brushless 1/5 4wd conversion about to begin! couple questions.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by blanchjd

If you are looking for a free CAD program, Google Sketchup works pretty well, but the free version won't export to any kind of file format that your machinist can work with. My vote? Go download a torrent of Solidworks and start learning real CAD software. It makes the design process so much easier.

yeah Solidworks. i was trying to remember that last night. the guy that helps me with my chassis' uses SW. what do you mean download a torrent though? i would like to get Solidworks but its pretty pricey aint it? i'm really not up to spending a cuople grand on software right now. do you know of any demos or trial downloads?

Originally Posted by Ryu James

yeah Solidworks. i was trying to remember that last night. the guy that helps me with my chassis' uses SW. what do you mean download a torrent though? i would like to get Solidworks but its pretty pricey aint it? i'm really not up to spending a cuople grand on software right now. do you know of any demos or trial downloads?

Torrents - as in Bittorrent - a popular method of downloading software or media content through a peer to peer network. If you are willing to use an unlicensed and cracked version of the software then it is available for free. I'm not advocating, just making aware of options.

I use a fully licensed version at work, but at home to mess around with on various personal projects, I use the unlicensed version I downloaded. And yes it is a few thousand to purchase.

-Jeff