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cad program?
mjavy7
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Originally posted by sublime
i was looking into this school, http://www.southeasttech.com/STI_Web/Course+Offerings/ the cad engineering course. is that a good cirriculum in you opinion?
Well don't be fooled by the word engineering. By reading the description the only engineering part on there is STATICS the rest sounds like regular drafting courses.
What I ment to say about itt was that they are not a bad school or anything, but that their prices are outragus. right nor for an AA dregree in draftin is like 23k+financing. I currently work with a guy that is in the hole for 40k in student loand and all he has to show for it is an AA degree form Itt. He case is a littler more complicated that that but it's true.Now that's not all, once you get your degree if it's a private institution (like ITT) your credits are only good in a hand full of PRIVATE intitutions. So if you want to continue you studies at your local university, You will have to start all over again.
i was looking into this school, http://www.southeasttech.com/STI_Web/Course+Offerings/ the cad engineering course. is that a good cirriculum in you opinion?
Well don't be fooled by the word engineering. By reading the description the only engineering part on there is STATICS the rest sounds like regular drafting courses.
What I ment to say about itt was that they are not a bad school or anything, but that their prices are outragus. right nor for an AA dregree in draftin is like 23k+financing. I currently work with a guy that is in the hole for 40k in student loand and all he has to show for it is an AA degree form Itt. He case is a littler more complicated that that but it's true.Now that's not all, once you get your degree if it's a private institution (like ITT) your credits are only good in a hand full of PRIVATE intitutions. So if you want to continue you studies at your local university, You will have to start all over again.
sublime
+1y
cost is certianly an issue, i have an AA degree already,which is paid for. i didn't know what i wanted to do at the time. then i went to wyotech,so i have some manual machining experience, and fabrication skill. I currently work at a body shop and make $10/hr i would like to pay for the schooling as i go. and take the courses and night. i might be able to get some finincial aid too because i'm already in debt 25k with school loans
jmzcustomz (jeff)
+1y
I have not used ACAD to design an actual working rear suspension set up or anything But I agree with a thread up above Pro E or Solidworks. I us ACAD2005 and a combination of Accurender 3.1 and Autodesk VIZ4 to make 3d renderings and site plans for commercial playgrounds. Autocad 2006 is supposed to have a whole bunch of mechanical use upgrades. You might check w/ your local university, I only have like 1 1/2 semesters of ACAD from back in 97. I used ACAD13 &14 then. You could pay part time tuition and still get your college courses and training. Good Luck Man!!! Oh yeah Check out some of the 3d animations that could be done with VIZ4 or Accurender.
olskoolpup
+1y
in my MAE program at University of Florida, we use Pro-E. its the industry standard right now. Auto Cad is now mostly used for architecture and interior design (floor plans and layouts)
phillyblunts
+1y
Here is a link for anyone interested. I just picked up the Pro-E SE for $150. Its definately the way you want to design in 3D without going through any other analysis programs.
http://www.journeyed.com/department.asp?DID=ptc&SKW=VPptc&UID=1868092018132477&GEN0=01&GEN1=01&GEN2=CSPTC&GEN3=ptc&GEN4=&GEN5=ptc&GEN6=&GEN7=&GEN8=&GEN9=
http://www.journeyed.com/department.asp?DID=ptc&SKW=VPptc&UID=1868092018132477&GEN0=01&GEN1=01&GEN2=CSPTC&GEN3=ptc&GEN4=&GEN5=ptc&GEN6=&GEN7=&GEN8=&GEN9=
kaotic4life
+1y
I have been using Pro/E for around 2 yearsm I now do Cummins diese; engines, if you need help or anything modeled hit me up at tyler1484@yahoo.com , i will always be willing to help someone out. I have the software at home so anytime I can do it.
mjavy7
+1y
Originally posted by sublime
cost is certianly an issue, i have an AA degree already,which is paid for. i didn't know what i wanted to do at the time. then i went to wyotech,so i have some manual machining experience, and fabrication skill. I currently work at a body shop and make $10/hr i would like to pay for the schooling as i go. and take the courses and night. i might be able to get some finincial aid too because i'm already in debt 25k with school loans
I hear you. I am currentlly supporting a new born and my parents making ok money (35k+) and the goverment still gave me $1,200 for school per year. 600 per semester, so all I have to pay out of pocket is like a third of the cost of my books. If you dont'd need a degree for what you want to learn, you can just go and take the specific classes that teach you the specific program. In some schools the teacher will eavn let you sit in for free. If the class is big enough just show up and act like your belong there and learn away. all you heve to do is do research and find out what clases in what institution teach you the program that you want to learn.It sounds like pro-e is the way to go.
cost is certianly an issue, i have an AA degree already,which is paid for. i didn't know what i wanted to do at the time. then i went to wyotech,so i have some manual machining experience, and fabrication skill. I currently work at a body shop and make $10/hr i would like to pay for the schooling as i go. and take the courses and night. i might be able to get some finincial aid too because i'm already in debt 25k with school loans
I hear you. I am currentlly supporting a new born and my parents making ok money (35k+) and the goverment still gave me $1,200 for school per year. 600 per semester, so all I have to pay out of pocket is like a third of the cost of my books. If you dont'd need a degree for what you want to learn, you can just go and take the specific classes that teach you the specific program. In some schools the teacher will eavn let you sit in for free. If the class is big enough just show up and act like your belong there and learn away. all you heve to do is do research and find out what clases in what institution teach you the program that you want to learn.It sounds like pro-e is the way to go.
Crowskie
+1y
I will say this, Where it took me about a month the know the ins and outs of programs like Inventor, Pro-E has been a pain in the ass for a few months now... I'm not to fond of it most of the time, but it has alot of redeeming qualities.
toreadorxlt
+1y
yeah. i do that fun stuff, still learning the program everyday more and more, but you can do some real cool stuff with solidworks. It is awesome for measuring suspension change like big joe said.
toreadorxlt
+1y
i really wanna learn pro-E, and i am just starting on mastercam. I have been using CAD stuff since 2000, and my major in school is product design. Hopefully ill get a solidworks job when i get out. Anybody know how difficult pro-e is compared to solidworks?