On Sun, 21 Jul 2002 23:56:31 -0700, "Sander Pool"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> But (and forgive me while I show my ignorance, but I have an
>> untested assumption here) doesn't a CAD part have to be built for the
>> CAD work to be useful?
>
>I don't understand that statement.
It wasn't a statement; it was a question, asking confirmation of an
assumption. You refute the assumption. :-)
>Are pen or pencil drawings only useful if
>the part is built? Of course not. CAD is simply a way to document and
>design. In concept no different than pen/paper. A CAD drawing can help
>determine if a part should be built at all. For my uw-housing design I first
>made a model of my camcorder with all it's associated parts (monitor,
>battery pack etc.). Using that I could measure how large my case would have
>to be. I could easily move things around and see how it affected other
>components. I suppose I could have simply started building but I'm glad I
>planned properly and built only once.
I'm coming to the opinion that CAD would be handy...if it met Dave M's
requirements.
-R
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but only the beginning."
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