Steve Lelievre contributed: >Subject: Re: DeltaCad vs. TurboCad >Sent: 21/3/20 12:53 am >Received: 22/3/00 2:37 pm >From: Steve Lelievre, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: John Carmichael, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: Sundial mailing list, [email protected] > >John wrote: >> Which is better, DeltaCad or TurboCad? What's the difference? > >I can't comment on the differences as I have only used DeltaCad.
I have only passing experience of CAD programs viz. a bemused foray into AutoCad with its 'dongle'-equipped licenced users and its 5 inch thick handbook many years ago whereas every line I put on paper nowadays is via one of three vector drawing programs with Adobe 'Illustrator 8' as current favourite. As with all new software there is a pain barrier but it is quickly overcome and then the near-miraculous becomes commonplace with lines, curves, geometrical and free shapes and text endlessly rotateable, shrinkable, skewable or pastable onto any predetermined surface or abject. Who would attempt roman numerals with curved serifs, graduated in size and 'skew' between a pair of off-centre ellipses by hand and eye? With 'Illustrator' it was a breeze. I'm trying to think of something it can't do in 2D but without much success. >From a sundialling viewpoint there must be something in CAD programs that I've missed - probably the 'hard sums'! Or perhaps its a desire for self-inflicted pain? :-) Tony (resident dysnumerate) Moss
