I have used Autocad since 1986 and have used Autodesk Inventor since 2000.
I have experience with producing fixtures, gages, etc for use in a Production environment. I am familiar with manual machines and CNC horizontals, verticals, and lathes.
I am sure you will need many draftsman for this project. I would suggest starting from scratch as suggested by bigZ.
Building 3d models in Inventor, Solidworks, etc, would contain alot more information and allow 2d drawings to be created/updated quickly and efficiently.
Most of my projects are outputed to a dxf or step file to be used in Mastercam.
FINDLAYMA: Where are you going to assemble this fine undertaking? Maybe some of us will be "in range" to help out. I have an A&P and work in the shop that restored the Norseman that was at Oshkosh last year. (NO!! we did not pick out the paint job!) I have a fair amount of sheetmetal experience having worked for Northworst Airlines for 11 years mostly doing structures work. ( I'm one of the "sick SOB's who loves to shoot rivets). I hope you get to that point before I'm too old to Buck anymore!
Hi Doug,
I'm just now seeing this post. I'm over behind Cypress Point on Virginia Tech Trail. I've been living/working here in the Beach for about 20 yrs now.
sorry for the late reply (better late than never right?).
Crickey, I'm away for about a month, come back and drop a b*ll*ck almost straight away !!!!. Grrrrr, methinks I need to give myself a stern talking to !!!!
Crickey, I'm away for about a month, come back and drop a b*ll*ck almost straight away !!!!. Grrrrr, methinks I need to give myself a stern talking to !!!!