OpenOffice Draw
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The Draw module of OpenOffice can be a suitable tool for thiose:
- not acquanted with drawing tools
- not requiring a full-featured drawing package
Advantages
- speed of use
- lesser learning curve for OpenOffice users
- suffice for general layouts and simple objects
- precise control of object position & size via F4 key
- easily produce PDF file output
- for transmission to collegues who are not Draw users
Disadvantages
- does not support many specialised CAD functions
- limited scales
- displaying precise dimensions is fiddly
- data interchange with specialised drawing products not 100% reliable
Rpeters13:58, 18 September 2012 (EST)
