Working in a space identical to the size of foam board I'm going to cut the components from is great, it allows me to work out the maximum wingspan I can get from a single piece, or multiples for split wings.
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In Design can print to PDF format, and works seamlessly with standard printer page sizes - I even set-up a template to match the size of the foam board I can buy, which is A0. These are very powerful pieces of software, and because the computing technology has overtaken them, they're super-fast on more modern machines. I looked at the cost of older versions of Photoshop and In Design, and you can pick these up for very small amounts on Ebay, $5 or there about - that's for packages that used to sell at hundreds of pounds (or dollars). My In Design is Version2 - I think they're up to about V8 or 9 now, but what I have is plenty powerful enough. In Design does near-enough everything Photoshop can. I saw nerdnic using Photoshop and was inspired by his instructional series 'How to Design DTFB Planes' to look out an old version of In-Design (a desktop publishing package by Adobe, who also created Photoshop). A new layer for each component or design element, merging the components (layers) as needed. After that it's a 'simple' matter of building the new drawing on subsequent layers over the top of the 3-view. The first layer will always be a 3-view (or more) of the subject. There's a lot of packages can accomplish this (some of them not even sold as drawing programs), but I would say the most important aspect of any of these is if they use layers. As an 'old school' engineer very familiar with creating hand drawn 2D 3-view drawings it was an easier transition to CAD for me to use a 2D (flat surface) drawing program. I think you can sum it up my experience in one phrase 3D is cool, but 2D is the business! And if 2D is the route, there's probably loads of programs out there that can accomplish this task.
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Have RamartinJR, having just made a big jump forward in drawing-up my planes, it's great to see other solutions/suggestions for the software on offer. Give DeltaCad a try, if you don’t like it you’ve lost nothing, if you do like it send me a copy of your next design. I have also heard of some copy shops that can do this. They can plot them on paper or directly on foam board. I save my designs on a jump drive and take them to a local blue print shop. If you have a plotter you are all set, if not you can do what I do. You can use a program like Scan2Cad to convert PDF’s to DXF or DWG file formats so you can import them into DeltaCad. It uses a DC file format, but easily imports and exports DXF, DWG and other files. The program does have a major drawback it is not compatible with PDF’s. The best part is the simplicity allows you to draw and edit a design in less than half the time it would take with any of the newer AutoCAD programs. For those that are not familiar with AutoCAD, DeltaCad is a 2D design program that is simple enough to teach yourself to use. This is a great deal, especially when real AutoCAD can cost over $1000.įor those of you that are familiar with AutoCAD this program works like the older 2D AutoCAD 10.
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The program I use most is called DeltaCad and you can download a 45 day free trial from their website at and if you find it is for you it only cost $40 for the full version. I am cheap and I like simple easy to use programs. I wanted to let you know about a 2D Cad program I use and before you ask no I do not work for them or have any connection to the company. However, you need 2D prints to cut and build from not 3D.
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I see a lot of people trying to learn how to design an airplane in 3D and God bless you, I love RC Desk Pilot. My last balsa/ply model cost me over $250 while my last foam board plane cost me under $50. I really love foam board, it has reduced the cost of building a new plane. I am a retired/disabled electronic engineer with a limited income, but I don’t let that stop me from designing and building RC.
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