CAD Programs-Question for Bill Hylton
Ron Hildreth, Alta, Iowa
>Bill,
I read with enthusiasm your article in the Feb. 2007 issue of "Woodworker's Journal" "The ins and Outs of CAD programs". I spent most of last weekend and a couple of nights this past week downloading and trying all the free trial programs you reviewed. I loved the article! A job well done!
I think one of the things your article has helped me realize is that I'm lacking something in my computer skills, as, as hard as I try, most CAD programs are still Greek to me. I have the best luck with Google Sketch-up,and have a ways to go before becoming good at it. I have Thermwood's e-Cabinet system program that I would love to use someday, but it's miles over my head, so I end up becoming frustrated.
Time to contact my local community college and sign up for a coarse or two, but not sure what computer training coarses would do me the most good.
Most of the computer skills I have are self taught. I do most of the computer work (timesheets, expense sheets,etc.)at work, their own spreadsheet designs which I've had minimal training on but enough to achieve accruacy. I'm familiar with Outlook Notes (work) and Mozzilla T-bird (here at home) for e-mail. I can surf the web, know how to upload to my website, download from the internet, but that's about the general scope of my skills.
With all that said, and in your opinion for a guy stupid in the ways of computer technoligy, where would you suggest I start to eventually end up in the direction I'd like to go? Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Ron in Iowa
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