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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
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But let me
go further and note that I think your instructions are equally nice and are
deserving of attention in their own right.
Mind if I ask what software you used to generate the instructions?
Thanks for sharing.
Benn
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Thanks Benn
It may sound really stupid but I use Excel to prepare my drawings - each drawing
element is prepared separately then I do the overall layout.
Before you start choking, there are however specific reasons why I use it. It
is accessible at work, at home and even at my mums - most importantly at work.
Like many people I spend my life sitting in front of a computer so when I get a
really good idea I can just jot it down and carry on. The other thing about
work is they have the Adobe license so I can make the pdf, so what ever I use
has to be there - the chances of me sneaking CAD past my systems administrator
are zilch!
The other main reason is my background. As a civil engineer I spend a lot of
time looking at plans so I do most of my thinking built up two dimensions at a
time than three, so using a simple projection in my drawings just helps me think
more clearly.
I will finish on a word of warning. Whilst l built the loco from the drawings I
can’t promise they are 100% as I had plenty of prior knowledge of how it was
supposed to go together. If you do attempt to build from them, each step is a
picture of a sub-assembly, and some of the parts are difficult to find, or may
be hidden. So each one is rather like a little jigsaw.
I will be happy to work with anyone attempting a build from the drawings to help
make life easier - but James Mathis described my presentation style as
challenging so that tells you what you could be dealing with!
Chris
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In lugnet.trains, Chris van Lottum wrote:
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I will be happy to work with anyone attempting a build from the drawings to
help make life easier - but James Mathis described my presentation style as
challenging so that tells you what you could be dealing with!
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Heh heh, can’t please everyone. James might be right, they are not step by step
instructions. But I still thought the presentation was efficient. Your pdf
conveys everything (the parts list helps with finding the missing parts). Your
effort has inspired me, now to find a computer with adobe and ldraw on it...
Benn
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Chris van Lottum wrote:
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I will be happy to work with anyone attempting a build from the drawings to
help make life easier - but James Mathis described my presentation style as
challenging so that tells you what you could be dealing with!
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Heh heh, can’t please everyone. James might be right, they are not step by
step instructions. But I still thought the presentation was efficient. Your
pdf conveys everything (the parts list helps with finding the missing parts).
Your effort has inspired me, now to find a computer with adobe and ldraw on
it...
Benn
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Chris,
After building your Prime Mover from the PDF I started in on the loco. I just
finished building the loco from the PDF. It was only a little harder than one of
James’ designs. I had to look up one part in peeron. Also with subassy F
installed you can not put subassy J in. Otherwise everything fit in order. The
loco looks gorgeous and I want to thank you for designing this loco and sharing
the directions with us.
Bruce
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