keropi Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 The _only_ thing that keeps me from using mandriva on my workplace is that I cannot find a good alternative to paintshop pro v7. (I already use staroffice in xp, never really liked office...) Many would say: use gimp... NO. I do not use paintshop for retouching, but creating images. Especially I use it to create floorplans (I am not interested to make them with exact scale) and make simple plans of where to place objects in there. I equip hotels/restaurants etc. and I use those rough and simple scetches for the workers or the owners that don't really want to mess with to much info, just give a general idea. I use the line tools, the rectangles, square tools in vector mode... Can this be done in gimp??? I once saw a techick to make a hollow rectangle using the selection tool, but that is too messy... anyone have any advice for me???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddie Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi, and welcome to the board! Gimp can do some vector-like things but it's not its strong point. I would recommend Inkscape, it specializes in vector graphics and is really good at what it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keropi Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi, nice to find you! mandrake has done lots of improvement, the last version of linux I used was mandrake 7 (only tried mandrake builds...) mandriva 2006 looks awesome! Inkscape??? is it part of mandriva 2006 powerpack??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Welcome aboard, keropi. Inkscape is available on the powerpack if I am not mistaken and it is also available from the software mirrors for free. Check the easyurpmi site ( http://www.mandrivausers.org/easyurpmi/index.php ), set up some software mirrors as explained there (if you have questions on it, just ask) and launch later from a terminal urpmi inkscape or install it with the Mandriva Control Centers "Software Install" section. Both ways work. And: Inkscape is a very good tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioshin Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 you can also try dia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Right... I completely forgot about that nice little tool. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial Intelligence Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Gimp (GPL) www.gimp.org Pixel32 (commercial) http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=12 (photoshop clone) Inkscape (GPL) http://www.inkscape.org/ Cine Paint: http://www.mediainlinux.org/index.php/medi...hots/cine_paint Photoshop 7 (soon CS and CS2) via Crossover Office: http://www.codeweavers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelcole Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Not the best and not the worst you could try Qcad. can export to dxf. Also maybe you can make standard templates of your items to layout for the sketch then you only have to drop into place, and even at scale.. Then for 3d rendering you cant go past KPovmodeler for some simple 3d images. I used the Kpovmodeler for rough designs of a Bar i wanted built for my house.. Just a few minutes behind the screen to really be able to explain it to the carpenter.. Example included.. Very rough.. I am no artist.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioshin Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 there's an application called opencascade, though I have'nt tried it myself.. fyi only :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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