Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 02:04 PM |
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long shot AutoCAD 2015?
I know this could be a long shot but has any body got the keys to the kingdom that I can aaghmmm 'borrow' so that I can send drawings to
the laser cutters? I spent a week drawing them using my sons free education soft ware but they can't read it?????
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designer
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 02:11 PM |
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What software are you using? It must be able to do .dxf, .dwg.
Most laser companies can use PDF too.
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Paul Turner
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 02:43 PM |
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I use AutoCAD at work but at home I use a product called DraftSight, too tight to buy AutoCAD. For home use its totally free and anyone who uses
AutoCAD should have no problems using it. Saves files as dxf, dwg etc. Drawings saved on AutoCAD open perfectly on DraftSight and vice versa. It even
maps the x-refs in perfectly.
Dassault Systemes are a large organisation, their Catia and Solidworks programmes are industry standards. They developed DraftSight when Autodesk
threw a wobbly.
Get it here http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight/overview/
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Stot
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 02:43 PM |
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Want to send them to me Phil and ill see if I can open them for you?
Cheers
Stot
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ssc28
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 03:14 PM |
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Email them to me and I'll covert them to whatever format you need. I have autocad 2015.
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ken555
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 03:16 PM |
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Same here I have a college worth of Autocad, I can use.
Also does your son know he can get Autocad free if he has an ac.uk email address.
Details here
[Edited on 15-10-14 by ken555]
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Dualist
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 08:38 AM |
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Save them as "AutoCad 2000 dwg" and then anyone can open them. If they have an older version then they ain't gonna be able to open
them, not every company updates the software every year when there is no point.
Rotary build coming soon...
quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
I recently discovered that pigs can p i s s sideways when being transported 
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mcerd1
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 10:47 AM |
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^^ as above autocad 2000 is always a safe bet - it can be opened by almost any cad package 
also try the 2000 version of *.dxf format if they still have issues
if you haven't got access to the program anymore then Autodesk do a free viewer that you can download - its called TrueView
http://www.autodesk.com/products/dwg/viewers
it includes a *.dwg converter that lets you pick anything from 2000 format to the latest one
or you could just install the free trial version
[Edited on 16/10/2014 by mcerd1]
[Edited on 16/10/2014 by mcerd1]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 03:25 PM |
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Its my understanding that drawings created in a student edition are permanently locked. I.e. will always print/output with watermarks.
I suspect the student produced file you have sent them is blocking being sent to their cnc machine. There is no way of overcoming this other than
redrawing them in a licensed version.
I suspect there may be unlawful ways of hacking it, but autodesk go to lots of trouble to stop people from getting around their licensing so doubt it
will be easy or free.
[Edited on 16-10-14 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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