tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post2427656388900630638..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Surprisingly InvolvedSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-41212351360011389642017-02-20T09:26:32.206-05:002017-02-20T09:26:32.206-05:00Good question. I don't know. The panels aren...Good question. I don't know. The panels aren't likely to bear an impact bigger than a chip, but I'd rather not bet my life or various body parts on that. I've been shopping by price, but maybe it's a good idea to make the front panels, where I'll be sitting, "bulletproof". <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-52244266805786140102017-02-20T01:02:11.028-05:002017-02-20T01:02:11.028-05:00Wouldn't a polycarbonate panel wear better tha...Wouldn't a polycarbonate panel wear better than a plexiglass panel. Quite a few homebuilts (aircraft) are even going to polycarbonate. indyjonesouthereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-91828433858207417832017-02-19T21:17:43.507-05:002017-02-19T21:17:43.507-05:00To add a bit of coincidence, TurboCAD was the one ...To add a bit of coincidence, TurboCAD was the one I tried to start with, but just couldn't wrap my head around it. I took the mandatory drafting class in college, and Rhino's default interface just worked for me. It's a four panel display, with the normal Top, Front, Right and Perspective panels, just like our drawings. <br /><br />Getting the thing I'm drawing to look exactly like I want it to is still a struggle. Rhino makes a big distinction between solids and surfaces, but that's due to the math it uses (NURBS, Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline). When I'm drawing something, I don't care about that; a surface never exists except as the outer part of a solid. <br /><br />Well, not really enough room to get into that here, but I'm hoping Fusion is a bit easier to use in spots. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27541331977504437232017-02-19T20:06:23.488-05:002017-02-19T20:06:23.488-05:00Thanks. I'll take a look at both. When we fir...Thanks. I'll take a look at both. When we first moved into our house I used TurboCAD to build a 2D plan of the yard and interior. It works well enough but it might be fun to try out some alternatives. Thanks.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-34198515420967738472017-02-19T11:59:36.838-05:002017-02-19T11:59:36.838-05:00Everything has been done in Rhino3D. I've bee...Everything has been done in Rhino3D. I've been using it about 10 years, since version 3 and it's at 5 now, with 6 in development. <br /><br />If I was starting from no experience, I'd be looking at Fusion 360. Fusion (it's from Autodesk, the folks who put out AutoCAD) is a very professional package, but what really stands out is that they include CAM, so the same software can be used to design parts and do the machine tool paths. <br /><br />Here's the kicker: it's free for hobbyists and small business. If I recall, that means with sales less than $100,000. <br /><br />I actually have installed it and played at it, but really need to do the tutorials. It's just different enough from Rhino to really screw me up. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-48441693807166290282017-02-19T11:38:08.714-05:002017-02-19T11:38:08.714-05:00What CAD package are you using for the drawings yo...What CAD package are you using for the drawings you post on your site?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com