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Shades:
While the name of the software suites indicate to be more generic design software for furniture, these should also allow you to design your (multi-purpose) workbench from scratch. The last link even has an option to create cut lists, which might prove to be very cost effective, even if the price is not exactly in your range.

http://wooddesigner.org/
http://cabinetdesigner.net/
www.mobi3d.ro
www.pro100.co.nz
http://www.rockler.com/sketchlist-3d-version-4-shop-windows-version

Anyway, have fun designing your workbench  :)

mouser:
i have looked for such a tool (see my woodworking software thread).

in the end, even though i initially hated it, and never grew to love it, i settled on google's SketchUp just because in the end it was the least fiddly.

Renegade:
@Shades -- Thanks, but none work for me.


http://wooddesigner.org/
http://cabinetdesigner.net/

Those above 2 are about the same. They do shelves and cabinets, but not tables. It can be FORCED to do a table, but the UI is not set up for it and is far from intuitive.

I installed it and gave it a decent run for a couple hours. Seems great for shelves though...

www.mobi3d.ro

That Mobi3D looks better, but it's over $100. It lacks a lot of features, but getting what you want initially is far easier than something like SketchUp. Also, copyright is up to 2009, so... seems like it might be near to abandonware. Not sure.


www.pro100.co.nz

Over $4,000. Leasing is $300. Ugh. Pass.

http://www.rockler.com/sketchlist-3d-version-4-shop-windows-version

Sigh... Over budget. They have a trial at their site:

http://sketchlist.com/

But you can't save or print. Win10 reboots at will, so... can't fiddle with the software and come back reliably. I could do it from memory if I could do it in software.


i have looked for such a tool (see my woodworking software thread).

in the end, even though i initially hated it, and never grew to love it, i settled on google's SketchUp just because in the end it was the least fiddly.
-mouser (August 07, 2016, 05:10 PM)
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I had a quick read in there, and didn't see anything that really looked quite right.

I may go back to SketchUp, but the inability to change a length is ticking me off. The videos show you how to do it, but it doesn't actually work in the software. I'll do a quick search for an answer, but after that... I think I'll be going to pencil & paper. This is seeming pretty futile.

Attronarch:
Autodesk Inventor has free educational licence. Last time I checked it worked with any e-mail. It has great toolbox, which is IMHO better than SolidWorks.

It doesn't have a steep learning curve. You open an assembly model and start throwing in parts from the toolbox and/or the ones you made. You will need to study mating procedure, but I'm sure you'll get it fast.

But I've been working with 3D CAD and CAE software for a little bit over 10 years, so my assessment may be a bit off.

Educational licence will have "Educational licence" written over your drawings, but that shouldn't matter if you are doing it just for yourself.

Renegade:
@Attronarch -- Thanks. I'll give Autodesk Inventor a shot. The trial lasts 30 days, which should be way more than enough for me to get what I need done. (Cross fingers & hope it's not crippled...) I can't find a free version though. The price otherwise is far beyond my budget for this.


I'll update as I get through this stuff. I won't have time today to play around with it.

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