I currently have TC 7 and like Michael do not use it often enough to gain/maintain proficency with it.
For Mac users: Get a windows/pc emulator and run it under that ... a little slow but should work. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 15:59:30 -0700 (PDT) >From: Michael Wallis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [ERPS] CAD programs >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ERPS Main List) > >John Carmack wrote: > >> I have pretty much become a believer in the value of CAD, even at our scale >> of development. After getting a little more proficient at designing in it, >> and after accumulating a couple dozen drawings, I think we are getting real >> value from it. >> >> I am going to make an offer to ERPS that I think would benefit all of us. >> >> If ERPS is willing to sanction the attachment of CAD files on the mailing >> list, and endorse TurboCAD as the "official" CAD program, I would be >> willing to buy a half dozen or so copies for the primary contributors. > >I have a copy of TurboCAD (likely a rev or two old) and bought one for >Gene when he was doing ERPS stuff. TC is affordable and powerful >enough for our needs without being TOO terrible a learning curve. My >problem was that I didn't use it often enough to keep proficient. 8-( > >> I think we would all benefit by having more discussions with precise >> drawings instead of hand-waving text descriptions, and email attachments >> really are the most convenient way to do that. Most of the simple drawings >> I have been making are under 30k, so it isn't like sending huge mpg files >> around. > >An alternative would be to create a CAD directory with upload/download >options. CAD drawing could be posted there with msgs sent to the list >that include descriptions and the link. > >> There is a benefit to sharing common tools, especially among amateurs who >> aren't dedicating their lives to maximum proficiency with a tool set. I >> can't say I have done any comparison shopping, because I picked TC only >> because Russ and Phil were already using it, but it seems to do the job >> OK. CAD programs are probably like programming environments as far as >> preferences go, but if almost nobody at ERPS is using one at the moment, >> you might as well adopt a common one. > >Agreed. I think the major issue would be that Dan (who does most of >our machining) is a Mac person, not a PC user. And Dave M (our other >machinist) has drafting background and uses SolidWorks I think. I will >recommend TC, though, and encourage people to adopt it as Standard. > > Michael > >------------------------------------------------------------- --------- >Michael Wallis KF6SPF (408) 396-9037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Dr. Beverly Crusher: > "Now you be sure to dress warmly on those other plains of existence." >_______________________________________________ >ERPS-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
