Check with a local architect. He has more or less the same problem and I am sure he can plot his files. Perhaps there is one just around your corner....
At 08:59 16-3-00 -0700, you wrote: -----Original Message/Oorspronkelijk bericht-------------- >Hi Steve: > >Glad you got the package, and thanks for all the compliments. I'm sure you >figured out that I'm much more of an artist and craftsman than a >mathematician and computer expert! > >You ask if I use delta Cad. Steve, if I could be granted one wish >pertaining to dialing, it would be to master Delta CAD and/or Turbo CAD. > >It was a bit frustrating hearing from Sarah Edmonson yesterday how beautiful >your Azimithal and Singleton drawings are when processed with Turbo Cad. I, >however, use a screen capture and print with an Epson stylus 1200 printer >that is able to print large 13" by 19" pages, then I enlarge by Xerox the >print to the sundial's final size (diameter: 40"). Needless-to-say, by >using the screen capture method, the drawing's final version has very >unacceptable stepped lines instead if nice smooth curves. To use this >flawed drawing, I will have to trace by hand the entire drawing, using a >french curve, to eliminate those annoying jagged little steps. > >I know many of us dialists, especially the dial makers, do NOT know how to >get a good printed hardcopy of the sundials we design using the various >sundial generator programs. I'm definitely one of them. Frankly, I don't >even know where to begin to teach myself CAD. I suppose I could enrole in >some college courses which teach CAD, but I find the prospect of returning >to school even worse! > >Meanwhile, I wish there was a way that I could send my files of a sundial >design to someone who does have CAD who could print a hard copies for me and >then send them back to me for a fee. Do you know of anybody out there who >might offer this CAD printing service? I'm sure there are many of us CAD >deprived dialists who would be interested if there were. > >CAD deprived, > >John > >Steve Lelievre wrote: >>On another matter, do you use DeltaCAD? If so, does the version support >>macros? It's just that I have converted my earlier programs to run as >>DeltaCAD macros, and tidied them up for publication. I would like to send >>them to you, if you have the capacity to use them. It will be some months >>before I will be ready to publish them as free standing programs, as I am >>waiting for Microsoft to release their new version of VisualBasic. I need it >>for professional reasons but I am sitting tight for now as I don't want to >>fork out over $600 US buying a version which is about to be superseded. My >>existing YaBasic programs simply aren't fit for publication, due to the >>nature of YaBasic itself. >> >>All the best, >> >>Steve >> >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thibaud Taudin-Chabot 52°18'19.85" North 04°51'09.45" East home email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (attachments max. 500kB; for larger attachments contact me first)
