Piping from sketch using Mech-Q

Inputing Piping from sketch – demo For more about DIMSCALE see: https://youtu.be/n5NBgQ6O1eI Thanks Erik CADavenue.com

Importing and Exporting Fittings In Mech-Q

Wanted to show you a new feature inside Mech-Q. This new tool allows you to move your fittings from one drawing to another. This way you can keep all your BOM info intact. In todays video I’m exporting a valve we created in last week (see Part 1 below), into a new drawing. Check out…

Create a custom fitting for Bill Of Materials

Today we’re adding BOM info (attributes) to a custom fitting in Mech-Q then creating the table and plotting it. See more about Mech-Q at cadavenue.com see also how to create a 3D pipe layout here: https://youtu.be/4EVMxEs0L6I part 1 (creating) https://youtu.be/q_wnJmHa0t0 part 2 (plotting) Thanks for watching and subscribe for more videos like these

Is AViCAD a good alternative? – live presentation

What is AViCAD, what’s inside and why should you choose it. Thats what we’re discussing today For more about AViCAD please visit cadavenue.com/avicad.htm

Download and install AViCAD

Hi Erik here at CADavenue.com In this video I show you step by step how to get started with AViCAD plus I’ll discuss how certain antivirus settings may slow you down or even cause your computer to crash. (AViCAD is a alternative to AutoCAD with lots of engineering tools included) As an alternative to live…

5 steps to unfolding sheet metal and other shapes to create plasma and CNC templates

Here is a short Plate ‘n’ Sheet demo showing you the steps you’ll need to take when unfolding sheet metal shapes. Plate ‘n’ Sheet is a program which will create flattened 2D templates from 3D ducting or piping transitions. See https://cadavenue.com/platensheet.htm

Adding shortcuts or aliases to the CUI in AViCAD

Just like AutoCAD, AViCAD also has a CUI interface very similar. You can add shortcuts very easily. More about AViCAD can be found here : avicad.com Have a great one Erik Z

Drawing 2D Piping Elevation + Creating a Bill Of Materials (BOM)

Hey thanks for watching – today we’re doing a 2D pipe drawing using Mech-Q. Mech-Q is available as an add-on to AutoCAD, Bricscad or IntelliCAD – it’s also available as a all on one CAD and Mech-Q bundle called AViCAD. (see avicad.com) This is part 3D Piping Basics Part 4 – if you missed other…

Draw a Structural Beam to Column Detail

Struct Beam to Columnn detail in just a few seconds using Mech-Q – add-on for AutoCAD, BricsCAD and IntelliCAD. Video also used a standalone for Mech-Q called AViCAD. visit CADavenue.com for more

3D Piping viewport scaling, dimensions and annotations

Hey thanks for watching – today we’re finishing up our drawing with Piping annotations and BOM. This is part 3D Piping Basics Part 3 – if you missed other parts they are: https://youtu.be/4EVMxEs0L6I part 1 https://youtu.be/q_wnJmHa0t0 part 2 For paperspace and model space concepts plus understanding DIMSCALE – see: https://youtu.be/n5NBgQ6O1eI Have a good one and…