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Thread: What CAD do you use
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25th June 2013, 11:11 PM #1
What CAD do you use
I thought i would ask what CAD are people using
and more important , what do you think of your CAD
i use TurboCADpro16platnum , a few years back i got it for AU$300 so i would say the lower side of the cost range
i guess we will have to draw some thing with screen shots too comparehow come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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25th June 2013, 11:18 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I bought a copy of Alibre a few years back when they had a special. Not too bad although I haven't used it a lot.
I'm currently trying out Draftsight as it's a freebie and runs on Linux.
Most use these days is for designing stuff for creation on a 3D printer.
Although not really CAD, Sketchup gets a bit of use for woodworking projects.Geoff
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26th June 2013, 12:16 AM #3
what sort of tools do they have ?
?/ a simple " Loft "
i drew a square and circle the same size , and raised the circle 40mm
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then click the loft tool , select both "objects " and click finish
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and it joins them in the shortest way and makes a solid
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and the 3D render , you can also add twist , to it , but thats the basic tool
if the circle was smaller or bigger than the square it wouldnt have those triangles on the sideshow come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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26th June 2013, 12:33 AM #4
the revolve tool is pritty cool
draw an odd 2D shape by adding a heap of 2D objects together , and a center line ,
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click on the revolve tool , select the 2d object , then define the center of rotation with 2 clicks , (bottom of the page gives you instructions on how to use these tools
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and it spins that shape around the center line
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and the rendered objecthow come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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26th June 2013, 01:06 AM #5
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26th June 2013, 09:29 PM #6
with the surface meshes
you drag and drop a mesh down
tell it how many X and Y grids you want , and there sizes
and it draws a "mesh "
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using the " edit tool " ( the arrow in the tool box has changed ) you can lock any axis , and drag and drop / type in any height you want
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with a bit of planing the mesh can draw stuff that is impossible to draw , like a violin body mold
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a lot of work drawing that ,
violin HDPE mould.jpghow come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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26th June 2013, 09:42 PM #7
the Cog add on , works well
just fill in the tooth number , pitch , and few others that change the shapes of the teeth , and you get a cog out line
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a simple extrude makes it 3D
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and with a bit of planing
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is possiblehow come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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2nd July 2013, 12:13 PM #8Member
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AutoCAD for most stuff (free from work) Been using it for about 15 years, and find it to be the most powerful and customizable 2D CAD package out there. It's also very capable at most 3D work. Extremely stable as well.
Lightwave. Excellent 3D polygon modeler. Because it's an animation and modeling package, you can do some incredible things with it. It's not cheap, though, and I currently can't afford to upgrade my older copy.
Aspire. Some things are very easy to do in Aspire. Not really used for CAD, but to get end results at the machine used in combination with the above programs.
Here's the new router I'm slowly working on in AutoCAD.
Spindles.jpgGerry