Exo cage design help
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So I have heard there is an app on the droid market made to help you design exo cage. Ive spent the whole entire afternoon trying to find the application but to no avail. Does anybody know of a way a program a computer program that you can use to design an exo cage? I really wanna build an exo cage but I can't because I don't know where start my design. And I definitely don't want to fabricate and design as I go.
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Originally Posted by sthon
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I like autoCAD for its drafting purposes
but its expensive. find something else if youre just looking for a program to play around with
it takes awhile to teach yourself too
but its expensive. find something else if youre just looking for a program to play around with
it takes awhile to teach yourself too
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Well I think that I'm actually searching for ways to design an exo that someone has used personally. Other than flying by the seat of their pants. Anybody got any good direction?
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Originally Posted by dug_543
wrong section read rules and (CAD) computer aided drafting
For everyone else.....
Still waiting on some good ideas!
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look at other peoples cages, get an idea of what you want in your head and basically design it in your head or paper whatever you want to put it on then go for it. you dont need a computer to do a cage we arent building a class 1 car out of chromoly to go 130 mph thru the desert lol.
i dont know of one person who has or has not used a computer that hasnt changed something part way thru the build.
i dont know of one person who has or has not used a computer that hasnt changed something part way thru the build.
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Hey man not trying to be mean but here is a quote from the mods...
"Fabrication is reserved for completed and under going projects, not for questions and general chat about fabrication.
This is NOT the location for questions about what you want to do, they belong in cherokee chat. This is NOT the location for trimming fenders, rattle canning your xj, lift questions, installing new carpet or anything small like this. This is for REAL fab work that you are currently doing or have done and how you did it. AKA, Exocages, Frame stiffeners, Bumpers, DIY beadlocks, etc. This is where the big boys play."
"Fabrication is reserved for completed and under going projects, not for questions and general chat about fabrication.
This is NOT the location for questions about what you want to do, they belong in cherokee chat. This is NOT the location for trimming fenders, rattle canning your xj, lift questions, installing new carpet or anything small like this. This is for REAL fab work that you are currently doing or have done and how you did it. AKA, Exocages, Frame stiffeners, Bumpers, DIY beadlocks, etc. This is where the big boys play."
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Originally Posted by sandaddik2
look at other peoples cages, get an idea of what you want in your head and basically design it in your head or paper whatever you want to put it on then go for it. you dont need a computer to do a cage we arent building a class 1 car out of chromoly to go 130 mph thru the desert lol.
i dont know of one person who has or has not used a computer that hasnt changed something part way thru the build.
i dont know of one person who has or has not used a computer that hasnt changed something part way thru the build.
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Originally Posted by 96jeepxj
Hey man not trying to be mean but here is a quote from the mods...
"Fabrication is reserved for completed and under going projects, not for questions and general chat about fabrication.
This is NOT the location...............This is where the big boys play."
"Fabrication is reserved for completed and under going projects, not for questions and general chat about fabrication.
This is NOT the location...............This is where the big boys play."
But thanks for the heads up "big boy" lol
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Oh and a quote from the moderators? Gee well how stupid of me....I guess I should have researched and browsed around on here long enough to find that quote!