I've been looking for cheap and easy to use CAD software without much luck. Just enough to make line drawings and such. Anybody got any suggestions?...
If all you want is lines and simple shapes, both Windows and Mac OS have come with simple graphics programs forever. Windows has "MS Draw" but I don't know...
... Alibre.com has a free version of its CAD program. I have not tried it yet but the guy at modelenginenews.org says good things about it. It's free, so you...
... Alibre.com has a free version. It starts out as the Pro version and after 30 days it reverts to the free version. I have not tried it yet but the guy at...
I've tried Alibre CAD a bit. The 3-D modeling features are reasonably good, and it's very easy to learn. It's not as powerful as SolidWorks or other big-name...
I just received the April issue of Desktop Engineering, and there's a news article about "DoubleCAD XT" being released by IMSI. DoubleCAD XT is free, and it's...
Chris, Thanks for the reference to DoubleCAD XT. I have downloaded it and will give it a whirl. As always, I look forward to seeing you on the contest field....
Take good look at Google Sketchup... Free, lots of good tutorials on using it, and amazingly simple up front and powerful as you get into it. Drawing...
Here's a good resource for reviews of free cad and other engineering software... http://www.freebyte.com/cad/ (replying to my own post- tsk tsk tsk...)...
Thanks to all for your input. I've settled on Doublecad XT and Alibre. Now all I gotta do is figure out how to use them! Last time I made a mechanical...
For those that get all three lists, I apoligize, I felt that all should see the post. The official comments received have been posted on the NAR homepage...
Yeah, I have seen this before. Would be a good jersey for my MS150 team, The Rocketbikers. Anyway I want one. John Buckley ... John Buckley Team in Training...
That’s cool, but $70? And I thought our hobby was expensive! - Jack Jack Hagerty, ARA Press http://www.arapress.com Prepare for the arrival of "The Saucer...
That's a pretty big stretch for ON TOPIC. Just because the shirt has a similar color pattern to a Saturn rocket, I don't think that makes it worth posting...
Actually, $70 for a custom jersey like that is about what they go for. I have paid more than that for jerseys. Of course, then there's the shorts, the shoes,...
Rob, It is on-topic because it deals with "apparel"for scale rocketeers, suitable for wear on the field during scale competition and probably helpful in ...
John, Actually, you could use all of that gear to chase and recover your model, so you are still on-topic. It just pertains to "flight operations" and not ...
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Brutal! I thought it was kinda funny! And on-topic in a fairly peripheral sort of way. :) Roy nar12605 ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dang, I thought it was kind of cool. I am thinking of buying the complete matching set....jersey, shorts, socks, AND water bottle. A few of my friends might...
... From: Roy Green To: scaleroc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [Scaleroc] Re: ON-TOPIC - APPAREL FOR THE SCALE ROCKETEER !...
But, I plan to use them all! John Buckley ... John Buckley Team in Training Alumnus 100 mile bike ride for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society America's Most...
Agree - brutal, Bunny! I thought it was fun find by Dave. Geez, maybe I should buy a Saturn outfit and build a peanut scale Saturn for NARAM-51. Of course,...
Chris, Don't you know that Scale has nothing to do with "fun" ? LOL ! Dave Fitch *********************************************************************** In a...
