[Jewelry making - Article 00331] - Re: [Orchid] Design with graphics tablets

[Jesse Kaufman]

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    Hi Diana, I sometimes start with a pencil and a sketchbook to develop
    a design. If you're comfortable drawing by hand, you can scan a
    pencil drawing and import the image into some CAD programs to use as
    a basic template to make the CAD drawing, or give the sketch to the
    CAD person to work with as a visual outline. 

    I've talked to some people who love using a graphics tablet. It's
    only a personal preference, but I prefer to draw with a mouse. When I
    started working with graphics programs, I bought a WACOM tablet only
    because I thought I would need one. I don't ever use it. I don't even
    use a graphics program anymore. For me, once I have the design in my
    mind, it's easier to draw it right in Rhino.  However, I recently
    found out that the scuplting tool in ArtCAM is pressure sensitive, so
    I'll probably give the WACOM another try. 

    From the term *freehand designing*, I'm assuming that exact
    dimensioning is not being addressed at this stage of the design
    process? From what I understand about most CAD programs, a 2D drawing
    is usually just used as a starting point to begin working in 3D. 
    Before you invest in a graphics tablet, you might ask the people you
    are working with how useful a freehand design created on a graphics
    tablet will be to their particular application. You may not even need
    a tablet right now.. You can save up for a CAD program instead! ;-) 

Jesse Kaufman
JDK JEWELRY
CAD-CAM Technology
Handcrafted Originality
www.jdkjewelry.com

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