![]() 3D and texturing is not a requirement.Īny draftsmen from the 80's/90's that have a piece of software they could swear by? Basically I need the MS Paint of CAD made for quick dimensional drafting with keyboard shortcuts galore. I also have PPC, Intel and of course my A64 Macs but I think using the older architectures would add to the simple-natured throwback feel. If you have a 68k app that fits this need, I'll gladly try. I wouldn't mind putting my Quadra to some use. ![]() I have all of my hand-drafting tools and I may just resort to that but it sounds like a perfect opportunity to test-drive some new old software. At the moment, my biggest need is to design a shop in my yard. ![]() I also often need to draw things around the house for renovation or rearranging etc. I just want to open the app, start throwing dimensional lines using only the keyboard and numpad, confirm that arc angles or divisions will work mathematically and close it up. until a basic dimensionally-defined shape is created. One of my favorite ways to quickly draw is selecting a multi-line tool, for instance, and entering a length, tab, an angle, return, a length, tab, an angle, return etc. I for intersection, L for the line tool, C for circles, etc. There were so many one-key commands that made it possible to cruise through many drawings quickly. Back then, we were running at a max resolution of 1024 if lucky and the UI was probably designed in the Win95 era. This was not the case when I was taking courses. I use maybe 1/10,000th of the features of this software and god help me if something gets toggled errantly and I have to spend an hour or two tracking down the issue. There's too many knobs and levers that are intended to please everybody in every industry. I get to use modern AutoCAD (well, as late as 2012 I think) and it's kind of hair-pulling at times. I've got a severe need to go back to some simple old-school CAD software.
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