Re: Software advise needed

Thanks so much, Jerry!

I had the luck that a German computer magazine had a full version of
PaintShop Pro 5 for only $5 on their CD-Rom. This program was
sufficient to realize what I had in mind.

Thanks again

Harry

> One program that could do your job is CadRail, a design program

aimed at

> designing model railroad layouts. With it you can:
>
> 1. Import a picture
> 2. Easily draw arcs,circles and straight lines
>
> Cadrail costs around $100 USD. Their demo is next to useless for

your

> application.
>
> Another is Paintshop Pro from Jasc Software.
>
> You can load a picture and then set up a vector layer that you draw

circles

> and arcs on.
>
> Also costs about $100 USD, but the demo on their web site is full

featued,

> but time limited. You might want to look at this one first.
>
> Intellicad 2001
>
> This is a full featured CAD program available with no time limits,

etc. for

> the price of a download. Several companies offer this program.

Since you're

> in Europe, Atlas out of UK may be your best bet for a download:
>
> http://www.atlascomputers.ie/download.htm
>
> Cadrail is the easiest to learn. Intellicad is the most powerful.
>
> -- Jerry
>
>
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: oldh@m... [mailto:oldh@m...]
> | Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:35 AM
> | To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> | Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Software advise needed
> |
> |
> | Hi all!
> |
> | Hope you don't mind me asking the following question (I had no

time

> | reading through the archives yet):
> |
> | I need to draw a sketch of a music instrument, that I want to get
> | build (me in Germany, Starrlabs in San Diego/USA). An easy

software

> | is needed on a not much more than one-time-only basis that allows

me

> | to draw lines & circles and shows me the exact length I am

drawing in

> | cm/mm or (less good) inch. Cool would be to be able to write

numbers

> | into the sketch to have the length/size written down in the

drawing

> | as well (like one usually does on real paper). Is there such a
> | program available as Freeware, that allows me to save

the "picture"

> | as jpeg or pdf. file? Do I need a special hardware drwaing tool

for

> | doing this (you know: a wireless pencil or something?)?
> |
> | Best would be a program that allows me to take a photopgraphy

found

> | on the webpage of Starrlabs and translates the "seen" dimensions

into

> | more large & more dimensional, allows me to circle the view and

to do

> | a cut & paste job (cutting a joystick here, putting it there),

but I

> | believe this is just wishful thinking...
> |
> | Thanks a lot in advance for any help
> |
> | Harry
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