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Re: gEDA-user: any place that fabs custom project boxes?
Stephen Trier wrote:
> As for software, the mechanical engineers at my workplace design cases in
> Solidworks. It looks very expensive. :-)
It is. Even here in academia, where CAD companies generally try to lure
future users, the license was a subject of an investment grant.
A viable alternative is varicad. (Prices in the hundreds rather than thousends)
> Some of the hobbyist-oriented
> 3-D printing houses accept Google Sketchup, which (I think?) has a no-cost
> version. A sheet metal case could be designed in any 2-D or 3-D CAD package
> or even a drawing program if you're careful. Finally, Ponoko accepts
> Inkscape files, among others.
A general drawing application should only be a last resort. They tend to
be weak when it comes to exact sizes. QCAD has not been mentioned, yet.
It is 2D only bu quite capable with that.
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