--- Ernie Schroder <schroder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is anyone running VariCAD? How's the interface? > Is > it autocadish or more > like SolidWorks or Pro/E? from what I see on their > site, it is pretty user > friendly, but reviews of 7.0 version spoke of a > pretty rough GUI with poor > translations and poorly titled buttons. > Regards, Ernie > Once again i'm falling behind. i'd worked with the 6.x and 7.x versions but have not done much with 8.x. one of my biggest complaints with the earlier releases was the interface and grouping of the icons. i was spending way too much time searching for buttons. my solution was to edit the file for the pulldown menus so that i could use them a little more efficiently. 8.x does seem to fix these issues so i have not tried changing the pulldowns on it. most of the complaints that i have heard on the current release are about the import/export only being 2D and a little about the facetted solids. if you are working in 2D then neither of these should be an issue. if you are working in 3D you still seem to be getting your money's worth. just my $.0222225 worth. > On Friday 26 July 2002 04:57 am, you wrote: > > *** VariCAD 8.2.0.2 Update Released *** > > > > VariCAD announces the release of a new VariCAD > 8.2.0.2 Update for both > > Windows = and Linux operating systems. This > mechanical 3D/2D CAD package > > offers many = powerful tools for 3D modeling, 2D > drafting, vast libraries > > of mechanical = components, calculations, BOM's, > and many others. Its > > affordable price of $399 = makes this CAD system > one of the smartest > > choices on the market today. Free = trial versions > for Windows 98/NT/200/XP > > and Linux (RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE) are = available > for downloading at > > http://www.varicad.com . > > > > *** > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Marek Dedecius > > VariCAD - International Sales > > > > info@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.varicad.com > > tel. +420 48 2713 301, +420 606 605356 > > fax. +420 48 2713 302 > > Designing Has Never Been Easier!!!=20 > ===== phrostie Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of DOS and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings. http://pfrostie.freeservers.com/cad-tastrafy/ //www.freelists.org/webpage/cad-linux __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com