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Cheap 3D CAD?
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gerritb 
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Joined: 10.Nov.2010 Location: United States Using: Altium Status: Offline Points: 1 |
 Topic: Cheap 3D CAD?Posted: 10.Nov.2010 at 20:27 |
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Hello all,
I want to create 3D models of electronic components for my Altium electronic design CAD program. Altium reads .step files, so they need to be in that format (or convertible). I also don't want to spend more than about USD 100, because I'm cheap. :-) I've tried Alibre PE, and it's a great program but it only produces .stl files which don't contain color information. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Gerrit |
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Cad64
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Joined: 17.Apr.2010 Location: United States Using: Autocad 2011, 3DS Max 2011, Photoshop CS5 Status: Offline Points: 491 |
Posted: 10.Nov.2010 at 21:25 |
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I think you're going to have to spend a little more than $100. Check out Rhino. You can get a commercial, single-user, license for around $1,000.
http://www.rhino3d.com/index.htm |
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style808
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Joined: 08.Jan.2011 Location: United States Using: Alibre v2011 expert Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: 08.Jan.2011 at 03:16 |
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I agree with CAD64...Stop being Cheap. You can upgrade your Alibre PE to Pro for half the price of Rhino
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John Connor
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Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175 |
Posted: 01.Feb.2011 at 11:37 |
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Might I suggest ZwCAD Pro? Until January 31st you can buy it for $449 (U.S.) and it looks and works remarkably like AutoCAD.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."
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webgain
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Joined: 07.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2011 Status: Offline Points: 6 |
Posted: 07.Feb.2011 at 07:17 |
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I prefer to use ZwCAD Pro. Cheap 3D CAD software
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