Please do us a favor and keep us up to date on your experience. I
decided not to purchase it because of my lack of knowledge of cad
programs. Just to let you know after the trial period was up, turbocad
contacted me and offered up their new proffesional version for about
299.00. I'm using Corel draw for design, works OK.
There's a substantial learning curve for TurboCad. If you buy the program,
my suggestion would be to also buy their tutorials for 2D and 3D. Start with
2D, and resign yourself to spending a lot of time learning the program
before it takes you less time to do it on the computer than it would working
on graph paper with a pencil. I've used it for years, but infrequently, and
I'm now reasonably fast with 2D drawings, but their 3D interface has always
baffled me and I've never actually completed a 3D view of anything I've
designed.
Tom Dacon
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>
> Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furniture
> you designed to learn from?
>
> Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically
> for furniture design?
>
> Thanks
>
Don's site is great! Thanks for the link!
Tom Dacon
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The training cds are useful but there is a better resource. There is a
> webpage run by a Don Cheke. He has done numerous tutorials just for the
> beginner. His tutorials will lead you threw step by step. He has become so
> good at this that it is now turning into a business for him (though there
> is
> still lots of good free stuff on his site. Also, visit the Turbocad forum
> on
> their (Turbocad's) site. Many knowledgeable people there very willing to
> help. You will have to sign in but they do not spam you.
> Don Cheke's site: http://www.textualcreations.ca/
> Turbocad forum: http://forums.imsisoft.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=200
>
>
> "Tom Dacon" <Tom-at-dacons-dot-com-nospam> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> There's a substantial learning curve for TurboCad. If you buy the
>> program,
>> my suggestion would be to also buy their tutorials for 2D and 3D. Start
> with
>> 2D, and resign yourself to spending a lot of time learning the program
>> before it takes you less time to do it on the computer than it would
> working
>> on graph paper with a pencil. I've used it for years, but infrequently,
> and
>> I'm now reasonably fast with 2D drawings, but their 3D interface has
> always
>> baffled me and I've never actually completed a 3D view of anything I've
>> designed.
>
>
Tom Dacon wrote:
> There's a substantial learning curve for TurboCad. If you buy the program,
> my suggestion would be to also buy their tutorials for 2D and 3D. Start with
> 2D, and resign yourself to spending a lot of time learning the program
> before it takes you less time to do it on the computer than it would working
> on graph paper with a pencil. I've used it for years, but infrequently, and
> I'm now reasonably fast with 2D drawings, but their 3D interface has always
> baffled me and I've never actually completed a 3D view of anything I've
> designed.
>
> Tom Dacon
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>>
>>Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furniture
>>you designed to learn from?
>>
>>Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically
>>for furniture design?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
>
>
Almost always quicker to do a paper drawing first, a rough sketch
with the x, y and z co-orinates marked on it makes the
visualisation much easier. Once the computer model is built
Turbocad 3D pro has an excellent rendering engine where you can
move the camera and lights around to get different views. Start by
modelling a simple box, enter the co-ordinates by hand and
stretch, rotate and render to your heart's content. The strength
of CAD is the ability for you to create your own component
libraries and build them up into complex models. Exploded
diagrams, cutting lists, Bill of Materials--- you don't need all
that stuff at first. Start simple.
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Ive got one of an end table I built a short time ago. 3D with 2D
> > viewports.
> > Want it?
>
>
> Yes, please. Send it on down!
>
> Thanks
>
> Stoutman
>
> [email protected]
>
>
You need a manual for that program. If you don't understand it's basic
concepts and work-flow you will struggle forever and rarely achieve the
desired results. Jumping into 3D without a solid understanding of it's 2D
operations is a dead end.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Yes, please. That would be great. I guess one or two would be great.
>> You could e-mail it to me or maybe post in ABPW.
>>
>> Thank you Leon!
>>
>> [email protected]
>>
>
> I'll e-mail a few to the sawdust address above.
>
Thanks Leon. I got the files.
I think this is going to take a few months to master :)
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks Leon. I got the files.
Great..
> I think this is going to take a few months to master :)
>
>
Yeah... and I have said this more than one time. ;~) To be able to do good
drawings and quickly it is a big advantage to know the fundamentals of
drawing these type drawing in the first place. Once you know the tricks to
mechanical drawing with a drawing board, t-square, and triangles, you know
what to look for in a CAD program and the learning curve is shallower.
