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gwelsby		#1 Posted : Monday, February 16, 2015 2:56:34 AM(UTC)
Rank: Junior Member Joined: 2/16/2015(UTC) Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 times		Hi all, I've downloaded the trial version of ViaCAD Pro 9 because I was very impressed by the spoon demo. I want to use the software as a hobby, producing models for printing on a 3D printer. For serious stuff I want to design small engineering projects, testing and iterating with a 3D printer and finally having them made in metal, sometimes via CNC machining. Is ViaCAD Pro 9 up to the job? TIA, Gerald.


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Tim Olson		#2 Posted : Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1:07:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Senior Member Joined: 2/2/2007(UTC) Posts: 5,447 Was thanked: 502 time(s) in 353 post(s)		Hi Gerald Welcome to the forum. From your description, I believe Pro is a good choice. If your doing 3D printing, you might want to look at the PowerPack add-on with extra 3D print tools. There is a fully functional beta at: http://www.punchcadlabs.com/page7/page7.php Tim
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1 user thanked Tim Olson for this useful post.		gwelsby on 2/21/2015(UTC)
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gwelsby		#3 Posted : Saturday, February 21, 2015 8:25:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Junior Member Joined: 2/16/2015(UTC) Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 times		Originally Posted by: Tim Olson Hi Gerald Welcome to the forum. From your description, I believe Pro is a good choice. If your doing 3D printing, you might want to look at the PowerPack add-on with extra 3D print tools. There is a fully functional beta at: http://www.punchcadlabs.com/page7/page7.php Tim Tim, thanks very much. I'm sorry not to have replied earlier. I have the option checked to receive notifications but received none! I've gone through all the tutorials and your product does look to do what I want. It's a steep learning curve for me though. For example, if I draw using the top view in 2d and "extrude solid" as in the machine part example, the circle is hollowed out. If I draw using the right side view the circle is not hollowed out. If I keep the top view version and then try to rotate the resulting solid I have no end of trouble. I'll persist, at least until the end of the trial period. The help, apart from the tutorials, seems pretty sparse! Thanks again, Gerald.


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