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From: cyliax@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: CAD packages for the ST
Message-ID: <1122@ea.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: Tue, 1-Dec-87 08:54:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  1 08:54:05 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 4-Dec-87 07:10:29 EST
Reply-To: cyliax@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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I'm looking for a CAD package for the ST, but don't know what's
available/good out there. I want to be able to create drawings (2D)
of parts and then be able to plot them out at full scale on a plotter. 

Some of the features I would like are the following:

	- being able to locate coordinates using both inch and metric.
	- create object libraries (macros would be OK too).
	- being able to define objects by external coordinate lists.
	- zoom (look at whole drawing and then be able to magnify areas
	  and edit them).
	- create some kind of intermediate graphics language files.
	  or be able to write the plotter commands to a file.
	- mouse cursor movement/scrolling is a must. 
	- mouse driven menus would be nice.

Since I don't have a full size plotter at home hooked up to my atari,
I need to be able to upload the a resultant file to a different computer
and plot them.

Please e-mail, and I will post a summary.

				Thanks,
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