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Title: CAD Designing?
Post by: SpyhunterUK on January 05, 2016, 04:42:33 pm

What programs does anyone use to help design the arcade cabinet please, CAD wise?

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: vwalbridge on January 05, 2016, 05:41:52 pm

I see a lot of people use SketchUp (http://www.sketchup.com/).  Not sure if that meets your "cad-wise" requirement.

One nice thing is the '3D warehouse' (https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/?hl=en). Where you can download arcade models (https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=arcades%20cabinet&scoring=t&hl=en) that others have already done.

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: Slippyblade on January 05, 2016, 05:54:07 pm

I second Sketch Up.  One of the nice things about it is the price.  Free. 

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: dezmond on January 05, 2016, 06:36:20 pm

SolidWorks for me..  But mostly in my head :(

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: 05SRT4 on January 05, 2016, 07:09:56 pm

(http://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphiclarge/paper_pencil_clip_art_12051.jpg)

jk

Sketchup is a good, free designing tool.

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: Draco_Elessar on January 05, 2016, 11:12:27 pm

AutoCAD

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: HaRuMaN on January 06, 2016, 09:05:48 am

For all my kits, I use Draftsight (free AutoCad) and then import into Sketchup to make a 3D model. 

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: SpyhunterUK on January 06, 2016, 09:18:29 am

Many thanks.  SketchUp is great especially as I have found the cabinet I want to make as a template already :)

Title: Re: CAD Designing?
Post by: Unstupid on January 15, 2016, 10:35:29 pm

I did mine in Rhino... It has a pretty small learning curve.  ;)