[PSUBS-MAILIST] CAD software

[Alan]

Scott, get as much information on it as you can before purchasing.
The initial cost is negligible compared with the hours you spend
learning it. It would be a bummer spending hundreds of hours
learning a program & finding you could have purchased something more
relevant.
I looked at Solid Works & went to a 3 hr seminar on updates from 2012
to 2013. The program was so huge, it scared me off. It would have been
ok if I were intending to use it 40 hrs a week, but for just designing subs,
I would have got totally overwhelmed.
Alan

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> On 10/04/2014, at 7:32 am, <swaters at waters-ks.com> wrote:
> 
> Haha. I appreciate the info. I feel like last time this discussion was kind of like this with no real conclusion and I was very confused as what to do, me being a first timer to CAD.
> Thanks,
> Scott Waters 
>  
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] CAD software
> From: JimToddPsub at aol.com
> Date: Wed, April 09, 2014 12:24 pm
> To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
> 
> Changing the thread title:
> Scott,
>  
> I bought TurboCAD Pro Platinum 18 with two training CDs.  http://www.imsidesign.com/
> It seems to be a great program with full volumetric and parametric capabilities (important).  I think Steve McQueen uses it.  Besides all the features, I chose it because of the huge discount for not being the very latest release.  A new release comes out at least once per year.  The version updates are reasonable, but it's not at all necessary to get each one as they're released.  I didn't buy AutoCAD because of the high cost, however with the eligibility to get the educational version that consideration might disappear.
>  
> I've just told all I know on the subject, so I'm going to leave it to others to expound on it.
>  
> Jim
>  
> In a message dated 4/9/2014 2:17:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com writes:
> Scott / Carsten,
> >> I am not sure if Rino can give figures like center of graphity, of bouanvy, weights, areas and so on.  
> See the link. Orca is a marine design program plug in for Rhino. 
> http://www.orca3d.com/Orca3dJ/
> Alan
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 10/04/2014, at 6:05 am, "Carsten Standfuß " <MerlinSub at t-online.de> wrote:
>> 
>> Scott Rhino is mostly a modeller for nices shapes and surfaces - not a real CAD programm. 
>> Rinoi is nice if you like to design something organic. Like the exterior of a motoryacht.
>> For a submarine use a 2D or 3D Autocad, Megacad or simillar or Inventor if you like to go 3D.   
>> I am not sure if Rino can give figures like center of graphity, of bouanvy, weights, areas and so on. 
>> 
>> vbr Carsten
>> 
>> "Joe Perkel" <josephperkel at yahoo.com> schrieb:
>> Scott,
>> 
>> For CAD I must of course recommend what I use, Rhino3d with Flamingo NXT renderer. I have not seen nicer renderings for marine designs than this combination can produce.
>> 
>> As for inspiration, think "out of the box," look for it in odd places. Bigger need not be necessarily better, but "inspired," "imaginative."
>> 
>> 
>> Joe
>> 
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>> 
>> From: swaters <swaters at waters-ks.com>; 
>> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>; 
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New submarine 
>> Sent: Wed, Apr 9, 2014 2:46:53 PM 
>> 
>> Very true. I am still in the research phase and will put together a full spreadsheet. I do the same thing when I build new stores. It is possible to find the project is not feasable and move on to the next idea too.
>> Thanks,
>> Scott Waters
>> 
>> 
>> 
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