CAD Files
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Southwest Missouri
Old thread, I see. Any-who, if anybody has original blueprints for the dent side trucks I'd like to take a crack at digitizing them in CAD. I use this kind of software on a daily basis and would love to mock up my fabrications digitally before building. It would be a lot faster if I could trace some original Ford drawings.
I don't mean the stuff out of manuals. I mean the big table top drawings. I could make do scanning shop manual drawings, but I'll have to spend a lot more time out there measuring an actual truck.
Thanks all.
[edit] I am finding some decent stuff on fortification.com, so bear with me.
I don't mean the stuff out of manuals. I mean the big table top drawings. I could make do scanning shop manual drawings, but I'll have to spend a lot more time out there measuring an actual truck.
Thanks all.
[edit] I am finding some decent stuff on fortification.com, so bear with me.
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 638
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From: Southwest Missouri
I'm planning to trace all the 2D materials I can find in AutoCAD, then use that for underlaying the 3D modeling in inventor. I'd like to model individual parts as I go and Inventor is specifically made for that kind of modeling.
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Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Jordan Station, ON
Hey, I know this is an old thread, but it seems like a great idea! I know there was a problem with putting the files up here, but I was thinking, why don't we just use Google Drive?
I started a public folder on my drive that could be used by everyone to upload/download CAD drawings. I only have one in there right now - A drawing for the intake heating plate for an Offenhauser 360 degree intake for the 300 I6.
The drive is located here, and should be accessible by all. The way that it is set up is that anyone is able to view and download the files that are in this folder, but you are unable to upload files. If you have files that you want to contribute and don't want to put them on your cloud storage or don't have cloud storage, you are welcome to use my folder to upload them to. All you need to do is send me a PM. I'm on here pretty regularly and will get back to you pretty quick. Draw Away!
https://drive.google.com/folderview?...nM&usp=sharing
I started a public folder on my drive that could be used by everyone to upload/download CAD drawings. I only have one in there right now - A drawing for the intake heating plate for an Offenhauser 360 degree intake for the 300 I6.
The drive is located here, and should be accessible by all. The way that it is set up is that anyone is able to view and download the files that are in this folder, but you are unable to upload files. If you have files that you want to contribute and don't want to put them on your cloud storage or don't have cloud storage, you are welcome to use my folder to upload them to. All you need to do is send me a PM. I'm on here pretty regularly and will get back to you pretty quick. Draw Away!
https://drive.google.com/folderview?...nM&usp=sharing
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Southwest Missouri
Sweet idea. 
There are multiple cloud storage services that offer entry level free accounts. I've got Drop Box, Google Drive, OneDrive. I don't think it really matters what people use as long as the links they contribute function.
There are multiple cloud storage services that offer entry level free accounts. I've got Drop Box, Google Drive, OneDrive. I don't think it really matters what people use as long as the links they contribute function.
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Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Jordan Station, ON
Yeah, I agree. Question for you; are you able to view the link I sent? and can you upload a file to my drive? just curious if that's something that works with the way the permissions are set; I have it that anyone with the link should be able to edit.
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Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Jordan Station, ON
Ok, so that works! That is really good! Hopefully some other people have made some CAD stuff and are willing to share.
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 638
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From: Southwest Missouri
Just a thought. You might want to make any shared cloud storage invite only - or - back it up to a closed access directory so no one can wipe it out or replace all of our header drawings with genitalia. 
Don't want to be cynical or anything, but some people *cough*chevy drivers
*cough* just wanna watch the world burn. 
Don't want to be cynical or anything, but some people *cough*chevy drivers
*cough* just wanna watch the world burn.
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 328
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From: Jordan Station, ON
Just a thought. You might want to make any shared cloud storage invite only - or - back it up to a closed access directory so no one can wipe it out or replace all of our header drawings with genitalia.
Don't want to be cynical or anything, but some people *cough*chevy drivers*cough* just wanna watch the world burn.
Don't want to be cynical or anything, but some people *cough*chevy drivers
*cough* just wanna watch the world burn.Ok, let's try this... Anyone with the link can VIEW (and download files from) the folder.... If you want to edit (I think this includes adding files) you must have your email added by me to get editing permission.
I have set the permissions as above - It seems that I can download the files, but not upload any - can you try and confirm this? If that works, we can effectively limit the changing of the files by granting editing permission only to FTE members who PM me their email address.