I haven't tried them in several years, but I couldn't find a combination
of machines that they had that would produce the parts I needed. It was
really strange, you could drill and route, but not punch in a part (1/8"
aluminum). I tried for about a day to get a combination of machines that
would produce the part, but gave up. Haven't looked at it since.
Having said that, I can't remember what the shop drawings it produced
looked like, but if it produces dimensioned drawings, and that is all
you need, the price is right!
Peace.
Pat
Thusly spake Battmain, On 1/13/2009 6:46 PM:
> I've been toying with a free one from
>
> http://www.emachineshop.com/
>
> It is rather basic and I don't recall having to do so many
> steps with the autocad software I used to use in college,
> but it does do a rather nice 3-d drawing of all my
> screwups while I learn how to use it. ;p
>
> Brian
> battmain@yahoo.com
>
>
> --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
>> Subject: [Shop-talk] 3d drawing package needed
>> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
>> Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 10:29 PM
>> Howdy,
>>
>> I need a 3d drawing package to model things in. Its for
>> me, so psycho expensive stuff is out. I don't mind
>> spending some time learning to use it, but I also don't
>> want it to have to be something I do everyday or I can't
>> get anything done.
>>
>> I want to use it for stuff like:
>>
>> * Designing bookshelves that I want to be able to
>> "see".
>>
>> * Fabricating parts.
>>
>> * other crap I don't know about.
>>
> (snip)
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