Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-28 Thread peter
I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-28 Thread Bruce Ryan
I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. Thanks! Looks very cool to this non-draftsman - I've forwarded the link to my dad. cheers Bruce -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-28 Thread JohnV
Sketchup is indeed used in many many MANY real-world-work situations for cross-platform design work, On Mar 28, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Bruce Ryan wrote: I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. Thanks! Looks very cool to

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-27 Thread ROBERT H . BAUCOM
You Didn't mention what OS he is using… tsk, tsk. Since it's a G3 I would recommend Super Paint … I used it for years until My G3 Quicksilver and OS10.4.8. Really miss it at times. I could use it for nearly anything. ver. 3.0 http://tidbits.com/article/3174 ver. 3.5

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-27 Thread Bruce Ryan
Thanks Robert - the only G3 in our family is my ever-loving Pismo web server. The machine my dad is using is a brand-new mac mini (base model) running the latest version of Mountain Lion cheers Bruce On 27 Mar 2013, at 15:55, ROBERT H. BAUCOM rbt...@owc.net wrote: You Didn't mention what OS

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-27 Thread Brian Fuelleman
or change elements in the artwork, re-scaling, etc., at a later date. From: ROBERT H. BAUCOM rbt...@owc.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:55 AM Subject: Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3 You Didn't mention what OS he is using

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-27 Thread Bruce Ryan
on trying to manipulate or change elements in the artwork, re-scaling, etc., at a later date. From: ROBERT H. BAUCOM rbt...@owc.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:55 AM Subject: Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3 You Didn't mention what OS he is using… tsk

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 27, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Bruce Ryan bruce.r...@me.com wrote: Hi folks I'm sticking with Illustrator CS3 for my dad because 1) I've got it (In fact it's superfluous - I work in CS5 and CS5.5) 2) He's an engineer and draftsman, so needs a vector package to enable very fine-grained

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-26 Thread DBS-Designs by Skip
And there is always youtube video's as well as iTune training Skip -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 26, 2013, at 5:41 AM, DBS-Designs by Skip i...@designsbyskip.com wrote: And there is always youtube video's as well as iTune training Also Lynda.com is an excellent resource. It costs $ but there's a 7-day trial available. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-26 Thread Bruce Ryan
Skip, Bruce J Many thanks indeed - ideas forwarded Bruce R -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our

Fwd: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-25 Thread Bruce Ryan
Hi folks I've just set my dad up with a base-model mac mini after years of supporting his ancient XP box. He's used to Autosketch for technical drawing, but this doesn't work on the mac - even the wonderful Crossover turns up its nose. So I've given him my copy of Creative Suite 3 so he can

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-25 Thread Fabian Fang
On Mar 25, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Bruce Ryan wrote: I've just set my dad up with a base-model mac mini after years of supporting his ancient XP box. He's used to Autosketch for technical drawing, but this doesn't work on the mac - even the wonderful Crossover turns up its nose. So I've given

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-25 Thread glen
___ From: Fabian Fang f...@mac.com So can anyone recommend a good guide/teach yourself Illustrator book? I don't think it will matter if it's from as far back as V5 (I recall the manual for V5 having a good teaching session, and I don't see that any of the

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-25 Thread Bruce Ryan
Fabian, Glen http://www.amazon.com/Illustrator-Windows-Macintosh-Elaine-Weinmann/dp/0321510453/ref=sr_1_2?s=booksie=UTF8qid=1364233558sr=1-2keywords=illustrator+cs3+books It is a good book. You can still buy a brand new copy for as little as $3.37 (plus shipping) from an Amazon Marketplace.

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Christmas
G'day Bruce. As an aside, have you set up a screen sharing link with both Macs, so you can show your parents what to do? Skype makes it easy, but you do need reasonably fast links. Skype suggest 300 KBs. I find screen sharing invaluable, even from a few kilometers away. Regards Santa On

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-25 Thread Bruce Ryan
Hi Santa As an aside, have you set up a screen sharing link with both Macs, so you can show your parents what to do? Skype makes it easy, but you do need reasonably fast links. Skype suggest 300 KBs. I find screen sharing invaluable, even from a few kilometers away. Agreed - and