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xTrkCad for Linux

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xTrkCad for Linux
Posted by kf4mat on Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:20 AM

Hello everyone,

Found the above program and installed it on my laptop; does anyone know if there is a tutorial available that might make the learning curve for the software a little less time consuming?

Tom 

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Posted by PRR K4 on Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:37 AM
Open XTrkCad.  Go to Help.  Pick the demos you want to learn from the menu.  That is how I learned in v4.0.2 running on WinXP, however, not Linux
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Posted by kf4mat on Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:55 PM

Well I saw those but I was thinking more of a tutorial like let's build this I don't know 2x8 shelf or 4 x 8 something like that. Don't get me wrong I am learning albit a little slower than I want too.

Tom 

 

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Posted by ChrisNH on Monday, August 18, 2008 10:53 AM

Have you already tried http://www.xtrkcad.org/Wikka/BeginnerTutorial ?

 

It seems to cover things in more of a "by example" method.

 

Chris

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