An odd thing about CAD...

And we were talking about
CAD software instead of how many kangaroo hops there are in a nautical
mile :-)

-R.S.Hoover

Depends on whether it is a male or female ;-)

"karel" wrote in message
...
always believed america's a continent


Actually there are two America continents, North America and South America.
It is fairly common usage, among both native and foreign users of the term,
to refer to the United States of America as just, "America", however
incorrect the usage may be. Since we natives commonly speak of ourselves as
Americans, I suppose there is a certain level
of consistency in speaking of the nation as America. Ah, well.

HWB

Smitty Two wrote:
Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321

Alas, there is no linux version. Qcad does run on linux, but I havn't
found it overly easy to use.

Sorry, no help on the bucking partner, either.
--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

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Frank Stutzman wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:
Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321


Well, it isn't DeltaCAD, which I thought was our topic. And I'm not sure
that it qualifies as easy to use, but I'd welcome feedback on that score.

What are you building Smitty Two? If your close by I'll help you with some
rivets.

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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In article ,
Frank Stutzman wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:
Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?
KA

No and no. What a shame. An easy to use 2-D CAD program for the Mac is
all I want in my stocking this year. Well, and a good rivet bucking
partner.

Eh? No Mac version? What is:
http://www.turbocad.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1&mcid=321


Well, it isn't DeltaCAD, which I thought was our topic. And I'm not sure
that it qualifies as easy to use, but I'd welcome feedback on that score.

how many kangaroo hops there are in a nautical
mile :-)

Hi all,

Contrary to the statute mile, the nautical mile has nothing to do with
the Imperial system a few countries in the world are still using since
Colonial days ;-)

The nautical mile is based on the cicrcumference of the Earth. One NM
corresponds to a one minute angle along a big circle.
It is thus easy to relate distance to latitude and longitude coordinates.

That's why every nation in the world is (and will keep) using it for
navigation by air or sea.

Regards,
Gilles Thesee
Grenoble, France
Metric since day one

http://contrails.free.fr

Or MAC?

I use Claris DRAW, but have not tried it on any OS above 8.6.

Darrel Toepfer wrote:

karel wrote:

I use DeltaCAD, a simple 2D replacement for the traditional T-square
and triangles, to make patterns for parts, from a 56" rib to itty-bitty
things for home-made clocks, tiny steam engines and similar stuff. And

Do they have a Linux version ;-)

Or MAC?

Palm?
Actually in my searching today they did say DeltaCad will run using Wine
(Windows emulator under Linux) I haven't tried it I really don't like Wine.
John

wrote:
Robert Schieck wrote:

So fess up, what do you print your 56" rib out on ?

use spray-glue to attach the pasted-up
pattern to a sheet of aluminum,
-R.S.Hoover


I'll add just one point. In my experience, spray glue won't work if
you're makeing steel pieces and have to grind it down to the line.
Cutting the metal gets it hot, and that melts the glue. I've used a
little paint instead. I have a couple little cans of Killz white primer
that I keep around. Spread a thin layer using some scrap paper or
whatever's handy. It will come off easier later if the metal still has
the shipping oil on it, but it will still stick plenty well enough to
make the part.

I've also used the Kinko's trick mentioned earlier, but they don't like
the CAD formats and only play nice with PDFs. And then they didn't like
the 8' airfoil of the Delta. Finally settled on printing it half size
and then blowing it up to full size using the blueprint copier they all
have.

--
This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against
instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make
mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their
decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."

wrote:
Stealth Pilot wrote:

America uses a mix of traditional and SI units


In the same DA$$ truck. Some engineer at Dodge aught be shot...with
both a metric and standard size bullet!!

--
This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against
instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make
mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their
decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."