What Do You Use To Draw/design Projects?

Especially for new members here.
Please note that all the really cool digital stuff is good and appropriate.
But, as Bill Gruby has identified, paper and pencil works as well today as it did in a century ago.
It's cheap and reliable.
Nothing against the new tech.
It's all good at HM!!!!!!!!!!!

Daryl
MN

Pencil/pen & vellum got us through the big one & the moon landing. New stuff has it's advantages & disadvantages. I like both/
 
Found out yesterday, one of my clients I do design work for, is going to set me up with a seat of Solidworks! Yeah!!! Ugh!!! Now I got to learn it! I took a four day class on using it three years ago. I'll probably have to go take the course again...
 
You will love it but once you get spoiled with the real deal it's going to be a downshift giving it up. My SW2015 is a home use license from my work. If any of you use SW at work and your employer allows it, its easy just contact your reseller and they get you the codes. Mine was a bit trickier since we have network license for most engineers. I'm pretty sure the HUL is for stand alone seats which we have a few.
For network HUL it may be possible but you would need remote network access to the computer with the license running on it.
 
I just loaded Fusion 360 this morning, looks pretty easy to use. I'm a bit lucky in that my son works for AutoDesk and is an expert in 3D modeling, and he has a work station in my office so he is here much of the time. I have a built in tutor:)
 
Wow. A surprising amount of CAD users here! I'll be the first to claim Google Sketchup (the free version, at that). Though, if you're looking for true drafting type of project layout where you get the top, side, and back view, perhaps Sketchup isn't for you in the traditional sense. It still allows you to see all views at once though, and dimension them. For a free tool- I find it to be exceptionally capable. My entire machine shop was designed in Sketchup.
 
I use AutoCAD 2016. I have also used Draftsight. Free download. Works great but may be a learning curve if not used to a high end CAD program.
 
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