No CAD & Hopeless

Hello!
I've got a recurring issue around here; no CAD models!
Our QM handles communications between us and our customers; I'm just a lowly programmer, and am not allowed to get into contact with Engineering to get CAD models to inspect their parts. Apparently the boss doesn't want to; literally told me "yeah, that's not gonna happen. Can't you program without a CAD model?"

Working Offline on a laptop, because the desktop is currently in the hands of IT, dead.
Dafuq?

What should I do

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Schlag over 6 years ago

The funny thing is if we dont get a CAD we make a CAD. I bet 1 have made about 1 program in 12 years "online". Who programs a CNC without one? I'm sure its done but holy b@ll$ ! I'm sure the drawing you are looking at was generated from a CAD or was it done on a real drafting board ?
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Schlag over 6 years ago

The funny thing is if we dont get a CAD we make a CAD. I bet 1 have made about 1 program in 12 years "online". Who programs a CNC without one? I'm sure its done but holy b@ll$ ! I'm sure the drawing you are looking at was generated from a CAD or was it done on a real drafting board ?
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InspectorJester over 6 years ago in reply to Schlag

All of the part's blueprints were generated from CAD.
I don't inspect ones that aren't (more a coincidence than anything; I don't care lol)
I've had enough time on my hands to be able to draw a CAD model myself. There's just no software to do it :P
What is different between a model and a blueprint, permission-wise?
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acgarcia over 6 years ago in reply to Schlag

+1, yes, you could just create the CAD surfaces you plan on inspecting. Just enough to get you going. no need to put in things like chamfers and fillets if your not going to check them.
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acgarcia over 6 years ago in reply to Schlag

I'd figure the blue print would be more important since it contains the nominals and tolerances needed for manufacturing. A CAD model would only have nominal data with no tolerances.

So no non disclosure agreement, what stopping you to farming out to a drafter to create the model for you?
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InspectorJester over 6 years ago in reply to Schlag

I personally don't know somebody who has the software, and they don't pay me enough to look for one outside of work.
I would also agree the blueprint is equally if not more important.

Like. FreeCAD would work or something. But now I'm stealing their work, copyright and all that, because I didn't have permissions...
Blah blah.
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