trade math calculator

[steveo25]

My boss wants to get a good trade calculator software at my work that would be user friendly for him to use. We mainly need to print off coordinates for bolt circles. We are looking for a software that can print off a nice clear picture of the drawing and the coordinates aswell. Does anyone have any good recommendations?

[88Matt]

Yup. Mastercam!!!

 

Steve,

 

Are you wanting like a hole table and print or point dimensioning?

[steveo25]

Haha yea mastercam works great for me but he wantes something for himself or the machinists. Im looking for a software that will print out an easy to read layout of all the point dimensions from a specified origin (typically center of the bolt circle) and have a clear picture showing which coordinate is on the bolt circle. All the calculators I've found online dont have nice print outs and I dont want any confusion. I dont know if there is a good quick and dirty software out there like this but thought I would ask. Thanks for the help

[88Matt]

Do you have access to Solidworks?

[MIL-TFP-41]

I imagine with a little creativity in a Excel spreadsheet you can do this.

[steveo25]

No I dont have access to solid works. And I have little to no experience with excel spreadsheet. Thanks for the replies

[robk]

Steve, shoot me an e-mail (in my profile) and I'll send you an excel file.

[steveo25]

I just sent you a email. Thanks

[robk]

Sorry Steve, but the one I sent you does not have a "print" with it. Maybe somebody else has something better.

[steveo25]

Thats ok, thanks for the help. Thats a pretty cool tool

[gcode]

Solidworks recently introduced a FREE 2d drafting program called Draftsight

I don't need it, so I haven't tried it, but I've heard its pretty good

Draftsight

[steveo25]

My boss just got a software in called NBS it works ok. but im downloading daftsight right now. Thanks

[JMWorks]

I have heard google sketch up is okay and free I believe. Might also look into NCplot, not sure what all it can or cant do, but I know a free version is available.

 

 

[chris m]

We just bought a "Machinist Calc Pro" from www.calculated.com to try out for shop-floor calculations; doesn't print but you can hold it in one hand and type with the other...

 

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