On 24 Mar 00, at 9:53, Steve Irick wrote: > > I find this discussion very interesting, especially the tutorial on the > fabrication process. My impression is that everyone involved in this > discussion is an expert and thus would appreciate a suggestion. For > this I would need a 3D CAD model of a sundial, pedestal and all, in the > format of either STEP, IGES, ProE or IDEAS. This can be a model of your > greatest endeavor.
Why not looking for Solid-Edge? Thats a mid-range CAD programme from Unigraphics. See http://www.solid-edge.com [It's possible to obtain a free CD with full 2D and partial 3D] It's based on the Parasolid core, meaning you have a very fast learningcurve! The build-in tutorials are a great help. It's very easy to develop full 3D-models. It's possible to export your 3D-data to: PAR, STL, Parasolid, EMS, EAI, IGES and STEP. Solid Edge has 3 moduls: 3D modeling 2D Metal Sheet Assembly Greetings from Hendrik Desmet, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe http://user.online.be/~hdesmet/rar/ http://user.online.be/~hdesmet/rarmanual/ <<< DH/DSS key id: 0x0FE4EF7E RSA key id: 0xFD14799D >>>
