cad for shop layout
 

there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout


every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
me hesitant


but this program has a command line so it is super easy to create a block
for each piece of equipment and then use those blocks on the master
floor plan

rec
0,0
24,36


now you have a rectangle and can then add text with just a couple clicks
save it to library/shop directory and librecad will see it


i probably could have done things by using scaling rather than dimensions
but that will have to wait for next time

cad for shop layout
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:07:10 -0700, Electric Comet
wrote:

there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout

I use Sketchup for pretty much everything. I had to try to get across
some ideas for the mechanical package for a product I'm doing at work.
We didn't have an ME assigned to the project, yet, so I made the
drawings in Sketchup, just to get the idea across.

every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
me hesitant

Which is why I use Sketchup. I have better things to do than learn
yet another inconsistent software package.

but this program has a command line so it is super easy to create a block
for each piece of equipment and then use those blocks on the master
floor plan

rec
0,0
24,36


now you have a rectangle and can then add text with just a couple clicks
save it to library/shop directory and librecad will see it


i probably could have done things by using scaling rather than dimensions
but that will have to wait for next time

cad for shop layout
 

On 10/15/2017 4:52 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:07:10 -0700, Electric Comet
wrote:

there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout

I use Sketchup for pretty much everything. I had to try to get across
some ideas for the mechanical package for a product I'm doing at work.
We didn't have an ME assigned to the project, yet, so I made the
drawings in Sketchup, just to get the idea across.

every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
me hesitant

I'm certain that the learning curve will be tough for him on most
anything. He can't punctuate, he probably does not have the ability to
learn.

cad for shop layout
 

On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 7:19:22 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 10/15/2017 4:52 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:07:10 -0700, Electric Comet
wrote:

there is a program called librecad that made it easy for me to enter the
shop equipment footprints and to rearrange the layout

I use Sketchup for pretty much everything. I had to try to get across
some ideas for the mechanical package for a product I'm doing at work.
We didn't have an ME assigned to the project, yet, so I made the
drawings in Sketchup, just to get the idea across.

every time i try one of these programs the dreaded learning curve makes
me hesitant

I'm certain that the learning curve will be tough for him on most
anything. He can't punctuate, he probably does not have the ability to
learn.

Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner

cad for shop layout
 

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 05:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes
footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner

own exactly one grizzly tool

but that is a good offering from them

scale cutouts work well too

cad for shop layout
 

Electric Comet wrote in news:ounj63$1c4$2
@dont-email.me:

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 05:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes
footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner

own exactly one grizzly tool

but that is a good offering from them

scale cutouts work well too

A Grizzly table saw is not likely to be too different than a Ridgid in
size. A Jet Bandsaw is likely to be almost exactly the same size as a
Delta or a Grizzly.

The tool is useful even if you don't own their tools.

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cad for shop layout
 

On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 1:31:00 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Electric Comet wrote in news:ounj63$1c4$2
@dont-email.me:

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 05:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

Grizzly has a workshop layout feature on their website. Includes
footprints of most if not all of their power tools...
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner

own exactly one grizzly tool

but that is a good offering from them

scale cutouts work well too

A Grizzly table saw is not likely to be too different than a Ridgid in
size.

As a blanket statement, that's not true.

Ridgid has a very limited selection of table saws, while Grizzly has numerous models, some requiring some interesting floor space.

http://www.grizzly.com/tablesaws?page=1


A Jet Bandsaw is likely to be almost exactly the same size as a
Delta or a Grizzly.

The tool is useful even if you don't own their tools.


I agree with both of those statements. ;-)