"Ecnerwal" <LawrenceSMITH@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:LawrenceSMITH-0D0693.22280217122004@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <ugNwd.11034$DC.9662@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "AAvK" <ahem@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
> > and I really enjoy it, so can anyone tell me of websites that freely
tutor
> > all the basics and rules, principles of manual drafting?
>
> 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 use Autocad once in a while. I almost never rely on mouse positioning.
If
you can set a compass you can specify a radius. Lines need to be
terminated
at intersections, coordinates, or a specified extension. You will then be
able to zoom in on any detail of the drawing and it will still appear to
be
perfect.
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