Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-15 Thread Warwick Gaff
SolidWorks - again a student discount is available. Good luck. Regards, Chris. From: Paul Weaver pwea...@westnet.com.au Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:43:18 +0800 (WST) To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: CAD progs at TAFE? We

CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Paul Weaver
We have a daughter who may be doing an architectural drafting course at TAFE next year. Does anyone know what CAD progs they are using and can iMacs be in the picture? Cheers, Paul. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Christopher S
2009 14:43:18 +0800 (WST) To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: CAD progs at TAFE? We have a daughter who may be doing an architectural drafting course at TAFE next year. Does anyone know what CAD progs they are using and can iMacs be in the picture? Cheers, Paul

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Mervyn Giuliana Bond
I don't know what TAFE offers but a colleague of mine in the engineering business told me today that 'AutoCAD are now writing for Mac', if that is of any help. Merv We have a daughter who may be doing an architectural drafting course at TAFE next year. Does anyone know what CAD progs they

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Christopher S
. The product design people also use SolidWorks - again a student discount is available. From: Paul Weaver pwea...@westnet.com.au Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:43:18 +0800 (WST) To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: CAD progs at TAFE? We

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread j...@iinet.net.au
Paul, Leederville uses AutoCad. There is a student version which is available. details can be obtained from college dept. Bad news is it wont run on the imac. It will run on a Macbook Pro under windows. Suggest if interested look at the new Mac book pro 13 John Hatch On Tue Jun 9 14:43 ,

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Stuart Breden
Hi Paul Try 3D Home Architect http://www.3dhaonline.com/ Your daughter can borrow my copy provided she help me use. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 09/06/2009, at 2:43 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: We have a daughter who

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Paul Weaver
Thank you for all the useful advice so far. Plenty of Mac CAD options. What drove this question was that we can take advantage of the ATO's 50 percent Education Tax Refund if we make a parental decision on a new computer before the end of the month. We are thinking a new 24 inch iMac for

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread j...@iinet.net.au
Paul, Be careful. If you are enrolling at Central to do the drafting course at Leederville then they will only being using AutoCad and will need to read autocad files. Trust me I work here john On Tue Jun 9 20:03 , Paul Weaver pwea...@westnet.com.au sent: Thank you for all the useful advice

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Paul, would it not be safer to have run Windows on the iMac and have AutoCAD run under that? TAFE are not very Mac friendly, and if there are transfer problems, they may not be able to help your daughter. cheers, Susan. On 09/06/2009, at 8:30 PM, j...@iinet.net.au wrote: Paul, Be

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Philippe Chaperon
Hi Paul and all, I tend to agree with Susan. My nephew studied Architecture at UWA and used AutoCad on his iMac under Windows for the last 3 years or so of his degree. That may not be the ideal solution for Mac users, but I understand that most draftmen (draftpeople??) use Windows and almost all

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread RJDart
Morning, Unfortunately Windows using AutoCad is the weapon of choice. There are many programs that can open Autocad files and a lot within OS X, depends on what one is trying to achieve. But, all Intel based Macs can run Windows comfortably with AutoCad. Students can download a free usable

Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

2009-06-09 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 09/06/2009, at 8:36 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Paul, would it not be safer to have run Windows on the iMac and have AutoCAD run under that? TAFE are not very Mac friendly, and if there are transfer problems, they may not be able to help your daughter. cheers, Susan. It's not quite