For example, you would not expect to do beautiful paintings with Photoshop
if you had no formal art training. Mechanical drawing in a CAD program is
basically the same.
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:09:02 GMT, "Jim Giblin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'd be interested in seeing what woodworking drawing people are creating in
>TurboCAD. Is there a way to paste the links to these drawings or post them
>as gifs to alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking?
>
I'll post a few jpgs to abpw.
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If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
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"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:lGlkf.26754$q%[email protected]...
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>>
>> Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of
>> furniture you designed to learn from?
>>
>> Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically
>> for furniture design?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Stoutman if you can open and work on .dwg files I can send you a bunch or
> a few that I have created.
>
Yes, please. That would be great. I guess one or two would be great. You
could e-mail it to me or maybe post in ABPW.
Thank you Leon!
[email protected]
The training cds are useful but there is a better resource. There is a
webpage run by a Don Cheke. He has done numerous tutorials just for the
beginner. His tutorials will lead you threw step by step. He has become so
good at this that it is now turning into a business for him (though there is
still lots of good free stuff on his site. Also, visit the Turbocad forum on
their (Turbocad's) site. Many knowledgeable people there very willing to
help. You will have to sign in but they do not spam you.
Don Cheke's site: http://www.textualcreations.ca/
Turbocad forum: http://forums.imsisoft.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=200
"Tom Dacon" <Tom-at-dacons-dot-com-nospam> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There's a substantial learning curve for TurboCad. If you buy the program,
> my suggestion would be to also buy their tutorials for 2D and 3D. Start
with
> 2D, and resign yourself to spending a lot of time learning the program
> before it takes you less time to do it on the computer than it would
working
> on graph paper with a pencil. I've used it for years, but infrequently,
and
> I'm now reasonably fast with 2D drawings, but their 3D interface has
always
> baffled me and I've never actually completed a 3D view of anything I've
> designed.
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ive got one of an end table I built a short time ago. 3D with 2D
> viewports.
> Want it?
Yes, please. Send it on down!
Thanks
Stoutman
[email protected]
Can I get a copy of your drawing as well. I would like to see how other
woodworkers are using a CAD program. I am particularly interested in see how
you use 2D/3D viewports. I purchased TurboCAD 10.2 Pro a couple of years ago
and must admit I am overwhelmed by most of TurboCAD's complexity. The
documentation discusses each of the various commands but I don't have strong
sense of how to put it all together. Its like reading a dictionary in an
effort to understand literature.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Yes, please. That would be great. I guess one or two would be great.
>> You could e-mail it to me or maybe post in ABPW.
>>
>> Thank you Leon!
>>
>> [email protected]
>>
>
> I'll e-mail a few to the sawdust address above.
>
Tom Dacon wrote:
> There's a substantial learning curve for TurboCad. If you buy the progr=
am,=20
> my suggestion would be to also buy their tutorials for 2D and 3D. Start=
with=20
> 2D, and resign yourself to spending a lot of time learning the program =
> before it takes you less time to do it on the computer than it would wo=
rking=20
> on graph paper with a pencil. I've used it for years, but infrequently,=
and=20
> I'm now reasonably fast with 2D drawings, but their 3D interface has al=
ways=20
> baffled me and I've never actually completed a 3D view of anything I've=
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> designed.
>=20
> Tom Dacon
I concur. I have just started up with TurboCAD deluxe and the courses=20
make it much easier. I went through then -- then I went through again=20
duplicating and then expanding on each lesson.
Just completed a house plan, and have done a few simple 3d objects. None =
would help you much or I would offer them...
It is a good program and well worth the start-up time.
I should have got Pro -- could use it for my GIS work as well and house=20
designs would be a lot easier.
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message=20
> news:[email protected]...
>=20
>>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>>
>>Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furnit=
ure=20
>>you designed to learn from?
>>
>>Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specificall=
y=20
>>for furniture design?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>=20
>=20
>=20
--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>
>>
>> I thought I could pick it up. In the past I have had no problems
>> learning new software w/o a manual.
>
> Yeah Cad is different. I am one of thoes that can operate a lot of
> software with out a manual also.
>
>
> I tought myself Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere,
>> Frontpage etc. pretty easily.
