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Re: design newcomer for woodworking

by "AAvK" <ahem@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dec 18, 2004 at 04:43 AM

> Seems unlikely (I've yet to find CAD that work as well as pencil and
> paper, or that works _like_ pencil and paper, which I was trained to do
> in high school, but even I find the idea of a web site for it dubious),
> but any half-decent used book store should have several textbooks on the
> subject, as it used to be commonly taught in schools and colleges.
> Apparently still is in a few places.
>
> Not to say I have not used various CAD programs over the years, I simply
> have not found one I actually like - and I think part of that is that I
> was trained to to the job on paper, so I want CAD tools that work the
> way paper tools work - ie, set the compass, pick the center point, draw
> a circle, not pick the center point, drag to get a circle, have to go
> back and edit the object to get the circle the right size....
>
>
I entirely agree with you, drawing is much more creative to physically "do
it"
rather than being a mouse monster, everything else on the computer is
enough!

Alex
 




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design newcomer for woodworking
"AAvK" <ahem  2004-12-17 19:14:45 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
Ecnerwal <LawrenceSMIT  2004-12-18 03:27:27 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
"AAvK" <ahem  2004-12-18 04:43:08 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
Roseb44170@[EMAIL PROTECT  2005-01-18 01:23:52 
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"ATP" <aleks  2004-12-19 08:13:00 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
"Jim L." <jf  2004-12-18 03:44:42 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
Gunner <gunner@[EMAIL   2004-12-18 11:03:30 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
"AAvK" <ahem  2004-12-18 04:34:27 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
"Joe" <news.  2004-12-17 23:46:19 
Re: design newcomer for woodworking
"AAvK" <ahem  2004-12-18 04:40:33 

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