CAD software anyone? [RE-wrenches]

[William Miller]

Ditto on the Visio recommendation for schematic drawings.  See the
"Downloads" page of my website (URL below) for a JPG sample version of a
Visio drawing of a system block diagram (titled: "JPG drawing...")

I can post Visio templates on my website for energy systems if there is a
request.  If this is requested, it takes a few days to clean one of these
up for posting.

There is no need to buy any version newer than 4.1 Technical.  Newer
versions are STUPIDLY not backward compatible, so boot leg a newer version
for translations.

Visio is not good for scale drawings (drawings representing a real object
or objects).  I used to use Autosketch for 2D scaled drawings and it was
not too bad.  For 3D, I use Microstation, but it is pretty expensive.

Any CAD program has it's learning curve.  I recommend you request a drawing
from this group that matches your new software and practice on the existing
drawing.

William


At 03:39 PM 6/13/02 -0400, you wrote:
>David,
>
>Try Visio.
>
>E. H. Roy
>Solar Works, Inc.
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>Montpelier, VT 05602
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>ehroy at solar-works.com
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Blecker [mailto:blecker at earthsys.org]
>Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:15 AM
>To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
>Subject: CAD software anyone? [RE-wrenches]
>
>Wrenches,
>
>Does anyone know of a good (translation = cheap) CAD software program for
>generating simple one line RE system diagrams?  Illustrating system designs
>for clients and utilities on the back of napkins is getting a little old.
>Thanks!
>
>-Dave
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