Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-16 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 16.09.13 09:21, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Jack > Don't take the complainant to seriously as he is a friend that is > stirring up the pot, so to speak. Talking about "so to speak", here in Oz it's "stir the possum". (Possibly because you only have to look sideways at a marsupial possum to get

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-16 Thread Marius Liebenberg
ilto:mar...@mastercut.co.za] >>> Sent: 15 September 2013 08:31 AM >>> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD >>> program almost here >>> >>> >>> On 2013/09/15 02:37 AM

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 September 2013 02:26:49 Jack Coats did opine: > I recognize 'asshole' as a specific technical term, but some have > their 'spelling' filter on high gain for this and similar terms. > > We are adults here (whether we are or not) and have reasonable > vocabularies so we can find other

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-15 Thread Jack Coats
riginal Message- >> From: Marius Liebenberg [mailto:mar...@mastercut.co.za] >> Sent: 15 September 2013 08:31 AM >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD >> program almost here >> >> >>

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-15 Thread Marius Liebenberg
bject: Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD > program almost here > > > On 2013/09/15 02:37 AM, Ron Bean wrote: >>> DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms." >>> >>> I don't know if "is not suppor

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-15 Thread Belli Button
Ahem, language please. ;-) -Original Message- From: Marius Liebenberg [mailto:mar...@mastercut.co.za] Sent: 15 September 2013 08:31 AM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here On 2013/09/15 02:37

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Marius Liebenberg
On 2013/09/15 02:37 AM, Ron Bean wrote: >> DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms." >> >> I don't know if "is not supported" means "it won't work" or just "we don't >> care enough to test". > > I wondered if DesignSpark was cloud-based, just because all the recent > "closed-s

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Ron Bean
>DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms." > >I don't know if "is not supported" means "it won't work" or just "we don't >care enough to test". That's probably because virtual machines don't give you access to the video hardware, which 3D CAD programs rely on for usable speed

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Sat, 9/14/13, Kent Reed wrote: Subject: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 6:21 AM Gentle persons: Take a gander at http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/d

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Same here, so I will be very interested in having a good look at the mechanical package. On 2013/09/14 05:13 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 14 September 2013 13:21, Kent Reed wrote: > >> http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invention/ > I have been using the Designspark P

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 14 September 2013 10:24:55 Kent Reed did opine: > Trying to head off the inevitable flurry of followup messages, I should > note that DesignSpark says > > *"Operating Systems:* > Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3 > Microsoft® Windows Vista™ > Microsoft® Windows 7 > Microsoft®

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 September 2013 13:21, Kent Reed wrote: > http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invention/ I have been using the Designspark PCB design software for a few years and it is pretty good. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Kent Reed
Trying to head off the inevitable flurry of followup messages, I should note that DesignSpark says *"Operating Systems:* Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Microsoft® Windows 7 Microsoft® Windows 8 DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms." I d

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 14 September 2013 09:49:31 Kent Reed did opine: > Gentle persons: > > Take a gander at > http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invent > ion/ > > looks like SketchUp may get a run for its money. > > Regards, > Kent That will not be that hard. Sketchup se

[Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Kent Reed
Gentle persons: Take a gander at http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invention/ looks like SketchUp may get a run for its money. Regards, Kent PS - I pointed you at Hackaday rather at DesignSpark directly in order to give credit where credit is due