Some REAL trees please....

[2hot]

AutoCAD ships with drab and pathetic looking trees -- silhouettes mainly. I have endured for four years. I got some trees from one Architectural Graphics Book and I'm ready to scan and retrace in 2005. Well, why do I feel so lazy? Probably because I could be spending time creating something I could get freely.

So, Does any one know where I can get some decent, cool and real trees...something that makes Elevations look interesting?

[CADTutor]

I am a great advocate of personalising your own drawings (you didn't want to hear this). I think designers and design offices should spend some time developing their own library of symbols in their drawings. It's only by doing this that your drawings will start to look like your own rather that "generic AutoCAD drawing". I've seen hunderds of these type of drawings and I find them soulless and devoid of character.

OK, these are just drawings, right - what the hell am I talking about.

Those who are critical of digital drawings often cite this issue and lament the loss of individuality. While I am no fan of the "old ways", I do think that it is important to put your own personal stamp on digital drawings (and I'm not talking about eccentric layer naming).

We're all under great pressures of time these days and the thought of building a personal library is rather off-putting but just think how much pleasure and pride you would have in using them.

Sorry, I think my cage may have been rattled. Am I just talking rubbish?

[CADbug]

u r right CADTutor! but this process need lot of patience and time..i tried creating my own library almost an year back..now i think there is lot of material available on net..why not use that.

i have to really spend some time for myself if i dont want my drawings to be 'generic'.

[CADTutor]

Oh I didn't say it was going to be quick or easy. Quality is never quick and never easy.

[fuccaro]

Once I come across a web site offering to design online your 3D trees as you need them. Just a small problem: I didn't bookmark the site -I do mechanical works- and I can't find it any more. Not much helping you

[2hot]

Yikes...Back to square one I guess. Copy that, CADTutor. I fully support your view. I am also trying to protect my graphical character. Most drawings around are so rigid and Robotic. I like the human touch, the crossing lines. Intrinsic means value.

Like I said,...I didn't want to spend time if I could get quality for free. Now I must scan and WORK. Then,....Copy Protect! How do I achieve that? These things migrate with the drawings.

Did I hear someone say "XREF"?

[Skeeps]

V. Interesting topic. I like your views on this CAD Tutor. I was up until 2 months ago the only person in my drawing office now in total there are three and some of my methods have been challenged, I love change and see it as a must now we have extra people to share the work load. With a set of standards we are all comfortable with. So we are currently debating on symbols and symbol libaries. We are an electrical controls company and we should therefore be drawing the British Standard Symbols. Unfortunatly it seems there isn't one we can use and we have to create our own.
...It's doing my head in. I can't seem to draw anything that we all agree on.

Humpf.