>
> Well I agree a little here but you have left out one important thing here.
> You tought your self Frontpage. Sorta, you already knew how to read and
> spell. You need that basic working knowledge to set up a web page. ;~)
> Much like knowing the tricks in wood working, it really is much more than
> cutting boards, mechanical drawings require a basic knowledge also.
> Knowing how to draw and knowing what command to look for in a CAD program
> to perform a specific drawing task is half the battle.
>
> This one looks like I need a book or a
>> tutorial or something.
>>
>> I went to Barnes and Noble and they had one book on CAD (cad for dummies)
>> and it sucked.
>>
>> Can anyone recomend a book for AutoCad 11?
>
Leon,
Check out my first attempt at a table (working on it SEVERAL hours today) in
ABPW.
I tapered the legs, but I could only taper from one side. I couldn't get
the program to let me taper BOTH inside leg edges.
How do I do that?
Posted in ABPW
Yes, he can.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:lGlkf.26754>
> Stoutman if you can open and work on .dwg files I can send you a bunch or
a
> few that I have created.
>
>
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:34:41 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>
>>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>>
>>Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furniture
>>you designed to learn from?
>>
>>Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically
>>for
>>furniture design?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
> Have you got enough from Leon's drawings? If not, I can send you the
> drawing for my son's captain's bed project. It is done in 3D with
> multiple
> layers. Not sure how much help it will be for learning TC though.
Yes, please send them. Leon's were in 2D, I would also like to a learn from
a 3D sketch file.
[email protected]
Thanks!
I'd be interested in seeing what woodworking drawing people are creating in
TurboCAD. Is there a way to paste the links to these drawings or post them
as gifs to alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking?
I purchased TurboCAD 10.2 Pro about two years ago. I am familiar with
mechanical drawing (my summer jobs during college was as a draftsman) and I
wanted to experiment with a CAD program. Long story made short, TurboCAD
Pro is so feature rich and the documentation is so limited that I just
confused myself. More recently I gave it another try and, by sticking to
the plain vanilla 2D stuff, I am starting to get the hang of it.
I would be most interested in seeing how people use TurboCAD to develop
their woodworking designs.
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:34:41 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>
>>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>>
>>Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furniture
>>you designed to learn from?
>>
>>Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically
>>for
>>furniture design?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
> Have you got enough from Leon's drawings? If not, I can send you the
> drawing for my son's captain's bed project. It is done in 3D with
> multiple
> layers. Not sure how much help it will be for learning TC though.
>
>
>
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
>
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you like Don's tutorials, be sure to send him a donation.. He's a great
guy and has put an extraordinary amount of work into helping other people.
It has only been fairly recently, and under the urging from a few of us,
that he has asked anything at all in return.
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I assume the Autocad was just a slip of the fingers.
>
> Oops. :) Yes, I meant TurboCad.
>
> >For Turbocad, the two
> > best learning resources I know are:
> > Don Cheke's site: http://www.textualcreations.ca/
> > Turbocad forum: http://forums.imsisoft.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=200
> > Many of the tutorials on Don's website are for previous versions but
they
> > are close enough to be useful.
>
> Thanks!
>
> >
> >
> > "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >
> >>
> >> I thought I could pick it up. In the past I have had no problems
> >> learning
> >> new software w/o a manual. I tought myself Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
> > Premiere,
> >> Frontpage etc. pretty easily. This one looks like I need a book or a
> >> tutorial or something.
> >>
> >> I went to Barnes and Noble and they had one book on CAD (cad for
dummies)
> >> and it sucked.
> >>
> >> Can anyone recomend a book for AutoCad 11?
> >>
>
>
Ive got one of an end table I built a short time ago. 3D with 2D viewports.
Want it?
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wow!!
>
> really cool. I rendered it in 3d and spun it around (S L O W in my PC, I
> need a faster processor!!), really neat!
>
> Thanks a bunch! This will give me some idea how to do this by breaking
> yours into pieces.
>
> -Stoutman
>
>
Yes, what he said.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:5Qokf.29191
> Yeah... and I have said this more than one time. ;~) To be able to do
good
> drawings and quickly it is a big advantage to know the fundamentals of
> drawing these type drawing in the first place. Once you know the tricks
to
> mechanical drawing with a drawing board, t-square, and triangles, you know
> what to look for in a CAD program and the learning curve is shallower.
