the need to read

Yes, I'm a newbe to CAD, but I have a customer that wants to email
me his blueprints, and I need a program that will read them. He asked
me if I had a cad program, I said no and he said to get one. These
are dawings of appartment projects and houses.
1. Can I buy a program that will read any cad drawing? You know the
different vendors..
2. Please respond to this by email so I can see it today maybe??? I
can't get to newsgroups at work. (that's probably a goodthing if they
want me to work ;} Please reply to ( and post here, I'll check it
tonight) to
needless to say remome the nospam. I haven't had a chance to lurk,
I'm sorry to jump right in.
3. I may post this in multiple groups, so forgive me again.
Regards,
Ron

 

Well, I did that and the email was still bounced!

Anyway, assuming you come back here...

 

No, not kidding, never worked with any of it really!! I'm an
x-photographer (no not rated) and use photoshop and the like but
nothing with straight lines and wall thicknesses etc, but am very good
at reading a real set of blueprints, so I figure I can look on the
compluter screen instead of the plans. Just trying to get started and
need a program that will read the software that most people in the
'residential drawing industry' would use. Autocad sounds about
right?? BTW, I didn't know that Texas was in the UK, but most of us
live in trailers and can't afford a radio yet ;] One guy got
arrested last week for messing up the foundation of one of his
neighbors abodes, it seems he let the air out of one of the
tires.......
Regards,
Ron

 

I mispelled it.. I meant for you to remove the word nospam from the
email address. Anyway an autocad reader probably what I need.
Anyone know of any EASY, good and cheap ones? just post em here.
Regards,
Ron

 

I did remove nospam.

Go to the web site that I quoted and download Volo View.

 

OK--Thanks. It is hard to say which format I'll need to read, as I
have over 60 customers, 20 active and 3 of them have started to send
out blueprints this way. So, the rest will follow suit soon.
However, in the mean time, I just went and picked up a set of prints
so this project is quoted.
I have downloaded both programs that you recommended, and will not
install until the need arises again and I can see the file extension
on the attachment they send me!
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Ron

 

I replied that I downloaded VoloView, but I was simply in the process.
When I got to the download site, they posted a note saying Volo View
would no longer be available as of May 1, but offered a substitute. I
downloaded that, I guess new is good. Can't buck change if you don't
know what the change is ;}
Again, thanks for your help.
Ron

 

I provided an email address in the body of the letter with 'nospam'
inserted, but mispelled something in nospam in THAT address, and that
was the proper email address to reply to, not the automatic 'reply to'
that I have in the setup. I used to be inendated with email till I
changed the default reply -even with no spam in it- so something that
couldn't work with no spam removed!!