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Offline Jon_WayneTopic starter

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« on: March 16, 2007, 08:05:11 PM »
Anybody know where i can get some free or relatively inexpensive CAD software?

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Re: CAD
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2007, 08:09:23 PM »
gogle sketchup, but it isn't advanced. if you want advanced stuff and this isn't for a business, then solidworks student edition.
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Re: CAD
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2007, 08:21:46 PM »
thanks for the advice but google sketchup is not quite what i was looking for, id like to be able to input values instead of guessing with a mouse. ill take a look at solidworks though, eventhough i think that still like 80 bucks for the student edition.

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Re: CAD
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2007, 09:28:21 PM »
$80 is a bargain.  The full commercial version of Solidworks costs $6000 plus $1000+ per year (we let the renewal license lapse, so I think it will cost $2000 to start getting updates again)
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Re: CAD
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2007, 10:09:04 PM »
in google sketchup you can input specific values.
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Re: CAD
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2007, 08:46:01 AM »
How do you input the values? I've been playing around with it a bit but never really figured that out..
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Re: CAD
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2007, 09:51:06 AM »
as soon as you draw a square or w/e just start typing numbers. '-means ft "-means inches
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