(Rick) wrote in news:c3924c67.0311070805.399605e7
@posting.google.com:

AutoCAD is not a cheap product and has a reputation for being a steep
learning curve .... anybody know of any other suitable drawing
package, presumably with fewer 'bells & whistles' which will allow me
to edit these files?


I've used turbocad learning edition, it's excellent, better than Sketch 3
(was it, the last DOS version, the windows ones were ruggish)

http://nct.digitalriver.com/fulfill/0002.16

You can also get the manuals in PDF form.TBH I don't know if it does .dwg
files because I never met them, it was *.?xd or summat - it seems a long
time ago.

I now find it too finicky, but I would like to find a good sketching prog,
but I generally end up using vectors in Paintshop Pro

mike r