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I don't often work from drawings but thought I would thank you for your generous offer.
Very kind of you.
Very kind of you.
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Very nice offer, I just usually work out of my head-figuring it out as I go,Im sure some of our members can use your drawing skills.
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Nice offer. I've an 8 flight helical feature stair that needs drawing next week
Lovely easy job to start off withNice offer. I've an 8 flight helical feature stair that needs drawing next week
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if your looking for something to keep your hand in speak to local kitchen, bedroom, conservatory companies etc. They will likely pay you to boot.
Funny how so many think your doing them on computer straight off, I think you mean hand drawn on the board don't you?
Funny how so many think your doing them on computer straight off, I think you mean hand drawn on the board don't you?
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Do you do beam calcs to go with drawings? I'm after a set drawn for a portal frame shed I want making.
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Does anyone still use a board these days?.
Yeah for tables.
I'd offer free drawings but the cost of having a 'real' seat of software, computer upgrades and the business overheads kind of puts me off doing it for free
.BTW if you haven't got a 'real' seat it may be better putting this thread at least in the private area of the forum because if the vendors get wind of it you will be at the least paying for a full seat + maintenance.
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I still have my A3 one I got twenty or so years ago, and the squares, French curves, compasses and scale rules. I cannot remember when I last used them though.
Something else which will 'be needed at some point'
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Yeah for tables.
I'd offer free drawings but the cost of having a 'real' seat of software, computer upgrades and the business overheads kind of puts me off doing it for free
BTW if you haven't got a 'real' seat it may be better putting this thread at least in the private area of the forum because if the vendors get wind of it you will be at the least paying for a full seat + maintenance.
yeah , ive heard of that happening before , you can get an educational version for free that's legit , it just puts a stamp in the corner of the drawing.
to be honest its quicker knocking them up on the computer first , rubbing out projection lines and stuff is massive pain
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not really , can do little bits like tell you deflection , bending moments and things but i wouldn't want to be signing any calculations off for anyone , give me a shout next year and then ill be good for that
Only if used for education. A lecturer was using a university seat and ended up having to fork out for a proper seat once the client he had reported it to SW.
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I do, computers miss out a big part of the thought process. I have used all sorts of CAD programs and am not a luddite and recognise were they hold advantages but sometimes the old ways really are best
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Those projection lines are a great double check, I was also taught to leave a few bits of them in as it actually enhances the visual.
Hard to see any old drawing method is better than CAD. Yeah sure banging out a few ideas with quick sketches is fine but when it comes to actually doing it the board has no chance.
How does a CAD program miss out a big part of the thought process?
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Subjective to the task at hand to be fair but I will do my best to explain. In the main when ever I see plans that don't work its CAD that has been used (although there is an aspect of the lower skill / training level generally of some CAD operators). Quick sketches are however even more fatal, either scale it and draw it right or do it from the top of your head IMO. Its all operator error to be fair no matter the equipment but if you take things that have to look aesthetically right its the drawing board all the way and that's why top designers from clothes furniture, cars and architecture still use them at the formative stages.
Go buy a kitchen from B&Q and they will knock you out a rag and drop CAD in minutes, go to one of the high end bespoke companies and its hours before they come up with hand drawn scaled drawings and perspectives.
