Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Reverse engineering in CAD

[Warren Greenway <opensourcesub@yahoo.com>]

Here here! I agree. So does everyone I have ever met
who has used both packages.

Warren.

--- john <mongo14904@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi
> i think you would have better luck with
> solidworks2000
> 
> as it designed completey around solid modeling 
> i find that its a big step up from autocad
> 
> john
> 
> --- Peter McKellar <submckellar@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I am trying to reverse engineer a boat hull for my
> > pressure hull's exo-skeleton.
> > 
> > I am using autocad 2004 and solid modelling, but i
> > just can't split the shape into the primitives i
> > need to draw it (in my head anyway).  I am also
> > trying to scale it down (and this has its own
> > pitfalls as it may not scale and retain its
> > properties).
> > 
> > I have a jpg of it, including cross sections both
> > horizontally and vertically at a number of points.
> 
> > I am considering pasting these planar jpgs into
> the
> > drawing and then doing a 3d join-the-dots.
> > 
> > can anyone think of a better solution?
> > 
> > cheers
> > peter
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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