MadModder
The Shop => Electronics & IC Programing => Topic started by: stovebolt on September 18, 2013, 05:03:12 PM
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Saw this on Hack a day, thought I'd pass it along, not an area I know much about.
http://www.designspark.com/page/mechanical
Cheers,
Jim
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In order to use the software you must set up an account which requires more personal info than I care to supply since I would only use it as a hobbyist. You don't discover that requirement until AFTER you have downloaded and installed the program.
Joe
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Saw this on Hack a day, thought I'd pass it along, not an area I know much about.
http://www.designspark.com/page/mechanical
Cheers,
Jim
I downloaded and registered the package.
I've just spent a few hours playing with it and, although it has some nice features, there are too many features missing to make it any use for me.
I tried to model a loco wheel (see photo) but gave up trying to radius the corners of the spokes as some refused point blank to accept a rad and getting the rads the same was troublesome!
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10017/Wheel_DesignSpark_zpsd262b200.jpg)
There is no function for doing either linear or polar arrays (that I could find) so doing the cutouts to make the spokes was much more difficult than it should have been.
I'll uninstall and wait for a more sophisticated version.
I notice there's also free PCB design software.
Phil.
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Phil,
Have you tried or looked at FreeCAD
http://www.freecadweb.org/
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DaveH
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Phil,
Have you tried or looked at FreeCAD
http://www.freecadweb.org/
:beer:
DaveH
Dave,
I'm just looking at it - First impressions are that it's not very intuitive. I always try to draw without reading any tutorials or help files and with this package it's not easy.
I do already have a paid for 3d CAD package which is OK but not perfect.
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Phil.
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Phil,
I have to say I didn't seem to find any 3d package very intuitive - but that of course is just me. :bang:
I did settle on Alibre - mainly because of the training videos (they made it look easy :lol:) and at the end of the day the cost.
What 3d do you use ?
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DaveH
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Phil,
I have to say I didn't seem to find any 3d package very intuitive - but that of course is just me. :bang:
I did settle on Alibre - mainly because of the training videos (they made it look easy :lol:) and at the end of the day the cost.
What 3d do you use ?
:beer:
DaveH
Hi Dave,
I use ViaCad 2d/3d which I bought last year. Before I retired I had Inventor and years before that I used Medusa.
All of the drawings I do now are for me to make things for myself and the vast majority I do in 2d. I use Autocad 2005 for 2d because I've used it for donkeys years and can rattle drawings off very quickly. 3d is really only a novelty for me nowadays.
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Phil.