he's using Inventor, the latest 'parametric modeller' form Autodesk. It's what they are repalcing their popular 'Mechanical desktop' with. It is quitre simple to use, and yet quite powerful. The rendering options are out of this world!
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Dr_Wogz,
Thats what I use in my design business. Very good software, still needs refining in places but I'm sure that will happen so will have to wait and see what release 9 has to offer.
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That's an interesting comment. I personally feel that CAD is just another tool, and if possible, I like to take advantage of new and better tools. When I create these things, they're definitely "art" to me, although others may not see it that way.
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I ONLY scratch build, so CAD is important for my designs, although I sometimes get the building bug and just draw up some plans on the table as I build. It can also be quite fun, allthough you need to keep things simple when "wing'n" it (excuse the pun).
I design models using 3D exclusively and then print the view and parts I need. Here are 2 designs of mine. The first picture is of a plane I built last year and the second is a design that I hope to produce in the coming year. It is a Pattern/3D Hybrid for large electric motors and will have an 80" wingspan.
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I still do my drawings by hand. In my humble opinion, CAD has removed all the "art" from drawing. But, i suppose I'm old-fashioned...
phil in austin
To phuff and Mike, I know what phil means. Hand drawn in either ink or pencil had a certain quality to it. Having drawm my dreams for most of my life and worn out many a pencil and eraser in the process I tend to look at my old paper drawings with a different feeling than I do my CAD work. What you do with your renderings is definetley art in design but it's not that personal touch that comes from the penmanship of the draughtman. And I don't mean the clinically correct drawings of the magazines. I'm talking about the old Ray Malmstron drawings, the crisp but still human lettering and style of Bjorn Karlstrom, William Wylam and Paul Matt. Those drawings have soul that you can't get from CAD or 3D out of a computer. It's not the subject in this case but the presentation. Yes the stuff in this thread is awesomely good on all counts but it's a new technical perfection generation where these others are from quite another time and place where the work style marks the source every bit as much as the name on the title plate.
Don't get me wrong. I don't want to go back because in the end the idea is to build models or other bits of "stuff" from the plans. ButI can see where it may be sort of nice to redo an old timer plan with a bit of flair in pencil and vellum now and then, just so there's a human touch.
In defense of my stance I offer a portion of my own work from 1991....
Tank, like dr-wogz already said, I use Autodesk Inventor. I work on it at my work, this is why I can use this HI-tech software ! Very good software but Adesk have to give us more speed at my opinion ! ..
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Closterman,
Are you on release 8? I am on subscription and eagerly await every new release ! The modelling side of things is very good, but I still have some gripes with the drawing side of things ! Unfortunately sometimes I cannot achieve the finer details what I could in AutoCAD many years ago! Still nevermind I certainly wouldn't go back to using AutoCAD full time Ahh Hopefully I can progress on the Lysander a bit more very soon.
Yes,I'm on release 8 and wait for the 9 (possibly this summer). What finer detail you can't do ? I really like the drawing side of INV. More easy than Acad I.M.O. (e-mail me if you want: martin.rousseau@borealequipment.com ) I have only 2 complaint about Inventor: Speed and lost of reference in adaptive situation... But, I like it and go on ACAD as less as possible.. !!
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Here's more. I "Build" the model in 3D. This helps to insure that the parts will fit. I put each part on it's own layer. I select colors for contrast, not looks. Then I take it apart and plot the patterns. I have a HP 750 CAD plotter. I can print a sheet up to 35 inches wide, and as long as necessary.
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