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4th July 2012, 05:01 PM
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Help - AutoCAD
AutoCAD - just got a trial version of autocad 2007. How the hell do you use it?
Ive tried reading a guide and i can't work it out. Completely confaffled any tips or advice how to use it? Cheers Martin
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4th July 2012, 10:51 PM
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4th July 2012, 11:00 PM
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There is a subtle difference between CAD programs and Google Sketchup. CAD operates on exact measurements, (mathematical solids in 3D) whereas Sketchup operates on 3d meshes, that are inexact by definition. For example, in a CAD a sphere is recorded as an ideal sphere (center point + radius), whereas in Sketchup it is a surface made up of lots of little triangles. For some applications that is OK, for others not.
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4th July 2012, 11:15 PM
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4th July 2012, 11:28 PM
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Its cad i want to learn but as robo says its a complete head ****. Ive googled the commands, help, and advice and i still haven't got any idea although i managed to make a box but the box weren't the measurements. I just think that learning this might help me in the future when/if i get into fabricating
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4th July 2012, 11:36 PM
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When The Results Disagree With The Theory: Believe The Results And Invent A New Theory If I had two brains I,d still be a halfwit The cave http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/my...deshow/mancave The build http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=12669
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4th July 2012, 11:45 PM
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cheers bob. ill have a good look tomorrow when the brains all fresh because that stupid programs burnt me out
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5th July 2012, 09:44 AM
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There is also now an Open Source CAD Software which is 100% free (price and licence, as you trial version of Auto CAD will not last for ever). It is still in development, but with the last stable version, you can do a lot. There are also a lot of tutorials, video available on the net to start with it.
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...itle=Main_Page
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5th July 2012, 01:08 PM
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Good alternative for AutoCAD is DraftSigt from Dassault Systèmes. Requires only activation by e-mail. Can be downloaded from http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/overview/
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