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can i get free cad software anywhere on the internet? it doesnt have to be anything fancy, just what i need to design a plane, i have been doing it the old paper and pencil and a ruler way and have built/flown many scratch builts and i am interested in learning how to use cad software, is it hard to use? any information would be appriciated.
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RE: where can i get free cad software
http://www.al-ki.com/tcad/download.php#TurboCADLE
Free download, great 2D CAD, manuals downloadable .pdf as well...can't beat it!
Free download, great 2D CAD, manuals downloadable .pdf as well...can't beat it!
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"just design a plane"????
I'd start with one or three simple projects first in order to learn how to best use the CAD. And check the FAQ's for hints on using and learning the general CAD steps.
Check the links sticky as well. Some options for free CAD there.
I'd start with one or three simple projects first in order to learn how to best use the CAD. And check the FAQ's for hints on using and learning the general CAD steps.
Check the links sticky as well. Some options for free CAD there.
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what i meant by just design a plane was that i dont need any fancy features that would just make thing more complicated. thanks for all the information.
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what i meant by just design a plane was that i dont need any fancy features that would just make thing more complicated. thanks for all the information.
what i meant by just design a plane was that i dont need any fancy features that would just make thing more complicated. thanks for all the information.
I guess that what I'm trying to say is that you need something that provides the tools you want WHEN you want them without the program getting in the way any more than is neccessary. None of the freebies I found would do that in anything other than a very crude and cumbersome way.
It may have a bunch of fancy stuff but you don't need to use that. Just pick out the bits you want. But even that requires a fairly intense learning period. For a sort of guide check out my Baker's Dozen TurboCAD hints in the CAD FAQ stickied at the top of this forum listings. It's a list of the tools that I found to be the most important to learn in order to do fully functional drawings quickly and painlessly.
Bear in mind too that in the end you need to print the plans in order to build the model. A lot of the freebies do not support tile printing so you need to take the file in the proper format to a commercial place with a plotter for printing.
Anyhow give them a try. The practice and problems you run into will provide some excellent experience.
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RE: where can i get free cad software
well i downloaded turbocad le and it is pretty much the same as paper except much quicker and a bit more acurate then the way i usually do everything, but i am really looking for something 3d instead of 2d, but its a start, so would the better turbocad be a good choice and how much would i be looking at? thanks a lot everyone
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TurboCAD 9 and up have lovely 3D tools and someone on this board just found it on ebay for $3. The mail was more than the program. But that was a steal. Typical price is in the $10 to $20 range for the older ver. 9 or 10.