02-12-2012, 05:05 PM
(02-12-2012, 04:06 PM)Joe Wrote: I've now put it on my lap-top too so will have a better play when I've gone to bed.
Desperate!
Attached is a scan of a plot of a re-saved version of the file. It all works OK.
I've used 3D Packages in the past but I feel their use is very limited in general Engineering. A major shortcoming is the file formats. We had a near disaster where I use to work when we saved a job lot of Drawings in a 3D Format only to discover none of our suppliers supported it, so we had to supply 2D versions, and we had to pay maintenance on the Software so that we could keep them up to date. I bet they're unreadable by now. That's why most people/Companies stick to AutoCAD or other well known packages.
I freely admit that I've been using AutoCAD and similar for decades, and before that pen, pencil and paper. It really isn't that difficult. After all, it just puts lines and curves on the paper and the screen. So, knocking up something like the attached, or the scans I've Posted before, doesn't take too long. Actually, as far as turning goes, a cross section is what you need, and for card backs I don't see what 'thickness' adds.
Alan
