[Diy_efi] TurboCad, mech dwgs from ppl on this group ?
Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1 at gmail.com
Sat Aug 6 20:59:50 UTC 2005
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dh,
You may not need an evaluation copy of Varicad. Many things on Linux are=20
free. QCad, for instance, is.
Bobby
On 8/6/05, dh at busb.com <dh at busb.com> wrote:
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> My experience is that the interface to Autocad is much better for=20
> precision
> work where the input would be by keyboard instead of mouse. Three
> diminisional work is much simpler in Autocad, once you understand the
> principals of data entry in the Acad system.
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> Autocad light is not a 3-D system. So thousands are required for Acad in
> 3-D. Own an older version.
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> So, Bernd, where might one get a copy of VCAD for evaluation - especially=
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> a
> L copy?
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> dh
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernd Felsche" <bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] TurboCad, mech dwgs from ppl on this group ?
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> > On Monday 01 August 2005 21:58, Mike wrote:
> >
> > > Just about to try out Turbo Cad, and curious if people have any
> > > example drawings of EFI related projects they would be prepared
> > > to let me have a look at or discuss ?
> >
> > Give VariCAD a shot as well. I've been using it off and on for the
> > past 3 years, though not for EFI-related things. Exceedingly
> > negative spare time.
> >
> > 3D modelling is fairly intuitive. Interference checks, volumes, mass
> > and basic calculation such as for fasteners and beams are built in.
> > Though the latter could be better integrated.
> >
> > VariCAD's big advantage is that it runs on Linux (as well as the
> > unspoken thing).
> >
> > --
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dh,<br>
<br>
You may not need an evaluation copy of Varicad. Many things on Linux =
are free. QCad, for instance, is.<br>
<br>
Bobby<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 8/6/05, <b class=3D"gmail_=
sendername"><a href=3D"mailto:dh at busb.com">dh at busb.com</a></b> <<a href=
=3D"mailto:dh at busb.com">dh at busb.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin=
: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
My experience is that the interface to Autocad is much better for precision=
<br>work where the input would be by keyboard instead of mouse.&=
nbsp; Three<br>diminisional work is much simpler in Autocad, once you =
understand the<br>
principals of data entry in the Acad system.<br><br>Autocad light is not a =
3-D system. So thousands are required for Acad in<br>3-D. &=
nbsp;Own an older version.<br><br>So, Bernd, where might one get a copy of =
VCAD for evaluation - especially a
<br>L copy?<br><br>dh<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Be=
rnd Felsche" <<a href=3D"mailto:bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au">ber=
nie at innovative.iinet.net.au</a>><br>To: <<a href=3D"mailto:diy_efi at di=
y-efi.org">
diy_efi at diy-efi.org</a>><br>Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:11 AM<br>Su=
bject: Re: [Diy_efi] TurboCad, mech dwgs from ppl on this group ?<br><br><b=
r>> On Monday 01 August 2005 21:58, Mike wrote:<br>><br>> > Jus=
t about to try out Turbo Cad, and curious if people have any
<br>> > example drawings of EFI related projects they would be prepar=
ed<br>> > to let me have a look at or discuss ?<br>><br>> Give =
VariCAD a shot as well. I've been using it off and on for the<br>> past =
3 years, though not for EFI-related things. Exceedingly
<br>> negative spare time.<br>><br>> 3D modelling is fairly intuit=
ive. Interference checks, volumes, mass<br>> and basic calculation such =
as for fasteners and beams are built in.<br>> Though the latter could be=
better integrated.
<br>><br>> VariCAD's big advantage is that it runs on Linux (as well =
as the<br>> unspoken thing).<br>><br>> --<br>> /"\ Bernd F=
elsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia<br>> \ / &n=
bsp;ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus!
<br>> X against HTML mail =
| Copy me into your ~/.signature<br>> / \ and postings =
| to help me spread!<=
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