Full Machine Design/Display

[BillTodd]

Solidworks is one of the best albeit at an horrendous price (be a pirate or pretend to be a student ? ).

That picture looks like it sketch-up, probably the pro/paid-for version (The free version of sketch-up is too limited - in my view).

[Gary]

Solid works is what to use.
I also have a few tutorial dvds as well, if you need a copy ;)

[NB70]

Solidworks is one of the best albeit at an horrendous price (be a pirate or pretend to be a student ? ).

That picture looks like it sketch-up, probably the pro/paid-for version (The free version of sketch-up is too limited - in my view).

I wrote a free plugin that gives you DXF and STL output from the free version of Sketchup,
http://www.guitar-list.com/download-...les-dxf-or-stl

Nathan

[Tom]

What I would like to know is what programs you use to design in?

Lee, very flattered that you picked the image of my router!

I use the free version of Google Sketchup. Sketchup is a great! It's not engineering software, but you can change the default accuracy from 1mm to 0.01mm which helps. It's amazing for free! :-)

"Components" are the best. Every copy of a component in the model will change when you edit just one of them. Want to add a chamfer to a bearing that appears 50 times in your model? 60seconds of work! :-)

I wrote a free plugin that gives you DXF and STL output from the free version of Sketchup,

Nathan - THANKYOU so much for the sketchup plugin. I was about to start learning to use the emachineshop CAD program to generate dxf files, but no need now! I'll install it and have a play at the weekend...

Cheers!