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Jan 17th 2005, 6:35 pm

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Originally Posted by tony126

Unfortunately the answer is no. The company I worked for never had a use for 3d so we remained with Autocad 14. I would loved to have learnt it but alas never had the opportinity. Things may have moved on since I retired 2 years ago but I could put out a feeler back to the UK if you so wish.

Hmmmm, the dollar's value is not brilliant against the UK pound so that rules out the "UK option", and our contractors must have VERY GOOD AutoCAD 3D experience ... which gives me an idea ... set up an AutoCAD 3D studio in India - with a front end here. Hmmmmm, dollar still has punch in India, India has bucketloads of high end engineering talent ... hmmm. We are always on a time crunch with drawings, they hold us back drafting the application. The time difference would help us no end. Many patent attorneys can't write a case without the drawings in front of them to write the patent application around. Hmmmm ... ideas! Maybe there are some Indian based AutoCAD 3D studios that I can contact ... and we just get the work done without the setup hassle. Hmmmm ...

Jan 18th 2005, 1:05 am

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Originally Posted by Patent Attorney

Do you have AutoCAD 3D on a home computer? Know it backwards and sideways? Alternatively, you might know of someone who knows AutoCAD 3D inside out and is based at home with AutoCAD 3D on a decent home based computer. I am always on the look out for at-home AutoCAD 3D draftsmen/women ... I use contract AutoCAD 3D draftsmen who have the s/w on a decent home based machine and who have a decent fax machine. I prefer AutoCAD 3D specialists with a lot of experience of drafting patent application drawings but I will consider a retired (i.e., always available) at home AutoCAD 3D specialist willing to master the patent office drawing rules. I insist that all our contract work is done on a home computer and in 3D so that they can be rotated and sectioned.

Let me know. All contract work, and there's an IRS 1099 at the end of year.

Hey, I'm an boring engineer who know's AutoCAD 2002 < and Solidworks 2005 < backwards, sideways, inside out, etc. I maybe interested in side work.... I also live in Charlotte and have met many expats working in various hospitals (and there are lots of them) around the area, . If either of you want to send me an email, I'll give you details to call me..

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Jan 18th 2005, 1:39 am

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Has to be AutoCAD 3D ... all our drawings are done in this format ... we need consistency and continuity ... we might later need to change a drawing. On information and belief AutoCAD 2002 has "left the building" (product development has ceased). Right now, AutoCAD 3D is where it is at. We are looking for full time at home guys/ladies who are always available to do quality AutoCAD 3D drawings in a short time frame. I've got fed up with waiting for drawings to come back, it is hurting our cash-flow. I am now looking into Indian AutoCAD 3D studious, the big time difference means we can have projects worked on day and night.

Jan 18th 2005, 3:24 am

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yeah, but there's autocad 2004 and now 2005...and there all compatible formats anyway, so wouldn't make a difference between the software....

Jan 18th 2005, 4:24 pm

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yeah, but there's autocad 2004 and now 2005...and there all compatible formats anyway, so wouldn't make a difference between the software....

Agreed, compatability going down isn't a problem ... but 3D drawing is quite different from 2D, some draftsman can't do 3D. It's only 3D that we want; 3D drawings with their component parts can be sectioned; can also be rotated to present different views (perspective, front, rear, top, bottom ... very important for design patent applications, saves a lot of time if one drawing is rotated to provide the different figures instead of drawing each view in 2D).

Jan 18th 2005, 8:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Patent Attorney

Yeah, but proper autocad layered 2D can be auto built into 3d models in autocad 2002 onwards, and same with solidworks, solidworks imports/exports into cad like a treat too, so it doesn't matter if the model was originally 3d or 2d as it'll either turn them into 3d or into 2d drawings, and do the sectioning by itself...