Aurora 60 Plans?
05-18-2007 | 08:32 AM
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RE: Aurora 60 Plans?
Making sure the angles on all the formers are correct is tedious.
rainedave
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David,
After seeing yet more of your "CAD Magic" Please keep me on your "Christmas Card" List. I definitely am asking "Santa' for a copy of your plans for the "rainedavurora"! ! [sm=wink_smile.gif]
Definitely a very worthy and masterful effort for the common good of the "BPA" and those who still can throw a set of plans on the table and end up with an "Aurora".
Thank you David for all of US! !
05-18-2007 | 11:27 AM
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Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I've drawn all the formers. I just need to double check everything for accuracy.
antique opa, there's an easy shortcut to drawing in cad. It's called Deltacad: http://www.deltacad.com/demo.html
You can get the free demo to try out. Granted, it's no where near as powerful as Autodesk, but then, the full license only costs $39.95.
Deltacad has its limitations, but for hobby use - like I'm using for - it works great. The best part is that it's very easy to learn.
antique opa, there's an easy shortcut to drawing in cad. It's called Deltacad: http://www.deltacad.com/demo.html
You can get the free demo to try out. Granted, it's no where near as powerful as Autodesk, but then, the full license only costs $39.95.
Deltacad has its limitations, but for hobby use - like I'm using for - it works great. The best part is that it's very easy to learn.
05-18-2007 | 11:56 AM
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Thanks David, I downloaded it. It will take me awhile to get the hang of it but, seems easy enough. I've been using a t-square and board for years. I sure wear out erasers quick.
05-18-2007 | 03:23 PM
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Start by learning the line tools. Click the starting point of a line and look down at the bottom left corner of the screen. Type the length of the line you want and hit Enter on your keyboard. It will automatically draw the line that length. The seventh button from the left is the parallel line tool. Click a line, type the distance you want the parallel line to be and hit Enter. Instant parallel lines. I use this tool to lay out ribs at exact spacings.
In the bottom right hand of the screen is a little red crosshair symbol. That tells your lines to snap to the nearest point in your drawing. Click the crosshair symbol and it will change to "Snap to Grid" or turn snapping off. 99% of the time I leave it set to the crosshairs to snap to the nearest point in my drawing.
If you start a line that you don't want to finish drawing, click the "ESC" key to escape.
Next learn the Edit menu. The fifth button from the left is called "Slide an Endpoint." Use that tool to extend or shorten a line by clicking on the line's endoint and sliding the mouse pointer.
On the Select menu click the first button and draw a rectangle around an object to select it. Click the fourth button to move the object around on the drawing. The sixth button will let you "Mirror" a selcted object so you can draw one wing panel and mirror it to instantly create the other panel (click the "Copy" button after clicking the Mirror button).
Basically just play around with all the buttons to see what they do.
David
In the bottom right hand of the screen is a little red crosshair symbol. That tells your lines to snap to the nearest point in your drawing. Click the crosshair symbol and it will change to "Snap to Grid" or turn snapping off. 99% of the time I leave it set to the crosshairs to snap to the nearest point in my drawing.
If you start a line that you don't want to finish drawing, click the "ESC" key to escape.
Next learn the Edit menu. The fifth button from the left is called "Slide an Endpoint." Use that tool to extend or shorten a line by clicking on the line's endoint and sliding the mouse pointer.
On the Select menu click the first button and draw a rectangle around an object to select it. Click the fourth button to move the object around on the drawing. The sixth button will let you "Mirror" a selcted object so you can draw one wing panel and mirror it to instantly create the other panel (click the "Copy" button after clicking the Mirror button).
Basically just play around with all the buttons to see what they do.
David
05-18-2007 | 05:03 PM
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ORIGINAL: antique opa
What scale are you using? I'd like to draw 1" =1" or 1/2" =1". From the scale it shows 3" = 1'.
What scale are you using? I'd like to draw 1" =1" or 1/2" =1". From the scale it shows 3" = 1'.
In CAD you always draw at 1:1, then you scale it when you plot. Easier to work with, because you are always true size in the drawing and scaling the plot output is a piece of cake.
Mark
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05-18-2007 | 05:17 PM
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There's "View Scale" and "Drawing Scale," which are two different things.
I draw everything at 1:1 scale, so an inch equals an inch.
The Scale box at the bottom right of the screen determines the View scale, or, how big the drawing appears on your monitor (regardless of how big it will print).
Click on the View toolbar and use the arrow buttons to zoom the drawing in and out on your screen. This does not effect the actual scale of the drawing.
I draw everything at 1:1 scale, so an inch equals an inch.
The Scale box at the bottom right of the screen determines the View scale, or, how big the drawing appears on your monitor (regardless of how big it will print).
Click on the View toolbar and use the arrow buttons to zoom the drawing in and out on your screen. This does not effect the actual scale of the drawing.
10-17-2007 | 11:32 PM
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David,
I worked on the plans you sent and made a few mods to see if I could get a short kit cut that may be of interest. Maybe someone has a canopy and belly pan I could model later to see if the fit works without much change. I will attach a few pictures ...
Later,
Greg
I worked on the plans you sent and made a few mods to see if I could get a short kit cut that may be of interest. Maybe someone has a canopy and belly pan I could model later to see if the fit works without much change. I will attach a few pictures ...
Later,
Greg
10-18-2007 | 11:55 AM
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Flywilly, Rainedave, Navav2002
I have a friend at the club I fly at in southeastern VA who ownes and runs a laser imaging & engraving service. I've talked to him before about cutting out a kit from the cad files of the Miss Martha I have, but we have both been too busy to persue it any further. He did say however that his laser will cut wood up to 1/4" thick. If any of you would like his name and number, send me a PM and I will be happy to give it to you.
I have a friend at the club I fly at in southeastern VA who ownes and runs a laser imaging & engraving service. I've talked to him before about cutting out a kit from the cad files of the Miss Martha I have, but we have both been too busy to persue it any further. He did say however that his laser will cut wood up to 1/4" thick. If any of you would like his name and number, send me a PM and I will be happy to give it to you.
