CAD Software for Designing Speakers

otto88 · 22nd May 2011, 08:07 AM

What free or modest cost CAD software for designing speakers do folks recommend?
I’d think most would, but one that can output files that could then be used in a CNC cutting machine

purplepeople · 22nd May 2011, 12:05 PM

3D or 2D?

:)ensen.

otto88 · 12:29 PM

Good question!
My need is for an Open Baffle, and (having already done the bass) only for the mid and tweeter section. I can work out the depth of an OB without CAD

I'm designing an OB that isn't just a plain ol rectangle, so as well as straight lines it will have a few curves. Possibly in the shape of a lyre; hence thinking of getting it laser cut

Probably as with pencil & paper, and with cutting, drawing and joining different radius curves is harder with some CAD packages(?)

I'll look at Google SketchUp

otto88 · 22nd May 2011, 04:22 PM

I found that for 2 dimensions, Excel is fine, having plenty of flexibility

I got some pretty interesting designs done in Excel, but my 'zipper', 7-Zip creates files incompatible for upload

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otto88 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007	CAD Software for Designing Speakers What free or modest cost CAD software for designing speakers do folks recommend? I’d think most would, but one that can output files that could then be used in a CNC cutting machine __________________ a system that won't go clean and loud is like a nice car that cannot go fast

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purplepeople diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London, Ontario, Canada	3D or 2D? :)ensen. __________________ Those who claim to be making history are often the same ones repeating it.

22nd May 2011, 12:20 PM	#3
otto88 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007	Good question! My need is for an Open Baffle, and (having already done the bass) only for the mid and tweeter section. I can work out the depth of an OB without CAD I'm designing an OB that isn't just a plain ol rectangle, so as well as straight lines it will have a few curves. Possibly in the shape of a lyre; hence thinking of getting it laser cut Probably as with pencil & paper, and with cutting, drawing and joining different radius curves is harder with some CAD packages(?) I'll look at Google SketchUp __________________ a system that won't go clean and loud is like a nice car that cannot go fast Last edited by otto88; 22nd May 2011 at 12:29 PM.

22nd May 2011, 04:22 PM	#4
otto88 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007	I found that for 2 dimensions, Excel is fine, having plenty of flexibility I got some pretty interesting designs done in Excel, but my 'zipper', 7-Zip creates files incompatible for upload __________________ a system that won't go clean and loud is like a nice car that cannot go fast

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