Re: Rhino, Was:vector's learning curve

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Chris L <datac@l...> wrote:

>
>
> stevenson_engineers wrote: (snip)
>
> > What can be more productive when needing to draw a keyway or slot
>8mm
> > wide and 30mm long in the vertical plane than to enter the
>following
> > on the command line:-
> > SL,8,30,90 <enter>
>
> I believe Fred and Vector would say Click "Rectangle" type "30"
>tab "8" Enter.
> If Vector had a key command for "rectangle" you'd save a "click".
>

That will only get you a rectangle. When I said keyway I meant one
with 1/2 round ends to it without having to draw any circles or arcs.
If you want rectangle that even easier.
B,8,30
The B stands for box 8 and 30 are obvious.
Your example above uses mouse, right hand to type, lefthand to tab
and right hand to type again.
We could go on again about this all day but it's just personal
preferance.
A few years ago I was laid up after an operation. To stop getting
bored I took on the conversion from paper to CAD drawings for a local
firm. There were three of us. Their own guy, a hired temp guy and
myself. We got paid per drawing. I know who earnt the most, in fact
it was a solid little earner and I got offered a job from that.
It's not also as one poster said "We paid a lot of money for it so it
has to work" For [1] I haven't paid a lot, and for [2] you can still
use the same commands you have quoted above. Having a command line is
extra to the program. All a command line is, is a way to enter macros
and most programs make a fuss that they can handle macros.

John S.

> For me, typing the stupid comma in between commands usually ends up

a period or a half dozen other wrong keys

> I do ok with number keys, and I can find those keys like "tab" on

the edges of the board pretty easily !

>
> Hope all is well with U these days.
>
> Chris L
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