Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 1046

Fred Smith wrote:

I am concerned that those getting advice don't always understand the
background of the advisor & maybe
it would help in some cases if people would describe a little about the
kinds of parts that given kinds of
approaches are suggested for.

As an example sometimes Rhino is suggested as a great Cad system. It is ,
provided
that you want to make swoopy, nurbs surfaces. It is however not that great
if you want
to make simple 2 axis CAD drawings of parts with edges. The free
Intellicad may do a
better job in this case.

[Intellicad better than Rhino? Say what? What were you trying to do that
Rhino couldn't handle? I've been working on this very thing, trying to see
what Vector can (and can't) do, and Rhino seems to do just fine at making
simple 2d, square-edged forms, although this is admittedly not an ability
that sets it apart from the crowd. Maybe if you told us what your specific
problem was, there would be an equally simple solution. In the meantime, if
you promise not to badmouth Rhino around here any more, I will forbear from
venting about Vector in this forum- although I've been cursing it plenty
under my breath lately...]

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