An odd thing about CAD...

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"karel" wrote:

"John" wrote in message
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(aside from blank messages :-)

I use DeltaCAD, a simple 2D replacement for the traditional T-square
and triangles, to make patterns for parts, from a 56" rib to itty-bitty
things for home-made clocks, tiny steam engines and similar stuff. And

Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Smitty Two wrote:
Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321

Alas, there is no linux version. Qcad does run on linux, but I havn't
found it overly easy to use.

Sorry, no help on the bucking partner, either.
--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

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Frank Stutzman wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:
Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321


Well, it isn't DeltaCAD, which I thought was our topic. And I'm not sure
that it qualifies as easy to use, but I'd welcome feedback on that score.

What are you building Smitty Two? If your close by I'll help you with some
rivets.

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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In article ,
Frank Stutzman wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:
Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321


Well, it isn't DeltaCAD, which I thought was our topic. And I'm not sure
that it qualifies as easy to use, but I'd welcome feedback on that score.

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"W P Dixon" wrote:

What are you building Smitty Two? If your close by I'll help you with some
rivets.

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech


Thanks, Patrick. I sent you an email; let me know if it gets lost in the
ether.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321

Well, it isn't DeltaCAD, which I thought was our topic. And I'm not
sure
that it qualifies as easy to use, but I'd welcome feedback on that
score.

It is harder to use than DeltaCad, but not by much, and it has more
options. Rather than the 10 minutes it takes to figure out DeltaCad
plan on taking an hour or 2 with TurboCad. I have AutoCad, Solid
Works, BobCad, and a few others but I use the TurboCad for 90% of my
drawings. I find it quicker than most to use. The only prolem I've
come up with is that I can't find any drivers that will print correctly
to my old HP plotter using WinXP. Win98 works just fine!?. Encad
drivers also work OK for that plotter with either OS.
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Leon McAtee

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The only prolem I've
come up with is that I can't find any drivers that will print correctly
to my old HP plotter using WinXP. Win98 works just fine!?.

XP can run a 98 emulator, I believe.
--
Jim in NC

For 2-D CAD on a MAC, I use CADINSTOSH.

lemkesoft.com/en/cadintosh.htm

I actually like DeltaCAD better, and have gone so far as run it on my
MAC using Virtual PC, but I don't recommend anyone else do that -
getting Virtual PC to reliably print is something I haven't been able
to master, and the documentation is no help.

DeltaCAD will run on the cheapest, oldest, stupidest PC, and for less
than 200 bucks you can get a used system to devote to just CAD if you
really feel the need.

As for Linux devotees, here's a list of Linux resources for y'all to
explore (I've investigated/used none of these):

http://www.tech-edv.co.at/lunix/CAD.html and
http://www.tech-edv.co.at/lunix/CADlinks.html