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Posted by Oliver Clotheshoffe
 - August 17, 2022, 09:16:48 PM
Quote from: "Just Joe" post_id=471447 time=1660774924


By any chance do you know of some cheaper more affordable CAD alternatives...






There's FreeCad but I've never tried it - https://www.freecadweb.org/">https://www.freecadweb.org/





Blender has a learning curve but I've done some precision modeling on it - https://www.blender.org/">https://www.blender.org/



https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=caliper+precision+in+blender">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... in+blender">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=caliper+precision+in+blender





I never pay for software, I always look for a free alternative. Good luck!
Posted by Anonymous
 - August 17, 2022, 06:22:04 PM
Quote from: "Oliver Clotheshoffe" post_id=471419 time=1660764028 user_id=3349I've been doing CadCam for about twenty five years now using various programs in various shops. Right now I'm using AlphaCAM which is okay, it gets the job done but has trouble using 3d models and solids. It's no MasterCam for sure. I would love to get my hands on SolidWorks but it's way too expensive.


....that's the way it is with all these high end cad programs now. I feel the same way too.



They want $2-3000 USD for Vectorworks, $3-4000 for Solidworks or Bentley Microstation. $10,000 for Siemens NX, a similar amount for CATIA software.



Like ya say At some point ya gotta wonder if it's worth it at a certain stage in your life. $2-5000 can buy ya lot among other things a new PC,  a nice still or video camera....all for about the same price! Even A decent 2ND hand car. Only those tings you can keep & if you buy rite can possibly last ya 10 years or more.



By any chance do you know of some cheaper more affordable CAD alternatives, OlliE? I'M interested in getting 1 but I just don't wanna pay that much. Other thing is AutoCAD and REVIT command 90% of the CAD market so other than Solidworks which appears to be the industry standard for mechanical the rest of the CAD apps are niche players such as Vectorworks. For that reason if they are asking 3-4 grand for their products that's way too much.



 I don't see the point spending thousands of dollars on a CAD software that will be obsolete within 5 years sometimes as little as 2 or 3. There's even some nice high end graphics or vfx software which is cheaper and possibly has a longer shelf life than some of these ultra expensive CAD programs
Posted by Oliver Clotheshoffe
 - August 17, 2022, 03:20:28 PM
I would never go back to using a board, what would take two hours on a board takes five minutes on a computer. My first CAD program was an old shareware program (remember shareware?) called DanCad which is still around I think. My first AutoCAD program was version 10 from back in the DOS days. I still remember it - sit down at my 286 (after I spent 300 bucks buying a math co-processor so I could run the thing), set up the drawing, hit render, go see a movie and if I was lucky the render was done by the time I got back. Ah, the good old days :)



I've been doing CadCam for about twenty five years now using various programs in various shops. Right now I'm using AlphaCAM which is okay, it gets the job done but has trouble using 3d models and solids. It's no MasterCam for sure. I would love to get my hands on SolidWorks but it's way too expensive.



But anyway that's all winding down, I'll probably be retiring this year so I'll pass the torch to the next generation. That is if they can tear themselves away from TikTok long enough to learn something but I'm not holding my breath.
Posted by Anonymous
 - August 17, 2022, 02:13:47 PM
Shalom, goyim! I am here to pass on a message from CC....



She is currently recovering in hospital after slipping and falling from a ladder at our local synagogue, while attempting to hang a Star of David flag.



No bones were broken, but she has a few cuts and bruises, along with a sprained ankle.



Any well wishes or financial donations towards her recovery would be greatly appreciated!



Feel free to wire me the funds and I will be sure to pass them on to her directly.
Posted by Anonymous
 - August 17, 2022, 01:57:57 PM
Quote from: "Oliver Clotheshoffe" post_id=471407 time=1660757637 user_id=3349
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....so you're a draftsman, technologist or engineer?



Which did you like better?



The new method?



The old way using a board?



Or a bit of both?



Which cad software's did/do you use?
Posted by Oliver Clotheshoffe
 - August 17, 2022, 01:33:57 PM
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Posted by Anonymous
 - August 17, 2022, 07:28:17 AM
cc, hasn't been posting for a while.
Posted by Anonymous
 - August 17, 2022, 07:12:07 AM
....and REVIT too.



Caint see I enjoyed it much tho.



I passed the course but its a bit too techie & overkill fer me.



Could post some pics of stuff I did in it ifya like.



Back in the day we used a pencil sharpener & a straight edge ta git the job done.



Frankly I'm glad I learned the old way & learned ta do it by hand tho I suppose it's good to know the new way.



But A Lotta buildings look ugly now cuz they look like they were designed with REVIT.



But maybe you know better since yer the expert, eh.