Dave I Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I tried a few searches for this but was unsuccessful. For those of you too cheap or new to guitar building to buy something like AutoCAD, what is a good alternative for creating guitar blueprints? I think it would be great to design my own guitar, granted borrowing from pre-existing styles but still tweaking a few things. I am not an artist so do not want to make free-hand designs as that is a recipe for disaster. At the same time I do not want to spend thousands of dollars on software if I can avoid it. Any good shareware or basic/generic software that will at least get me the rough shapes so I can make some templates and whatnot? If there is already a thread talking all about this, or some good keywords to use in finding this, please feel free to just give me that instead of rehashing what has already been said. -Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljib Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I had the same problem initially, but then realized that if all I wanted to do was "tweak" existing designs then the only thing I would need is an outline or technical drawing of the original (readily available) and a simple drawing program like MS Paint. For me, this was more than sufficient to come up with an original take on our cherished classics, although it sounds like I may be more artistically inclined than you. However, the ability to cut, paste, drag, draw re-curves, etc. should help anyone trying to tweak something for their own usage. FWIW, I have photoshop, but opted for MS Paint, because I was only making a simple, centered outline so I could print it out at full-scale and transfer it to MDF for templates. -Good luck on your search and I hope to see some cool designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 id never used any kind of autocad thing before and i downloaded progecad and its really easy to use. and free! theres some limitations on the free version but nothing thats stopped me getting my designs down heres a link to download it - progecad download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb_hendrix Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 (edited) Or u culd try drawing it on paper the old fashioned way You dont have to be an artist & you shouldnt have to draw it freehand. Edited February 8, 2008 by Zeb_hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Guitar Designing Software:, Any Alternatives to CAD? Answer a question with a question: "Why?" There are plenty of free or inexpensive CAD packages out there. Try TurboCAD or Sketchup. Paper is a fine alternative, but not free :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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