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08-31-2008, 01:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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|  What Program? Any sugestions on a FREE program to use to design stuff like a tube chassi or plate chassi? |
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08-31-2008, 01:23 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tennessee
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08-31-2008, 01:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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| Thanks, im going to attempt to make my own tube chassi. and if i suck as much as i think i will i will just buy one. |
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08-31-2008, 02:49 PM
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| Team *   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hellifiknow
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| I don't think you will find too much that will let you do 3d work for a tube chassis.Even if you can find one,it would take alot of experience to be able to do it.Good luck. Pat |
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08-31-2008, 04:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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| I did a couple drawings on paper but dont really like them. 1-I changed the position of where the shocks mount (same design as the new team sinastir tube chassis), 1-Other tube chassis that doesnt look good to me and 1 plate chassi. And on the one that says TG on the middle, i might put the front shock mounts below the tube instead of on top. Feel free to tell me what you think. Dont hold back.    Last edited by 88toyota88; 08-31-2008 at 05:07 PM. |
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08-31-2008, 05:22 PM
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| Team * Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hellifiknow
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| If you're just wanting to do 2d drawings,try emachineshop or maybe google sketchup. |
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08-31-2008, 05:23 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee
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| MS Paint is what I used to do the drawings for my chassis..... |
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09-01-2008, 12:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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| Thanks. Anything i should change on the drawings Or just buy one already made? |
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09-01-2008, 12:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Flat Rock Park
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| Your first chassis drawing looking just like our X-79....  |
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09-01-2008, 01:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lackawaxen, pike county. PA
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| i have a cad program from "expert software" named "quick and easy cad" that i bought from walmart from there electronics dept where you would buy the cpu games and software that are 9.88 each off the top of the rack....here's a couple of pictures i made up for my tuber....   i like this cad program cause you can click on any line drawn and move either end point to make it longer or shorter or move the whole line....it has a built in guide in the program explaining each fuction and how to do it..................bob .... |
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09-01-2008, 01:38 PM
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09-01-2008, 01:44 PM
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09-01-2008, 02:05 PM
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| Throwing Grenades  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Designing a tube frame (for an RC Car) in CAD is pretty pointless. It takes a lot of hours to do properly and the only thing you gain is suspension modeling capabilities and that is only if you have good software. In short, don't waste your time. Also emachine shop won't do tuber type stuff. For about $10,000 you can get Solidworks though.....       |
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09-01-2008, 02:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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| $10,000? HAHAHA! never in my life would i spend 10,000 on a computer program. |
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09-01-2008, 02:37 PM
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As an added bonus, that $10,000 can be written off as a business expense.  | |
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09-01-2008, 03:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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| True, but im 17 and i doubt my parents would buy it as a business expense |
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09-01-2008, 03:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: fresno
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| This sucks. I made a design on eMachineShop and i cant do anything with it. I cant save it as the right file type :( |
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09-01-2008, 07:56 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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09-01-2008, 10:13 PM
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| Untitled.DXF: Invalid File |
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09-02-2008, 10:39 AM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Can't tell you what you are doing wrong with that vauge of a description. The problem is mostly likely you, may be trying to open the dxf with a program that is unable to open it. Hard to say, but I have never had a single issue doing it. |
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