Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: the great CAD debate

I haven't tried it but I'm sure I could generate a hull model by entering
offset co-ordinates, connecting a few dots and generating a sweep using my
Rhino program. I've done some 3D work on firearms by entering co-ordinates.

Smoke

-----Original Message-----
From: Fitch R. Williams <frwillia@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: the great CAD debate

>On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:08:17 -0400, ron ginger <ronginger@...>
>wrote:
>
>>I am something of a CAD juinkie- Ive bought several of the low end
>>packages, as well as both Bobcad and Vector.
>
>Hi ... My name is Fitch and I'm a CADaholic.
>
>I have BobCAD/CAM, VectorCAD/CAM, and of course IntelliCAD, and every
>free 3D demo I can fine, the free version of Solid Edge (not installed
>yet). I think some of the Demo's have expired and I haven't even
>loaded them yet. I've downloaded the Rhino Demo twice, including the
>manual, but haven't installed it once yet. Sigh ...
>
>Now that I have The Animal sitting in the garage I have had to force
>myself to stay with just Bob and Vector for a while. Parts to make
>donchaknow.
>
>Tiph has the student version of MicroStation Designer - she used it to
>make a topographic map of our lot here as part of her senior project -
>and all the other drawings she had to do at Cal Poly. She likes it a
>lot better than AutoCAD (which she used in a summer job). I mention
>it because it would do a wonderful job of plotting water lines on a 3D
>hull model from offsets. That is essentially what it did for the lot
>here based on the Theodolite data. She used to have it on this
>machine but now that she is home for the summer, and leaving in a
>couple of weeks for Notre Dame, I have un installed it (first step in
>the 10 step program is to un install at least one package?).
>
>Fitch
>In So. Cal.
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