MiltyG565 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 If you've been following the couple of threads I have made that relate to this build, you'll know it's still in it's infancy, and i'm trying to get things worked out for it. It's still very much at the drawing board, and that's where this thread will start - I need to draw a bass design. It's not going to be anything mad, think more like a Jazz or Stingray but with a few changes in the design. So, what programme would you recommend for this? Preferably something cheap. Or, if anybody wants to lend a hand and offer up some design ideas, that would also be appreciated. I've got a lot of big ideas for this, and I'm sure you are all going to enjoy this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Depends on what you want to do in the software, I use Photoshop in my day job so I use that to make mock-ups to see how a design will look but they aren't to scale just pretty pictures, there's a free program called GIMP that is similar to Photoshop that you could try, it would be ideal for sketching out ideas. AutoCad is the big cheese when it comes to technical drawings but it's expensive and complicated, maybe someone else knows of a cheap alternative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1368689594' post='2080121'] Depends on what you want to do in the software, I use Photoshop in my day job so I use that to make mock-ups to see how a design will look but they aren't to scale just pretty pictures, there's a free program called GIMP that is similar to Photoshop that you could try, it would be ideal for sketching out ideas. AutoCad is the big cheese when it comes to technical drawings but it's expensive and complicated, maybe someone else knows of a cheap alternative? [/quote] Yes, I would rather it was technical, then I could work from it. Auto-cad, I think not. I can hardly work a simple, free version of photoshop (a rip off really), let alone something like Auto-Cad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1368689594' post='2080121'] AutoCad is the big cheese when it comes to technical drawings but it's expensive and complicated, maybe someone else knows of a cheap alternative? [/quote] Google Sketchup is free and more user friendly than AutoCad, which I found quite laborious. I do all my sketches on GS now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 RE: the GIMP - if it's free vector graphics you want, then you want Inkscape. It's not super technical like CAD though (I wouldn't trust a measurement from it) - it's more like a free alternative to Adobe Illustrator. For free 2D CAD, try QCAD - [url="http://qcadbin-win.sourceforge.net/"]http://qcadbin-win.sourceforge.net/[/url] - I've never tried it, but it looks fairly straightforward from the screenshot on the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1368692906' post='2080154'] Google Sketchup is free and more user friendly than AutoCad, which I found quite laborious. I do all my sketches on GS now. [/quote] Cool, cheers for that! I'll give it a look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1368693074' post='2080156'] RE: the GIMP - if it's free vector graphics you want, then you want Inkscape. It's not super technical like CAD though (I wouldn't trust a measurement from it) - it's more like a free alternative to Adobe Illustrator. For free 2D CAD, try QCAD - [url="http://qcadbin-win.sourceforge.net/"]http://qcadbin-win.sourceforge.net/[/url] - I've never tried it, but it looks fairly straightforward from the screenshot on the page. [/quote] Cheers! I'll take a look at that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1368692906' post='2080154'] Google Sketchup is free and more user friendly than AutoCad, which I found quite laborious. I do all my sketches on GS now. [/quote] +1 I used GS in a previous job to design furniture and send the 3D drawings to a factory in Poland for them to make the products for us. There's some useful tutorial vids on Youtube too. Here's an example of a drawing [url="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=82c05d361ff3c09a54feda409512bbb5"]http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=82c05d361ff3c09a54feda409512bbb5[/url] Edited May 16, 2013 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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