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Richard Fl
Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Have a table for my eggcessories 60X30 and have several odd pieces of granite that I want to make a mosaic top for the table.



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Every time I look at it, I start moving some pieces around and they are heavy. some are rectangles and some need to be cut.


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Does anyone have a link to a software program where I can give it sizes of the pieces and fit them until I am happy with the layout? TIA
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  • NU2BBQ
    NU2BBQ Posts: 98
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    Try this link, it's for CAD programs.
    http://www.google.com/search?q=free+cad+programs&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    Richard,

    This is a fantastic program and it's free. Google Sketchup.

    It is real easy to make it hard to use. However, if you keep things simple, using the basic commands you will easily be able to do what you want.

    Kent
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    Sketchup can be full 3D rendering and also can be simple 2D shapes.

    If I remember you can accomplish what you want with 3 or 4 simple commands (mouse & keyboard).

    It will dimension if you need and it will hold sizes of pieces which can be moved around.

    The basic command learning curve won't take much time at all.

    Kent
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Richard,

    Not trying to pop any of the suggestions given so far, but have you thought of either making some scale cutouts from paper (where 1/8" = 1" or something) or taking a razor knife and making full size pieces out of cardboard? You can do wonderful things with a $5 protractor and a straight edge.

    For years I worked with an Engineer that was on the first lunar landing project. He used to say "we put a man on the moon with a #2 pencil and a slide rule".
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    Ah come on, then you arn't using a computer. :laugh: :laugh: I hate it when it is easy.

    I always said your the man!!! Finally someone I can ask. California film set or the moon???????? Capricorn One.

    Kent
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    DSC07759a.jpg

    I still break out the serious hardware from time to time....heheee.



    Finally someone I can ask. California film set or the moon???????? Capricorn One.

    No, the real moon. He was a staff engineer on several Apollo flights. Had the hat and everything.
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    Oh man, that picture made me laugh and exactly my mental picture of the "BBQ Guy's".

    Kent
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
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    Yes I have, however the various lengths and widths for the many pieces would require toooo much cutting. If I turn a piece 17 X 29 1/2 90 degrees it totally changes the other pieces. That is about the largest piece that does not need to be cut. Using it a a base and which orientation, determines the lengths and widths of the others. That is why I would like a computer based program. Yes I still have a few slide rules, but little over kill for this project. Wonder what they are worth on Ebay? Once designed a nuclear reactor with a slide rulerfor a semester project. Today probably would only have to enter the data and a hand held would do the rest.Thanks for the help folks.
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    I have seen some of the 6" slide rules go over $250 on ebay last year.

    GG
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
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    D##%& Better go to my storage unit and find them "gold mines".
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  • Ripnem
    Ripnem Posts: 5,511
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    C'mon Kent...The moon man. Jeez
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
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    Don't ask him to pull out the family album. You might like and believe it!
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  • Hoss
    Hoss Posts: 14,600
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    I love it!My mom used to keep books for a 5 million dollar a year company with a #2 pencil an adding machine ans a legal pad.Averaged catching over 200K a year in overcharges!!!None of them EVER proved her wrong.Not only that but if you burn them the Government can't seize them like a hard drive!!! :evil:
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