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Electric Comet

15/10/2017 10:07 AM

cad for shop layout

there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout


every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
me hesitant


but this program has a command line so it is super easy to create a block
for each piece of equipment and then use those blocks on the master
floor plan

rec
0,0
24,36


now you have a rectangle and can then add text with just a couple clicks
save it to library/shop directory and librecad will see it


i probably could have done things by using scaling rather than dimensions
but that will have to wait for next time











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DerbyDad03

in reply to Electric Comet on 15/10/2017 10:07 AM

18/11/2017 10:02 AM

On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 1:31:00 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote in news:ounj63$1c4$2
> @dont-email.me:
>
> > On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 05:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
> > [email protected] wrote:
> >
> >> Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes
> >> footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
> >> http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner
> >
> > own exactly one grizzly tool
> >
> > but that is a good offering from them
> >
> > scale cutouts work well too
>
> A Grizzly table saw is not likely to be too different than a Ridgid in
> size.

As a blanket statement, that's not true.

Ridgid has a very limited selection of table saws, while Grizzly has numerous models, some requiring some interesting floor space.

http://www.grizzly.com/tablesaws?page=1


> A Jet Bandsaw is likely to be almost exactly the same size as a
> Delta or a Grizzly.
>
> The tool is useful even if you don't own their tools.
>

I agree with both of those statements. ;-)

b

in reply to Electric Comet on 15/10/2017 10:07 AM

16/10/2017 5:50 AM

On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 7:19:22 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
> On 10/15/2017 4:52 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:07:10 -0700, Electric Comet
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
> >> shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout
> >
> > I use Sketchup for pretty much everything. I had to try to get across
> > some ideas for the mechanical package for a product I'm doing at work.
> > We didn't have an ME assigned to the project, yet, so I made the
> > drawings in Sketchup, just to get the idea across.
> >
> >> every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
> >> me hesitant
>
> I'm certain that the learning curve will be tough for him on most
> anything. He can't punctuate, he probably does not have the ability to
> learn.

Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to Electric Comet on 15/10/2017 10:07 AM

18/11/2017 7:01 AM

Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote in news:ounj63$1c4$2
@dont-email.me:

> On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 05:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes
>> footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
>> http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner
>
> own exactly one grizzly tool
>
> but that is a good offering from them
>
> scale cutouts work well too

A Grizzly table saw is not likely to be too different than a Ridgid in
size. A Jet Bandsaw is likely to be almost exactly the same size as a
Delta or a Grizzly.

The tool is useful even if you don't own their tools.

Puckdropper
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Ll

Leon

in reply to Electric Comet on 15/10/2017 10:07 AM

15/10/2017 6:19 PM

On 10/15/2017 4:52 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:07:10 -0700, Electric Comet
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
>> shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout
>
> I use Sketchup for pretty much everything. I had to try to get across
> some ideas for the mechanical package for a product I'm doing at work.
> We didn't have an ME assigned to the project, yet, so I made the
> drawings in Sketchup, just to get the idea across.
>
>> every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
>> me hesitant

I'm certain that the learning curve will be tough for him on most
anything. He can't punctuate, he probably does not have the ability to
learn.

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 15/10/2017 10:07 AM

15/10/2017 5:52 PM

On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:07:10 -0700, Electric Comet
<[email protected]> wrote:

>there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
>shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout

I use Sketchup for pretty much everything. I had to try to get across
some ideas for the mechanical package for a product I'm doing at work.
We didn't have an ME assigned to the project, yet, so I made the
drawings in Sketchup, just to get the idea across.

>every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
>me hesitant

Which is why I use Sketchup. I have better things to do than learn
yet another inconsistent software package.

>but this program has a command line so it is super easy to create a block
>for each piece of equipment and then use those blocks on the master
>floor plan
>
>rec
>0,0
>24,36
>
>
>now you have a rectangle and can then add text with just a couple clicks
>save it to library/shop directory and librecad will see it
>
>
>i probably could have done things by using scaling rather than dimensions
>but that will have to wait for next time

EC

Electric Comet

in reply to Electric Comet on 15/10/2017 10:07 AM

17/11/2017 1:09 PM

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 05:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
[email protected] wrote:

> Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes
> footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
> http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner

own exactly one grizzly tool

but that is a good offering from them

scale cutouts work well too









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