ShaneK Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I am a snowmobile FREAK and I have been making trail maps with CA for decades. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside-E Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, ShaneK said: I am a snowmobile FREAK and I have been making trail maps with CA for decades. Saw a similar post by some nut on facebook... same looking map there too (probably ripped you off somehow). Why would anyone use design software for designing something other than designing what the software designers designed it to design? this is beyond me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricatic Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 hours ago, ShaneK said: I am a snowmobile FREAK and I have been making trail maps with CA for decades. Shane I am a retired snowmobile freak who used to put 5000 miles a year in the Michigan UP based out of the Curtis area...your map brought back some of my favorite memories of riding the boonies between McMillan and Rainbow Lodge and over to the old Bears Den bar... Pine Stump Junction...we used to jump across the river at Rainbow and boonie west to Grand Marais...Lake Superior provided the best and deepest snow to play in...last sled was a Polaris Rocky Mountain King...thanks for the memory jog I am also located near Caro much of the time...daughter has small horse and sawmill operation in Wells Twp...love to meet you sometime Regards Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I use Chief's layout to create historical presentations I could use powerpoint but I'm familiar with Chief's layout now that we can have two layouts open at the same time it will be even nicer Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I also use Chief to model historic buildings from my family's history Terrapin Tower at the brink of the Canadian Niagara Falls (Horseshoe Falls) 1833 - 1873 Buttery Elevators at the Niagara Whirlpool 1869 -1901 Buttery Sawmill in Silvermine CT 1745 - 1955 one goal is to place the models on Google Earth for the Buttery Elevators there will be several models showing the changes over time Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 designing a step and stair combo for assisting my Golden Retriever in/out of my SUV latest design is using a lawn mower lift as a Dog-E-Vator to raise and lower him as he is too weak now to navigate the step/stair combo planning to finalize the cad drawings and possibly apply for a patent or at least sell the designs to vendors who make dog aids Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneK Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Lakeside-E said: Saw a similar post by some nut on facebook... same looking map there too (probably ripped you off somehow). Why would anyone use design software for designing something other than designing what the software designers designed it to design? this is beyond me I'm that nut on Facebook,,,,, you are FUNNY a Guy!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside-E Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, ShaneK said: I'm that nut on Facebook,,,,, you are FUNNY a Guy!!! in all seriousness though, I've used the CAD portion to model and work through several projects I've made. Seeing a project beforehand in valuable to sidestep and rethink some potential design issues mid build. Most recent design was a router plane I built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I've made furniture that involved curved cuts, designed in Sketchup (free version) the parts then imported into Chief and sent to layout at 1:1. The printed pattern sheets are then stuck to wood blanks using spray adhesive, and the parts roughed out on the bandsaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I’ve used Chief for all sorts of illustrative purposes. Perhaps the most oddball purpose though was to design some t-shirts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDandD Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Does my daughters school project count? You had to model a cell as if it were a school 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside-E Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 11 hours ago, GeneDavis said: I've made furniture that involved curved cuts, designed in Sketchup (free version) the parts then imported into Chief and sent to layout at 1:1. The printed pattern sheets are then stuck to wood blanks using spray adhesive, and the parts roughed out on the bandsaw. Cudos to the creativity, but check this tool out: Simple program and good results. https://woodgears.ca/bigprint/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 My best friend owns a Pool company. I did the attached image in old X1 for a brochure he published. DJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Built guitar templates using Chief, and the guitars built by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAmichael240114 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Marine mapping of waypoints, fishing co-ordinates and different locations on a marine map. CAD details of boat fittings, manufactured items and mounting details. Marine engines and gearboxes CAD details for manufacture, modifying and mounting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Pinewood derby 2016. This was my daughters entry that I may have helped a little with the build... My son's car, which is the flat plate look, won that year in our little troop. He did the hard work. Drilling, sanding and 8 steps of sanding on the axles. Edited December 3, 2020 by Gawdzira EGO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcdurand Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Gawdzira said: Pinewood derby 2016. This was my daughters entry that I may have helped a little with the build... This is fabulous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcdurand Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Has anyone done plans for a gingerbread house? I have printed the exterior wall patterns from the elevations but the roof planes don't seem to work, perhaps because of the pitch. Any ideas appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenGreene Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 i made a carousel once, just for fun. or at least started one. never did get around to adding horses. kinda neat to see it spin around in camera view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, jcdurand said: Has anyone done plans for a gingerbread house? I have printed the exterior wall patterns from the elevations but the roof planes don't seem to work, perhaps because of the pitch. Any ideas appreciated. If you can get access to a copy of X10, you could use the Print Model command which prints all the elevations, roofs, etc, so that you can cut them out and make a paper model. This feature was dropped in X11. Is that what you are talking about? Quote Print Model The Model Maker allows you to print scaled drawings of wall and roof surfaces in your plan that can be assembled into a 3D model. Three types of prints are created: walls, roof planes, and a floor plan wall layout template for each floor. The system arranges as many wall or roof sections as possible onto a single sheet. For larger scale models, a printer with a larger sheet sizes is helpful. If any wall surface, roof surface, or floor plan view covers more than one sheet, it prints by itself on the number of sheets required. Models with large surfaces may require a lot of paper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 9:24 PM, ricatic said: Michigan UP Hey there yupers~! HAHA.. Snow mobiling on the mitten part myself, never been over the Mac.. hard to believe. Now I live where it doesn't snow, and I am ok with that. All the rest of you, WOW, very impressed.. on the talent you all have above just designing houses on Chief. Great job everyone 23 hours ago, VisualDandD said: You had to model a cell as if it were a school Justin, that is a great way to show the model of the animal cell, put it perspective of what these kids know, and that is school. Love that pinewood car too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcdurand Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks! I still have X11 and will give it a go. Appreciate it. Will post a pic if we get it done. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcdurand Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, jcdurand said: Thanks! I still have X11 and will give it a go. Appreciate it. Will post a pic if we get it done. Julie End of day... I realized you said X10. However, I can't save an X12 file as an X10. May just do the roof planes manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 11 hours ago, jcdurand said: May just do the roof planes manually. It's actually not all that difficult: Create an Orthographic Full Overview. Go back to Plan View and decide which Roof Plane you want to work with. Select that Roof Plane, Open Object, check Pitch in Degrees, Copy the Pitch (degrees), and then click Cancel. This will place that pitch angle onto your clipboard. Select your Orthographic Overview Camera and use the Make Parallel/Perpendicular tool to make the camera perpendicular with the aforementioned Roof Plane. With Camera still selected, click Open Object, highlight the value in the Tilt Angle field, enter a negative symbol (-) and Paste the previously copied pitch angle. Click Okay. With Camera still selected, click Open View. Either print that view directly or send to layout (depending on how you're printing your pattern sheets). Repeat as necessary for the rest of your roof planes, but note that cameras can be copied and rotated or simply rotated copying to create views for additional roof planes. This means if your next roof is the same pitch, it can literally take less than 10 seconds to set up your next required view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I often use Chief to illustrate non-building world items. Looks like this was back in X8 days when I designed a pair of hood hinges for my pickup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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