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tulip3D 
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Posted: 11.Feb.2010 at 17:54 |
Program and change things?
Whoa there Sherrym, dont have to high expectations for your class.
Most of what you will learn will be OTJ training, because its specialized.
All you can hope to learn in an Autodesk class is the basics. The program is simply too advanced to train you on it all...unless you shell out some pretty coin and spend...waste alot of time.
But yeah, inventor would be the way to go. Not sure how animation will help you (thats more for interactive parts, such as gears and moving assemblies), but 3D is DEFINETLY the way to go.
And forget math, lol, thats why these programs exist. They do calculations for you.
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ulrich_cute
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Posted: 11.Feb.2010 at 07:19 |
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yes, i really think that it would be a great help/use in what you are planning to do.. i think the 3d animation is what you really need..
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sherrym
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Posted: 28.Jan.2010 at 15:38 |
Thank you. So do you think the basic autocad 2009 class I'm taking will
be of any use/help? I'll take a closer look at the inventor program.What about 3d animation? I want a well rounded basic and advanced course so i can program and change things to suite my needs. I'm not a big math genius.... I wonder how much this will play into it?
Sherry
Edited by sherrym - 28.Jan.2010 at 15:39
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ulrich_cute
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Posted: 28.Jan.2010 at 02:58 |
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hi sherry..
i think you should follow the mechanical route..
i think what you are really after is the cad/cam.. the cad/cam technology that you were saying is the combination of autocad and cnc machine, whereas the drawing in autocad is transferred to the cnc upon analysis of the various operation needed.. this is what they use in making molds in the plastic industry..
i think the inventor will best suit your needs..
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Tankman
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Posted: 26.Jan.2010 at 20:22 |
Education always helps.
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Tankman
"When the well's dry, we'll all know the value of water."
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sherrym
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Posted: 26.Jan.2010 at 13:39 |
Thanks,I like the word chompers! I also make Flippers :-)
After scanning the file becomes a 3d image on the screen that can be manipulated using a program supplied with the machine by the company.You can build tooth structure on the image, then send info to cam machine to make tooth or
plaster model/ metal framework. They call it cadcam ?
All around though, I don't think it would hurt to take this basic cad course
now that I'm already enrolled
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Tankman
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Posted: 26.Jan.2010 at 03:48 |
Not too long ago I saw a program on TV.
The patient sat in a dental chair, his head 'n jawbones were scanned, perhaps ultrasound(?).
An image was created and sent to the lab to have the teeth made "to fit."
The new chompers were made and installed (implanted) in one hour.
Quite interesting! Study hard!
I don't think CAD was involved except to make the scanning machinery.  |
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Tankman
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sherrym
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Posted: 25.Jan.2010 at 22:43 |
So I'm a drafter after the course? :-)
Please go into more detail on the mechanical vs. architectural directions and what branches out from what.
There are a couple of ways to go with the classes. I plan to go through advanced CAD and maybe the proramming route. From there I'm an open book. Like I said I'm more artistic than math smart although dental is a combo of science and art. I'm also a jeweler (a long time ago) think they have cadcam now. Just want to be realistic in my expectations.
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tulip3D
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Posted: 25.Jan.2010 at 22:09 |
Its cool, the only stupid question is one ya dont ask 
There are basically two ways you can go, mechanical or architectual. From there it branches out in every direction imaginable.
And yes, assuming you took a CAD course you would be hired on as a drafter (thats how I got started)...but that really depends on the reputation of the school you go to, how good you were, and the availbility in your area.
But wait, your saying a 'drafting class' vs. a 'CAD class'? I thought they were one and the same...?
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sherrym
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Posted: 25.Jan.2010 at 21:13 |
Sorry if I sound like a newbie because I am! :-)
Are there jobs for people who take the cad class without any other direction such as engineering or electronics. Do you need the drafting class or are there places that would hire you and train you in what they do assuming you pass the cad classes?
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