Orchid XP v7 nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/01/07 16:33:
> scott wrote:
> 
>> Just for interest, all modern 3D CAD programs work in similar way to 
>> SketchUp to start with.  You draw you stuff using the mouse, and the 
>> software automatically tries to guess what you meant to do (ie lines 
>> at right angles to each other, lines parallel, same length etc).  
>> After you've drawn your initial sketch you can then go and delete/add 
>> constraints until your sketch is exactly as you want.  Of course 
>> constraints can be formulae based on other dimensions, other drawings 
>> etc so it's very flexible to build up a whole model based on just a 
>> few parameters.  The huge benefit is that when you want to change one 
>> of the key parameters, the entire model is updated in virtually 
>> real-time (depending on the complexity of the model...)
> 
> 1. Wow... Actual CAD software exists and there are people who use it.
Tons of peoples use those. AutoCAD is a huge one. Started 2D only, then added 
faked 3D, then 3D primitives and modeling. Professional use only at over $6000 
per workstation/user, unless you have a pirated version...
> 
> 2. A mouse? Really? Not a tablet or some other futuristic input device?
A tablet futuristic? It's over 20 years old!
> 


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