Dave I Posted February 6, 2008 Report 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
eljib Posted February 6, 2008 Report 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
hooglebug Posted February 6, 2008 Report 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
Zeb_hendrix Posted February 8, 2008 Report 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
Prostheta Posted February 8, 2008 Report 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
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