Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 10 of 10
Thread: Cad Software
-
28th September 2011, 03:13 PM #1Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Location
- Toowoomba, Qld, Australia
- Posts
- 184
Cad Software
I need some advice. I would like to draw some plans of my own woodworking projects. I am looking for good CAD software that has good tutorials so I can learn it easily. Suggestions please...
Mike
-
28th September 2011 03:13 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
28th September 2011, 07:22 PM #2
I don't think CAD is that easy to lean but good luck to you if you want to try. Sketchup is used by quite a few members of the forum with good results. Free download too.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
-
29th September 2011, 12:43 AM #3Novice
- Join Date
- Sep 2011
- Location
- Melbourne
- Posts
- 13
Hi Mike,
I would highly recommend Google Sketch Up as well. There are lots of tutorials to be found online, the program is free, & it is extremely easy to learn. It has only been recently that I have come across sketch up, & within a couple of hours of using, I produced a basic overall concept that my wife could visualize.
I use CAD programs everyday with work, yet I would use sketch up over more expensive software available to me for producing furniture plans.
Give it a go. You won't regret it.
-
29th September 2011, 04:10 AM #4Member
- Join Date
- May 2011
- Location
- Norway
- Age
- 37
- Posts
- 88
Sketch up is the way to go!
Google SketchUp
-
29th September 2011, 08:44 AM #5Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2011
- Location
- Ft. Myers, Fl
- Posts
- 84
Cad
G'day Y'all
Sketch up is a 3d modeling program. If you want a real 2D CAD program
go Free CAD software * for your DWG files: DraftSight - Dassault Systèmes
and download their free program,
Tutorials for Acad will apply also.
It runs in (UGG) Windows or Linux.
Regar ds
Joe<style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> Politicians are like diapers.
They need to be changed for the same reasons.
-
29th September 2011, 06:25 PM #6Novice
- Join Date
- Sep 2011
- Location
- Melbourne
- Posts
- 13
Here is a link to a tutorial that I found extreemly helpful for creating a side table in sketch up.
Google SketchUp
Regards,
Ryan
-
1st October 2011, 09:29 PM #7
This book on using Sketchup specifically for woodworking design should be very helpful: SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers (eBook) by Tim Killen - Woodworking - eBooks - Fine Woodworking Store . When I was designing furniture I used TurboCad, but it is fairly hard to learn, especially the 3-D features. If this book had been available at the time I would certainly have used Sketchup instead.
Rocker
-
7th October 2011, 02:37 PM #8Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2007
- Location
- Bundy
- Posts
- 65
in regards to CAD programs, if you want to use it in a future career, a lot of what sketchup does is not compatible with other CAD programs.
If you were looking at getting right into the CAD world, or forwarding your designs to drafting companies, look at a real product as they will save as DXF which are fairly compatible across the board.
in saying that, sketchup is simple, effective, can be accurate and very common. i have used it myself at home for simple designs and concepts where it is extremely quick to visualise, however, anything serious, i use AutoCAD, as it is a program i use every day for work and is extremely powerful.I forgot what i was taught, I only remember what I have learnt
-
7th October 2011, 03:01 PM #9Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Location
- Toowoomba, Qld, Australia
- Posts
- 184
Thanks for all the replies.
I took your advice and I had a look at Sketchup. I just did not like the look of the interface. In the end I went with Alibre. Everything is fairly easy, except for the assembly side of things. I got some great help on their forum and I got there in the end. It has a nice clean look and is quite logical. There is a 2012 version out soon. It is around $200. I am pleased with it and the help. I was tickled when I finished my first design - a balance bike. I build it this weekend. You have to persevere with it though. I gave up but went back to it. I'm glad I kept trying. The drawing result attached. I am not affiliated, I just like it. My first ever CAD drawing.
Mike
-
5th November 2011, 10:21 AM #10Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Location
- Toowoomba, Qld, Australia
- Posts
- 184
Still looking at CAD software. I am having a second look at Sketchup 8 and it is growing on me. Thank for your suggestions. I will give it a good go. There are so many tutorials out there for it and it does seem very popular for woodworking.
Mike John
Similar Threads
-
New ERP software ??
By gator3535 in forum Links to: WEB SITESReplies: 0Last Post: 27th July 2010, 11:59 AM -
Cad software
By TKF in forum CNC MachinesReplies: 2Last Post: 26th January 2010, 03:38 PM -
software
By Babytoolman in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 10Last Post: 28th July 2005, 12:43 PM -
CAD Software
By Jon in forum WOODWORK - GENERALReplies: 20Last Post: 8th July 2005, 06:40 PM