I took a 1 semester votec coarse to learn autocad and like ben I like it. You can use it for patterns for buildings and for layout design. It saves construction time and materials. I used it for home renovations and construction projects before I became a model railroader. Like Ben I wished I had used eased curves, never heard of them until after I redid my bench work (third and final time) An advanteage to AutoCAD or an other major engineering program is that anyone in industry can turn your drawings into something. ie laser cutting, cnc machining, or cnc woodworking. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bentrous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:15 AM Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Re: S Scale Module and CAD Question
> > > Paul, > I used AutoCAD. It was a little labor intensive, but allowed me to > custom fit/build turnouts where I needed and wanted them rather than > confine myself to fixed numbers. My only regret is that I didn't try > to do easements, which is harder to do than fixed radii curves. > Ben Trousdale > > > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hello, >> Has anyone out there ever used a CAD or computer-assisted > design program >> to plan an S scale pike? I'm interested in the common, >> commercially-available programs? >> Has anyone ever used a composite door - the 30" x 80" version > to build >> an S-scale module. If so, what did you use for legs? Again, I'm > interested >> in using commercially available materials (e.g., those available > thru Home >> Depot). >> There have been a spate of articles on both subjects in Model >> Railroading and similiar magazines. I'm interested, though, in S > scalers experience. >> I'm thinking with the doors that the 30" width would allow for > use of >> either AM or SHS track with the "corners/curves" disgused. >> Welcome comments. >> Paul Schilling >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to > reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail > software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you > on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. > > Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, > view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
