Forrest W Christian wrote:
> I'm again trying to get to the point of being able to produce some 
> decent product drawings for manuals and the like....
>
> I'd really like to be able to import/use the 2D/3D cad drawings 
> available from most of my suppliers in either .dwg, .dxf or .pdf to 
> produce a 'real' line or possibly 3d-shaded drawings of the products, 
> and then be able to show wiring options.
>
> Of course, I'd love to just buy a copy of soldworks, but I have a hard 
> time justifying the estimated $4K price tag for the product.  So I'm 
> looking for something not nearly as expensive.   I'm ok with spending 
> money on the right tool for the job, assuming it will really work for 
> me.   I've downloaded and tried several, but they all seem to come with 
> their own set of issues, and not nearly enough functionality and/or ease 
> of use to make them worthwhile.
>
> So, my question is, what tools should I be looking at to do these type 
> of product diagrams?
>
> -forrest
>
>
>   
rhinocad is a pretty handy cad package, has addons for most things and 
its not excessively priced.
no FEA stuff though.
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