Talk:Vote to Buy a Rhino License
Benefits
The membership could design our own models for 3d printing
Education Discounts.
This topic is preemptive.
- PS:One does not have 501(c)3 status.
- PS:One is not an accredited educational institution.
If you are going to reference educationally discounted software, you have to contact the vendor first and ensure that they will consider PS:One an educational institution and that we qualify for educational discounts.
--Hef (talk) 13:05, 21 October 2014 (CDT)
Possible Software Alternatives
Rhino
- A full-featured 90-day trial version is available. After 90 days saving and plug-ins stop working, unless a license is purchased.
Idea: If the Rhino trial version has not been installed yet, do so. See how often it gets used. In 2.5 months, vote on whether to purchase that or go for another option. --Ananda (talk) 03:30, 23 October 2014 (CDT)
Autodesk Inventor
I use inventor at work. I have a contact with Autodesk. I sent an email to see if they have any discounts we could use.
DesignSpark
- Free
SolidWorks
- Solid works would probably be ideal. Most of the mechanical engineers and industrial designers I have talked to say this is the tool they use most. --Hef (talk) 10:41, 22 October 2014 (CDT)
- Outside the price range I am comfortable with for getting PS:One started on CAD --Hef (talk) 16:50, 21 October 2014 (CDT)
Computer System
Creating 3D models is extraordinarily time-consuming and computing resource-intensive. The learning curve is steep. While much of the time spent creating 3D models may be user-active time on the system, time the system spends in rendering the model may also be significant.
Question: Do we have a computer that exceeds these recommendations?
- At least 8GB RAM
- OpenGL 2 capable video card
- Windows 7 or 8, 64-bit
Note: Rhino requires fewer than 64 cores on the computer.
Questions: Given the time usage needs, would the this would be installed on have a priority for Rhino use, or would some other use be a priority?
Questions: If the intent is to install Rhino on one of the machines in the 3D printing area, does the system allow 3D printing to happen in the background while someone is using Rhino? Or can Rhino render in the background while someone is actively setting up a 3D print job?
- Suggestion: If there is a real desire to have a 3D workstation available at PS1, please consider purchasing a machine that is prioritized for 3D modeling. This will reduce member frustration, as it will both avoid resource conflict with existing systems, and be easier to use in that it is more responsive and renders faster.
--Ananda (talk) 03:30, 23 October 2014 (CDT)
Space computers
Our current machines are this: Lenovo_ThinkCentre_M93p_Hardware_Assembly
- The machines have 8 GB of ram.
- OpenGL 2 is an old standard, we are fine,
- The machines are windows 8.1 64bit
- I believe the machines are 4 core.
Learning Curve
Rhino was chosen because it seems to have the least steep learning curve of most of the available options.
Priority
I suspect the software would be either installed on the electronics lab PC, or we will take advantage of the Zoo software and allow the software to be used on any PC.
Delaying the vote for In Person Discussion
I'd like to meet with the CAD interested members of PS:One tomorrow after the general meeting. --Hef (talk) 23:49, 27 October 2014 (CDT)
- Most of the professionals I talk to reference or use solid works as a point of comparison