Who uses CAD, and what is a good program to learn about the subject.
Any thoughts on best 'free' program eg Deltadad, cadvance? The latter
was a $1900 prog , now free! but is it any good?
Who uses CAD, and what is a good program to learn about the subject. Any thoughts on best 'free' program eg Deltadad, cadvance? The latter was a $1900 prog ,...
David, I use Turbocad. You can pick up brand new copies of older versions for very little on ebay and for standard 2D work the older versions are fine. Make ...
Hi David, I use AutoCad2000, mainly because I bought it s/h some years ago from some-one who had upgraded. Not easy to learn (and costs an arm and a leg!!) but...
Hi David - If you want 2D you might like SolidEdge: http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/velocity/solidedge/free2d/index.shtml If you want 3D...
David, As an architect I've used AutoCad for many years beginning with R10 (Release 10 - 1988'ish.) and Cad has become one of my most useful tools in model...
David, I also use Autocad. Dabbled with it at work about 18 years ago and chose it because it is still the industry standard system. I enrolled on a one-year...
David, I have been using Autocad LT 2000 to prepare the drawings for the Crab. Never having used CAD before, I taught myself how to use the programme 7 years...
In talking with new users over the years, the most difficult thing to grasp with Autocad seems to be all the things which are going on at once while working,...
I generally use 'Continuous' at weight 0.5mm for visible detail, 'Hidden 2' at weight 0.25mm for hidden detail and 'center 2' at weight 0,25mm for centrelines....
I have and use AutoCad 2000 and TurboCad V9. I started with an early version of TurboCad and found it fairly easy to use, but as I had to work in AutoCad at...
Like Keith, I use printed out templates all the time for marking out frames, platework, etc, usually stuck on with thin double sided tape. It saves an awful...
... you don't have to do this :-) you can keep your colours and when it comes to printing, you go into: "plot device" "plot style table" and select ...
... Keith and John, I suppose I was thinking of those who've never used a Cad program and imagined that to them there would be some amazing commands. I don't...
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