You can check out SmartDraw 2007 by clicking on the picture below and I’ll receive a small commission if you decide to purchase it (thanks if you do).įrom feedback on this post as well as some e-mails I’ve received, I’d say that one of SmartDraw’s main drawbacks is that it’s not flexible for people who do intensive graphics, and they may prefer something like Adobe Illustrator. We cheapskates also have another free, less featured, online product available called Gliffy, and yes it does floor plans.
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That compares with Visio Professional at $499 or $199 for Visio standard. As for price, SmartDraw 2007 is currently selling for $197 ($100 off until 7 Nov).
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The 30 day free trial for version 6 helped me to decide to purchase it. I don’t think that this is enough time to really evaluate it. So what are the pros and cons here? First, SmartDraw has reduced their free trial period from 30 days to 7 days. I should add that if you create drawings in the new SmartDraw 2007 you won’t be able to open them in SD version 7, even though they each have the same *.sdr extension. I had tried with the previous version but it was a heck of a lot more work. It is much more intuitive and I was creating floor plans in minutes (my next task on our Commons project). Since SmartDraw is a small company with what I consider a good product, I don’t mind this relationship.Īfter downloading 2007, I found it to be a quantum leap beyond the previous versions. I’m also an affiliate which means that I can refer potential customers and receive a small commission for my efforts. I purchased SmartDraw 6, actually wrote an unpaid endorsement for the product and became a beta tester for SmartDraw 7, for which I received a free copy of that version – a good deal. My initial search had me looking for something cheaper than Visio, and at the time, SmartDraw was about 75% cheaper. It is so unstable that it can't hold up to the tasks it claims to be performing with its features, such as layers, measurements, inserting photos, etc.I’ve been using SmartDraw since 2003 when I first looked for a Visio replacement to create diagrams and other visual graphics.
If you say "yes" the program shuts down again, over and over and over. Then - get this - when you reopen a file after it has decided to shut down, it says that there is a recovered work file and asks if you want to open it and recover it. If you don't close it down, you will lose all of your work. Then close the program before its instability causes it to just close itself as to the design you are working on. If you use it, you must remember to save, save, save - after each little line or inclusion and then print. Further, it constantly just stops and closes itself - and dumps all of your work during that session, even if you have been saving! So, then the hours of work are permanently lost - no kidding, EVEN if you pushed save. There is no auto save unless you are working in the Cloud for this program. If you get the email, it does not remotely address the trouble or offer to talk you through it if their "solution" or instruction is not on point. If you try to contact them for support, you have to wait and see if they will send you an email the next day - and they usually won't. Cons: Customer service is practically nil and there is no "help" or troubleshooting.
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