need advice on CAD software

lovely? · 10-04-2007, 08:38 AM

well, i have this idea, and i think its pretty viable!!! im not sure if its ever been done, but i want to put it together in a cad program. it is an automotive part, specifically its a transmission. i am downloading the program now, it was freeware from alibre software, and it says its capable of putting together 500 + parts, even though my system will be rather simple. can anyone tell me how to get started with something like this? im going to be very confused, im sure, so hang in there!

lovely? · 10-05-2007, 12:08 PM

bump?

Kesava · 10-05-2007, 12:17 PM

lol i do a bit of work in 3d animation and stuff

but i have no idea what you are trying to do

so you want to make a transmission thing and want to know where to start?

tlarkin · 10-05-2007, 12:23 PM

Autodesk makes an application called Inventor, which is used for this type of thing. Its not free and its not cheap, and I am not sure if it is the industry standard or not anymore but Autodesk is a very huge company. I know at one point they definitely held the market share on this sort of thing. GM used Autodesk products to design all their cars at one point, however I have not bothered to keep up with the current technology they use now. You could start googling from here though and probably find your answers.

lovely? · 10-06-2007, 08:17 AM

i see thanks tlarkin

10-04-2007, 08:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,818	need advice on CAD software well, i have this idea, and i think its pretty viable!!! im not sure if its ever been done, but i want to put it together in a cad program. it is an automotive part, specifically its a transmission. i am downloading the program now, it was freeware from alibre software, and it says its capable of putting together 500 + parts, even though my system will be rather simple. can anyone tell me how to get started with something like this? im going to be very confused, im sure, so hang in there! __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

10-05-2007, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,818	bump? __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

10-05-2007, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	lol i do a bit of work in 3d animation and stuff but i have no idea what you are trying to do so you want to make a transmission thing and want to know where to start? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

10-06-2007, 08:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,818	i see thanks tlarkin __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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10-05-2007, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,191	Autodesk makes an application called Inventor, which is used for this type of thing. Its not free and its not cheap, and I am not sure if it is the industry standard or not anymore but Autodesk is a very huge company. I know at one point they definitely held the market share on this sort of thing. GM used Autodesk products to design all their cars at one point, however I have not bothered to keep up with the current technology they use now. You could start googling from here though and probably find your answers.

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