30-11-2012, 09:59 AM
Hi,
Thanks for the extra computer information Gary.
I had my own garage business whilst in my early twenties; I would be on the job before 8.30am and would work right through to the following 2am whilst trying to establish my business. After grafting like this for about a year my fiancee went of with another guy and eventually married him. (I still don't blame her in the least). This left me heartbroken and a wreck; I packed the garage in and it taught me a very valuable lesson; there is more in life than money. This was without doubt the lowest period of my life and to cheer me up a guy driving an old banger with every window frozen solid hit me head on whilst I was riding my Norton 750cc Atlas; lots of cuts and bruises with a smashed knee cap to my left leg and a fractured right ankle added to my misery. I eventually I met my lovely Bron and this time I made absolutely certain she came first and she is a gem and the love of my life. At the time I thought if I tried to shoot myself I would miss.
Like you Gary I know the value of money and do not part with it unless I get value. Our new little Toyota Aygo is one luxury we can afford and we always run a small car as it suits our needs and we have no intention of competing with out neighbours and their Mercs/Porsche etc. 5 year manufacturers warranty with once a year servicing gives us reliable trouble free motoring with no sudden heavy repair bills. When I had my garage a handful of spanners and a few screwdrivers would take any car to bits; I think the only bit of electronic I owned was a Dwell Meter. I'm going back a while because in those days I would have Ford 100E cranks re-ground and fit the con rods with shells; yes I'm ancient.
These days you need a degree just to find the spark plugs and where is the carb? We now keep the car for about three years until the MOT is due then let someone else worry about future repairs. If I rotate the wheels then I don't even have to buy new tyres during our ownership. I no longer enjoy working on cars but I do look after the one we have.
You are correct Gary in that the 3D picture is somewhat distorted and it is because of the previously explained screen settings and the poor graphics which Mark so kindly enlightened me about. Not only do I have this problem I also cannot move this 3D picture within the computer. The 2D drawing though can be moved around and when printed it comes out perfectly. The point I was making is that I can after 14 years of failure finally produce a 3D drawing. Transferring this 3D drawing was the problem that is now making up my mind to buy a new computer. I feel like I'm driving a mini in an F1 race. The on-board graphics built into this computer were never designed for 3D manipulation so it would be unfair of me to expect perfect results. Until I do buy the new computer I can still practice using 3D CAD. I find it strange though that this computer allows me to draw in 3D and will display the drawing allowing it to be viewed from any angle but it won't even let me print it. I used the digital camera to take a shot of the screen then download which I thought was pretty neat. Hopefully Gary once I do get the new computer I will be able to add the 3D drawing once again for you to view in 3D; now that is something for me to aim for.
I need to get everything ready for my Rufforth trip in the morning as it's going to be perishing wandering around the stalls just after 7.30am.
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks for the extra computer information Gary.
I had my own garage business whilst in my early twenties; I would be on the job before 8.30am and would work right through to the following 2am whilst trying to establish my business. After grafting like this for about a year my fiancee went of with another guy and eventually married him. (I still don't blame her in the least). This left me heartbroken and a wreck; I packed the garage in and it taught me a very valuable lesson; there is more in life than money. This was without doubt the lowest period of my life and to cheer me up a guy driving an old banger with every window frozen solid hit me head on whilst I was riding my Norton 750cc Atlas; lots of cuts and bruises with a smashed knee cap to my left leg and a fractured right ankle added to my misery. I eventually I met my lovely Bron and this time I made absolutely certain she came first and she is a gem and the love of my life. At the time I thought if I tried to shoot myself I would miss.
Like you Gary I know the value of money and do not part with it unless I get value. Our new little Toyota Aygo is one luxury we can afford and we always run a small car as it suits our needs and we have no intention of competing with out neighbours and their Mercs/Porsche etc. 5 year manufacturers warranty with once a year servicing gives us reliable trouble free motoring with no sudden heavy repair bills. When I had my garage a handful of spanners and a few screwdrivers would take any car to bits; I think the only bit of electronic I owned was a Dwell Meter. I'm going back a while because in those days I would have Ford 100E cranks re-ground and fit the con rods with shells; yes I'm ancient.
These days you need a degree just to find the spark plugs and where is the carb? We now keep the car for about three years until the MOT is due then let someone else worry about future repairs. If I rotate the wheels then I don't even have to buy new tyres during our ownership. I no longer enjoy working on cars but I do look after the one we have.
You are correct Gary in that the 3D picture is somewhat distorted and it is because of the previously explained screen settings and the poor graphics which Mark so kindly enlightened me about. Not only do I have this problem I also cannot move this 3D picture within the computer. The 2D drawing though can be moved around and when printed it comes out perfectly. The point I was making is that I can after 14 years of failure finally produce a 3D drawing. Transferring this 3D drawing was the problem that is now making up my mind to buy a new computer. I feel like I'm driving a mini in an F1 race. The on-board graphics built into this computer were never designed for 3D manipulation so it would be unfair of me to expect perfect results. Until I do buy the new computer I can still practice using 3D CAD. I find it strange though that this computer allows me to draw in 3D and will display the drawing allowing it to be viewed from any angle but it won't even let me print it. I used the digital camera to take a shot of the screen then download which I thought was pretty neat. Hopefully Gary once I do get the new computer I will be able to add the 3D drawing once again for you to view in 3D; now that is something for me to aim for.
I need to get everything ready for my Rufforth trip in the morning as it's going to be perishing wandering around the stalls just after 7.30am.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
