I am/was? a member of that group. It kind of died out years ago when LEI's took over. We were mainly making buggy kites anyway.foilholio wrote:Think this is the group I was referring to https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Foildesign/info
I remember reading that some well known names posted there. They dont seem very active now.
Foilmaker lets me export to DXF and the arrange the patterns for printing on a plotter. To export to DXF in SurfPlan you need to pay. But yes SurfPlan is better if you want to get up and running fast. I've seen the paid version and it does a whole lot more too!kitexpert wrote:"But, you need to buy it to do useful things, like export the patterns for printing." -ozchrisb
I have "exported" patterns to normal laser-printer, not buying the program. It takes few hours to print and tape patterns for a big kite, so not much. If you can use A3 or bigger paper, much less.
Surfplan: TERMS OF USE:
"5) PERSONAL USERS: This program is freely useable for personal non-profit use. Have fun!"
Printing is much more economical and easier than in Foilmaker and has many useful options. This alone makes Fm obsolete.
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