totally off topic post here.
I know the nexus is comprised of people from all walks of life.
I'm in a serious season of change in my life, I'm putting more time into learning new skills and trying to advance in my skillsets for a better future.
for the last few years I've been increasingly involved in fabrication and manufacturing at the ground level. CAD is one of those things that would really help me advance and it would be incredibly helpful for me personally in my garage and day to day life. the issue is that I'm having a hard time learning cad softwares.
I don't have a ton of time to learn because it's the peak season of my current work. I've worked with tinker cad in the past but it's not really what I'm looking for so I switched to FreeCad for the time being. the learning curve is a bit steep but things are slowly coming together. I'd just like some recommendations on how to become more proficient as fast as possible with what little time I have available to learn.
I plan on using this for 3d printing and metal work design. at the moment my focus is on designing 2d sign faces that will be cut out from 3/16' hot roll steel via plasma cutter. the thing I'm struggling with at the moment is manipulating the text i.e. getting it centered, contouring text to the curvature of the rounded signs edges, and changing font.
hopefully someone in here has the time to help me get a clue.
I'm working on slowly preparing for a personal homestead and hope to start generating revenue through fabrication, services, and educational opportunities for the community. learning cad would really help me produce higher quality products. my first sign is going to be a donation to a Cocaine Anonymous Group one of my coworkers is a senior member of so I'd like to make a nice sign for them for all the time and patience they've given me so I can learn their trade.
I get the feeling this 2d sign drafting would probably be faster and easier with something like SKETCHBOOK app but I'm not so sure I'll get the accuracy and consistency I'd like out of that app. any small inconsistency in a sign could be seen from a distance. sometimes you'll notice defects up close and I'm fine with that in the beginning but misalignment and tolerance differential can really make or break a signs presentability and I just don't think sketchbook is going to cut it beyond rough drafting.
Thanks for your time
NeithereHere
I know the nexus is comprised of people from all walks of life.
I'm in a serious season of change in my life, I'm putting more time into learning new skills and trying to advance in my skillsets for a better future.
for the last few years I've been increasingly involved in fabrication and manufacturing at the ground level. CAD is one of those things that would really help me advance and it would be incredibly helpful for me personally in my garage and day to day life. the issue is that I'm having a hard time learning cad softwares.
I don't have a ton of time to learn because it's the peak season of my current work. I've worked with tinker cad in the past but it's not really what I'm looking for so I switched to FreeCad for the time being. the learning curve is a bit steep but things are slowly coming together. I'd just like some recommendations on how to become more proficient as fast as possible with what little time I have available to learn.
I plan on using this for 3d printing and metal work design. at the moment my focus is on designing 2d sign faces that will be cut out from 3/16' hot roll steel via plasma cutter. the thing I'm struggling with at the moment is manipulating the text i.e. getting it centered, contouring text to the curvature of the rounded signs edges, and changing font.
hopefully someone in here has the time to help me get a clue.
I'm working on slowly preparing for a personal homestead and hope to start generating revenue through fabrication, services, and educational opportunities for the community. learning cad would really help me produce higher quality products. my first sign is going to be a donation to a Cocaine Anonymous Group one of my coworkers is a senior member of so I'd like to make a nice sign for them for all the time and patience they've given me so I can learn their trade.
I get the feeling this 2d sign drafting would probably be faster and easier with something like SKETCHBOOK app but I'm not so sure I'll get the accuracy and consistency I'd like out of that app. any small inconsistency in a sign could be seen from a distance. sometimes you'll notice defects up close and I'm fine with that in the beginning but misalignment and tolerance differential can really make or break a signs presentability and I just don't think sketchbook is going to cut it beyond rough drafting.
Thanks for your time
NeithereHere