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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:27:28 -0500
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For an intro to CAD concepts, primitives, booleans, etc. try Heekscad. It's
multiplatform and open source.

Spacexula suggested it and so far it's taken care of the simple things I've
wanted to cad up. He also did a series of video tutorials for it that make
it very clear.

JC


On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:50 AM, DammitCoetzee <codeninj...@gmail.com>wrote:

> I personally prefer Solidworks. It's really good and has some of the
> best help files I've ever seen in a program. (seriously, I think a
> college course would be wasted on Solidworks...the help  files are
> that good)  If you're a student you can get a student version of it
> for free most of the time.
>
> On Jan 13, 5:33 pm, Matthew Conner <matthew.con...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am very interested in getting a makerbot, but I have very little 3D
> > modeling experience.  I have played with Sketchup, but I don't feel
> > like it has enough flexibility to design a lot of the things that I am
> > interested in making.  I was just wondering what designing programs
> > people are using and what they suggest for me.  I have a Mac and I
> > have downloaded the trial for TurboCad, but I must admit it is a
> > little daunting.  Any suggestions would be great.
> >
> > Thanks
>
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For an intro to CAD concepts, primitives, booleans, etc. try Heekscad. It&#=
39;s multiplatform and open source.<br><br>Spacexula suggested it and so fa=
r it&#39;s taken care of the simple things I&#39;ve wanted to cad up. He al=
so did a series of video tutorials for it that make it very clear.<br>
<br>JC<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:50 A=
M, DammitCoetzee <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:codeninja42@gmail.=
com">codeninj...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(2=
04, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I personally prefer Solidworks. It&#39;s really good and has some of the<br=
>
best help files I&#39;ve ever seen in a program. (seriously, I think a<br>
college course would be wasted on Solidworks...the help =A0files are<br>
that good) =A0If you&#39;re a student you can get a student version of it<b=
r>
for free most of the time.<br>
<br>
On Jan 13, 5:33=A0pm, Matthew Conner &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:matthew.con...@g=
mail.com">matthew.con...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Hello everyone,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I am very interested in getting a makerbot, but I have very little 3D<=
br>
&gt; modeling experience. =A0I have played with Sketchup, but I don&#39;t f=
eel<br>
&gt; like it has enough flexibility to design a lot of the things that I am=
<br>
&gt; interested in making. =A0I was just wondering what designing programs<=
br>
&gt; people are using and what they suggest for me. =A0I have a Mac and I<b=
r>
&gt; have downloaded the trial for TurboCad, but I must admit it is a<br>
&gt; little daunting. =A0Any suggestions would be great.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thanks<br>
<br>
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