AutoCAD is the standard in Civil Eng, I can see the hate towards it for 3D modelling but for simple 2D it's adequate. I still don't like it, as I like to see things in 3D, especially for hydraulic design (can import and export DXF files from modelling software but still limited) but that's the name of the game. Just have to use what is accepted in the industry.
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I'm having flash backs to high school of tolerance errors, zip drives, and trying to use the chrome surface finish and crashing the computer....I did make an entire skateboard though. Is it that hard to draw a rectangle, add an arch on each side, and then extrude the whole drawing? Damn I must have forgotten a lot!
*Edit* No hate. After 10 years of never using it again it seems I might have forgotten a few things.Comment
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Thanks guys.
I wasn't sure using the fillet command would give the correct radius. As I'm drawing up an image from blue prints but it doesn't specify a radius. Guess its not important so long as the inner and outer dimensions between the bends are correct.
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With regards to Solidworks my aim is to get there but I'm still learning in AutoCAD.
How similar are the user interfaces and commands between Solid Works and AutoCAD?Comment
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It's an easy learning curve to go from AutoCAD to Solidworks. But nothing really operates the same way.Originally posted by SA E30 View Post
I got bored a couple days ago and my brother told me to draw up some blueprints for an E30 tow hitch. Nothing spectacular here. Pretty basic stuff.
Made this for someone on here a couple months ago.
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Looking good. (Another SolidWorks junkie checking in)1991 318i SOLD
2003 325i SOLD
Racecars and stuff.Comment
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Maya program is also an awesome program. It allows you to animate and generate borders and restrictions. So if you want to see how your suspension system will react to certain forces, that's the way to go.Originally posted by Wh33lhopComment
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