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Question
Ive seen many presentation drawings look as if they were done freehandly. How can I make a hardline drawing look as a sketch or more freely? Also do you know a good presentation method clients might like? Thank you for any of your help. LTU student, Dave

Answer
There is a program called Squiggle.  You can find it here:
http://www.aay.com/squiggle.htm
or here:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/intcad/squiggle.html
Squiggle will create DWF files, too.

I like PowerPoint for presentations.  Check it out here:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/default.asp

But if PowerPoint isn't available, You can use AutoCAD to create Slide Shows.  You can find out about slide shows here:
http://www.uti.com/~boudreau/jjc102/scripts.html
or here:
http://academics.triton.edu/faculty/fheitzman/ex11.html


You can be really creative with slide shows in AutoCAD.  You can import images, too, although they process pretty slow on display - Even on my Pentium4 1.6Ghz.

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I can address all 2-D questions and some 3-D questions. I do programming in AutoLISP if it doesn`t involve solid modeling. I can also address menu customization issues and can help you find answers to questions I can`t answer by taking your question directly to Autodesk via their newsgroups.

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I used to do electronic and mechanical design for a flat panel monitor manufacturer, and now I do architectural drafting for an architect. I did and do AutoLISP and menu customization and take pride in making my lisp routines to do the work exactly the way the client likes them done.

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I had a routine published in CADENCE magazine (no longer in publication and taken over by CADALYST). Some of my routines are published on my website at http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn

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