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TB — 8/20/2013 2:52:50 AM (archived)

Not sure how much help I'd be. Last mechanical linkage I did was a landing leg, and that was about it.

What you need if you do a lot of this kind of work is a good 3D engineering program like Solidworks. I've kludged mechanical links in AutoCAD 2D but it's like stop-motion animation.

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Can anybody help me out with some CAD work? - RobVG - 8/20/2013 2:29:37 AM
- SketchUp - podrock - 8/20/2013 1:37:27 PM
  - ps - podrock - 8/20/2013 2:43:39 PM
    - Negative. I'm having computer issues but would really like the help. I'll be back. n/t - RobVG - 8/21/2013 12:53:44 AM
      - See you then. - podrock - 8/21/2013 2:00:02 AM
        
        The dog ate my power cord. - RobVG - 8/23/2013 2:39:46 AM
        
        Good luck, mate. - podrock - 8/23/2013 3:48:16 AM
- There might be a resource. - bowser - 8/20/2013 4:09:07 AM
  - Easier said than done. - RobVG - 8/20/2013 4:19:18 AM
- Oh puleese.... - Jody - 8/20/2013 3:18:34 AM
  - Me? A cad? Sherly you jest. - RobVG - 8/20/2013 3:57:37 AM
    - and a bounder as well, I suspect - FrankC - 8/20/2013 7:36:13 AM
- I'm still using ancient software. - TB - 8/20/2013 2:52:50 AM
  - Mock up will probably work, just more guesswork. n/t - RobVG - 8/20/2013 4:00:40 AM
    - It one of those things: "We bought it, it doesn't work, they can't fix it, "you" make it work. n/t - RobVG - 8/20/2013 4:02:18 AM

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