Author Topic: The heck is CAD? (Read 2761 times)

TheUnknownRobotics · « **on:** May 02, 2015, 12:39:47 PM »

I'm new to this... "CAD" thing. (Hoepfully this is the right thread)

cephalopod · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2015, 12:45:10 PM »

Computer Aided Design. Literally nothing more to it.

TheUnknownRobotics · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2015, 01:25:30 PM »

Quote from: Craaig on May 02, 2015, 12:45:10 PM

Computer Aided Design. Literally nothing more to it.

Oh, thanks. (I thought it was something more, and used certain programs... but, yeah)

Kungfooey242 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2015, 04:25:10 PM »

Theres a

of a lot of CAD programs; from 2D to 3D. Some of the most famous ones are AutoCAD, Solidworks, and Inventor. Your profile pic kinda looks like the AutoCAD interface.

Naryar · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:47:45 AM »

It's like RA2, but more nerdy, considering you can't even fight the bots you draw.

cephalopod · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:52:53 AM »

Sketchup is arguably one of the easiest to learn, if it's something you want to get into.
I'm pretty new to it myself and I managed to draw this up in about half hour while thinking about Mr Snappy 2.

(Since then I did this for potentially 3D printing my ant)

playzooki · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2015, 10:50:20 AM »

rhino is best cad

Tweedy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2015, 12:11:38 PM »

Quote from: playzooki on May 03, 2015, 10:50:20 AM

rhino is best cad

*inventor

090901 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2015, 12:23:08 PM »

inventor is also very very easy to use too

Philippa · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2015, 01:01:37 PM »

Yeah, Inventor is pretty good software, lots of commands.

Kungfooey242 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:00:51 PM »

Yes, I agree with you all. Inventor FTW.

TheUnknownRobotics · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:12:42 PM »

Thanks guys! I'll check Inventor out. Seems cool. (BTW, what did you guys make with CAD using Inventor. I'd like to see an example :D)

Kungfooey242 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:38:44 PM »

in the skewl, i usually make things like tools, sockets, etc. for assignments, but i usually finish before the deadline so one time i drew a simple version of WIDE LOAD with my remaining class time:

I also made some weapons like swords and maces but there all in my skewl compuder.
You can see a ton of other designs here: https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=97.0

Also, here's a free 3 year trial for Inventor: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/inventor-professional

And here's another thing; a bit of a tutorial to get u started: http://www.sdcpublications.com/pdfsample/978-1-58503-799-5-2.pdf