[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

4447.0. "interest in X-Cad conference?" by KALVIN::VISSER () Tue Jan 22 1991 14:31

    I recently became an X-CAD Pro user (here we go again, Dynamic Cad,
    Aegis Draw Plus, PCLO,...).  If there is sufficient interest, I may
    establish an X-Cad conference.
    
    Any X-Cad users out there?
    
    Regards,
    
    John

T.R	Title	User	Date	Lines
4447.1	what do you think ?	SALEM::LEIMBERGER	`Fri Jan 25 1991 05:49`	5
	John, I am not an excad user but would like to hear what you think about the program. bill
4447.2	quick first look	KALVIN::VISSER	`Fri Jan 25 1991 14:51`	25
	I don't have time to do a review right now, but here are a few observations from my brief exposure to the program to date. X-CAD is a fairly powerful 2-D drafting tool with most, if not all, of the features needed to do serious design work. It is very fast in zoom. pan, and re-draws, muc, much faster than Aegis Draw, for example. Most of the complexity of the program is not hidden by the user interface, which means the learning curve is steep. The is a program for designing custom menu systems for your particular application. One example of a custom menu is provided. No predefined symbol libraries are provided. There is an on-line help facility, but the help doc file (XCDOC) was missing from my distribution disks. So far it looks like it does essentially what autocad does. I'm pleased that there finally seems to be a professional quality design tool for the Amiga. As I do more with it I'll post results here. Really now, am I the only one out here who has this package? Regards, John
4447.3	X-CAD PRO question	ARCCAD::BILL	`Thu Mar 07 1991 10:49`	28
	I am thinking about buying XCAD Pro due to the fact that there is a new dealer started up who are advertising the package for 149.99 pounds. Before I buy I have a question if anybody out there can help me. Can XCAD read and write other CAD formats e.g. IGES,UGII,AUTOCAD etc? I phoned the dealer who informed me that he was sold out of the package until the middle of next week and he would have to look up the manuals. The address of the dealer for those who are interested is AMIGA DIRECT 4 WHITTON ROAD TWICKENHAM MIDDLESEX TW1 1BJ ENGLAND TEL: 081-891-6704 There is a 10 pound annual membership fee but this is more than offset be the discounts they are offering. I have just received a CUMANA 354 DISK DRIVE for 49.99. Regards Bill
4447.4	XCAD import/export facilities	KALI::VISSER	`Tue Mar 12 1991 15:16`	8
	Bill, There is an import facility, I recall it handles Autocad fromat stuff... I'll check the docs tonight and let you know exactly what it supports. Regards, John
4447.5	XCAD to AUtocad and back: yes!	KALI::VISSER	`Mon Mar 25 1991 11:05`	25
	re.: .3, Sorry for the long delay in getting to the question on XCAD file compatibility. from the manual: "...XCAD Professional can read and write drawing files in Autocad DXF format." "...a 100% accurate conversion cannot always be made due to basic differences between entities and the (sic) attributes." Following this is a table showing the relationships between DXF and XCAD entities and "translation limitations." If anyone's really interested, I'll send out a copy of the pertinent manual pages. Regards, John p.s. any other XCAD questions, I have the manual at work today...