is to import your drawing into Sketchup and manipulate the Styles until you get the line styles that you want.  Line weight is an issue with this approach, as Sketchup treats everything the same.  
I am looking into the latter approach then importing the PDF file into Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for color/rendering.  I'll let you know how that goes, but if anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them.  I am also on LT and thought I could finish my renderings in thirty days with Impression, but failed and am now out of luck.  I can't justify the $4k pricetag for full AutoCad at this point. 

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Mary Holley AIA
President
Mary A. Avjian Architect P.C.
Basalt CO
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You can open up autocad files in SketchUp and use one of the various "styles" to get a sketch character and then print.


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Anthony Van Vliet AIA
Partner
Development Design Group, Inc.
Baltimore MD
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Susan,

Have you tried "Sketch Up"? You can do this with that program. They have a free version you can try.

Regards,

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Ruperto Arvelo
Principal
Arvelo Architecture and Design
New York NY
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