> For example, you would not expect to do beautiful paintings with Photoshop
> if you had no formal art training. Mechanical drawing in a CAD program is
> basically the same.
>
>
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I assume the Autocad was just a slip of the fingers.
Oops. :) Yes, I meant TurboCad.
>For Turbocad, the two
> best learning resources I know are:
> Don Cheke's site: http://www.textualcreations.ca/
> Turbocad forum: http://forums.imsisoft.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=200
> Many of the tutorials on Don's website are for previous versions but they
> are close enough to be useful.
Thanks!
>
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>
>>
>> I thought I could pick it up. In the past I have had no problems
>> learning
>> new software w/o a manual. I tought myself Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
> Premiere,
>> Frontpage etc. pretty easily. This one looks like I need a book or a
>> tutorial or something.
>>
>> I went to Barnes and Noble and they had one book on CAD (cad for dummies)
>> and it sucked.
>>
>> Can anyone recomend a book for AutoCad 11?
>>
As Leon has wrote many times, and I agree with him, CAD programs don't
replace draftsman. They are just a tool used by one. With no drafting
background, you end up having to learn to use the software and how to make a
drawing at the same time. To places that you really need to visit.
Don Cheke's website: http://www.textualcreations.ca/
Turbocad forum: http://forums.imsisoft.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=200
If you have no drafting background, a local college course would help.
The drawing is on it's way.
"Jim Giblin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:9LEkf.10555$ad6.4948@trndny08...
> Can I get a copy of your drawing as well. I would like to see how other
> woodworkers are using a CAD program. I am particularly interested in see
how
> you use 2D/3D viewports. I purchased TurboCAD 10.2 Pro a couple of years
ago
> and must admit I am overwhelmed by most of TurboCAD's complexity. The
> documentation discusses each of the various commands but I don't have
strong
> sense of how to put it all together. Its like reading a dictionary in an
> effort to understand literature.
>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >> Yes, please. That would be great. I guess one or two would be great.
> >> You could e-mail it to me or maybe post in ABPW.
> >>
> >> Thank you Leon!
> >>
> >> [email protected]
> >>
> >
> > I'll e-mail a few to the sawdust address above.
> >
>
>
I've been using Micrografx Designer -- now Corel Designer *sigh*-- for
basic project drawings. I got the last *real* Designer version which
is 9 before Corel basically revamped it into version 10 to make it
look and feel more like CorelDraw. I got the version 9 upgrade cheap
on Ebay.
Designer is more for technical drawing and Draw is more for
illustration. Desginer, while not as powerful as the CAD programs
works for me and it's easier to grasp and understand. I use it for 2D
drawing. 3D is nice but not entirely necessary.
Like Leon said in order to use the programs it's good to know some
mechanical drawing. I could understand and use the tools in Designer
without having to read the manual, unlike Corel. That's why I liked
Designer in the first place.
Layne
On 3 Dec 2005 19:55:24 -0800, "rickluce" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Please do us a favor and keep us up to date on your experience. I
>decided not to purchase it because of my lack of knowledge of cad
>programs. Just to let you know after the trial period was up, turbocad
>contacted me and offered up their new proffesional version for about
>299.00. I'm using Corel draw for design, works OK.
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:27:26 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
... snip
>> Have you got enough from Leon's drawings? If not, I can send you the
>> drawing for my son's captain's bed project. It is done in 3D with
>> multiple
>> layers. Not sure how much help it will be for learning TC though.
>
>
>Yes, please send them. Leon's were in 2D, I would also like to a learn from
>a 3D sketch file.
>
On its way!
>
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>>
>
> I thought I could pick it up. In the past I have had no problems learning
> new software w/o a manual.
Yeah Cad is different. I am one of thoes that can operate a lot of software
with out a manual also.
I tought myself Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere,
> Frontpage etc. pretty easily.
Well I agree a little here but you have left out one important thing here.
You tought your self Frontpage. Sorta, you already knew how to read and
spell. You need that basic working knowledge to set up a web page. ;~)
Much like knowing the tricks in wood working, it really is much more than
cutting boards, mechanical drawings require a basic knowledge also. Knowing
how to draw and knowing what command to look for in a CAD program to perform
a specific drawing task is half the battle.
This one looks like I need a book or a
> tutorial or something.
>
> I went to Barnes and Noble and they had one book on CAD (cad for dummies)
> and it sucked.
>
> Can anyone recomend a book for AutoCad 11?
I cannot really recommend a particular book as most books tell you how to
get the program to do what you want it to do. While you think you know what
you want to do, you may not. For example a draftsman drawing on paper knows
how to cut measuring to a minimum and still be dead on accurate. There are
tricks for drawing accurately to scale a 3rd view of an object with out
using a scale when you already have 2 other views drawn. Knowing where to
place the 2 other views and where to place the 3rd view is one of the
tricks. There are countless short cuts that speed drawing and accuracy on
paper. I would suggest like CW to take an introductory class to drafting in
a local college. Not necessarily a CAD class but one where you draw with a
pencil. I assure you that you will never regret it. Having had only 2
years of formal mechanical and architectural drafting some 30+ years ago I
was able to easily learn many CAD programs including AutoCAD LT with out a
book or instruction.
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:24:37 GMT, "Jim Giblin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> Yes, please. That would be great. I guess one or two would be great.
>>> You could e-mail it to me or maybe post in ABPW.
>>>
... snip
>> I'll e-mail a few to the sawdust address above.
>>
>
>Can I get a copy of your drawing as well. I would like to see how other
>woodworkers are using a CAD program. I am particularly interested in see how
>you use 2D/3D viewports. I purchased TurboCAD 10.2 Pro a couple of years ago
>and must admit I am overwhelmed by most of TurboCAD's complexity. The
>documentation discusses each of the various commands but I don't have strong
>sense of how to put it all together. Its like reading a dictionary in an
>effort to understand literature.
>
Definitely use the tutorials that turbocad provides. If you have
absolutely no drafting background, you would be well served by going to
your local library and checking out some books on engineering drafting. We
used Earle's "Engineering Design Graphics" when I was in college -- it is a
good overview of the whole design process.
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
"Battleax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Ive got one of an end table I built a short time ago. 3D with 2D
>> > viewports.
>> > Want it?
>>
>>
>> Yes, please. Send it on down!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Stoutman
>>
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>
> You need a manual for that program. If you don't understand it's basic
> concepts and work-flow you will struggle forever and rarely achieve the
> desired results. Jumping into 3D without a solid understanding of it's 2D
> operations is a dead end.
I thought I could pick it up. In the past I have had no problems learning
new software w/o a manual. I tought myself Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere,
Frontpage etc. pretty easily. This one looks like I need a book or a
tutorial or something.
I went to Barnes and Noble and they had one book on CAD (cad for dummies)
and it sucked.
Can anyone recomend a book for AutoCad 11?
>
"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
>
> Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furniture
> you designed to learn from?
>
> Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically
> for furniture design?
>
> Thanks
Stoutman if you can open and work on .dwg files I can send you a bunch or a
few that I have created.
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:34:41 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>I am trying out the turbocad pro demo and boy is it confusing.
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>Can anyone offer a turbocad file (not just a jpeg) of a piece of furniture
>you designed to learn from?
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>Know of any good resources for learning how to use turbocad specifically for
>furniture design?
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>Thanks
>
Have you got enough from Leon's drawings? If not, I can send you the
drawing for my son's captain's bed project. It is done in 3D with multiple
layers. Not sure how much help it will be for learning TC though.
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> Yes, please. That would be great. I guess one or two would be great.
> You could e-mail it to me or maybe post in ABPW.
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> Thank you Leon!
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> [email protected]
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I'll e-mail a few to the sawdust address above.
I assume the Autocad was just a slip of the fingers. For Turbocad, the two
best learning resources I know are:
Don Cheke's site: http://www.textualcreations.ca/
Turbocad forum: http://forums.imsisoft.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=200
Many of the tutorials on Don's website are for previous versions but they
are close enough to be useful.
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> I thought I could pick it up. In the past I have had no problems learning
> new software w/o a manual. I tought myself Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Premiere,
> Frontpage etc. pretty easily. This one looks like I need a book or a
> tutorial or something.
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> I went to Barnes and Noble and they had one book on CAD (cad for dummies)
> and it sucked.
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> Can anyone recomend a book for AutoCad 11?
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