What does it mean"SCRATCH" ?

[Alan Smith]

I always thought that this term referred to the fabulous and exotic scratch tree (Arbus Bodgerensis) cultivated only on the mountain tops of Madagascar. The seeds in its large fruits were said to resemble the frames of galleons, its dried flowers ship's figureheads, and whose leaves contain fine fibrous threads exactly like miniature cables. As an added bonus the pulp of the fruits made marvellous glue that nobody is allergic to.

Unfortunately this tree no longer exists, having been logged to the point of total extinction in order to supply the model shipwrights of the 18th century.

 

[John Hendrix]

Does it come with the duct tape?

yup

 

[Philski]

By Stan Alexander
As seen in the November 2022 issue of Model Aviation. SCRATCH-BUILDING IS WHEN a full-scale set of aircraft drawings is scaled down to whatever size, weight, and wingspan that you want. The structure is drawn, and then the parts are cut and assembled. When you build from someone else’s plans, you are plans-building. If you start with all of the parts cut out for you, you are kit-building. If you buy it and only assemble the main parts, that’s an ARF. It’s that simple.

To create something from scratch is to make it without any ingredients or materials prepared ahead of time. The scratch in from scratch originally referred to the starting line of a race "scratched" into the ground, from which all runners would be starting without a head start.

As opposed to bashing..??

 

[Jimsky]

You guys can mock me as much as you want. I'll be a millionaire soon..HA!
(I will patent the hand plane idea..genius!)

... imagine how many kits you can buy for a million!!

 

[John Hendrix]

did the bidding start on the boat and duct tape art? i will start the bidding at $1.00 US

aaaand we have one dollar we have one dollar from the gentleman at the top of the mast we have one dollar do I see two dollar two dollar anyone?

 

[Namabiiru]

“To bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe”

- Carl Sagan

 

[michael21]

hello

 

[CoxJeffery]

Ok that's interesting I do have Sketchup free but it works but doesn't work if you get my drift. Maybe it's me. as I have been frustrated over these free programs and they only seem to go so far. In this sense, I stop and think what else am I going to get extra if I buy the full version?

that is why they are free because they do not include all the tools in the paid versions. I also have Sketchup and some things are difficult to do but there are work arounds and you can buy plug ins at a reasonable price.
The best is fusion360 but it does have a steep learning curve.

you can find old versions of AutoCad on CD i am using Auto Cad 2004 which does everything i need for 2D drawing. Whether you are working with free software or professional tools, having quick access to helpful applications can still be useful — Download From App Store and find an option that fits your setup.

I get what you mean about SketchUp Free. It can be perfectly usable until you hit the one operation where the missing tool or limitation suddenly becomes the whole problem.

I'd probably decide based on the type of work rather than upgrading just for the sake of getting the “full” version. If you're mostly doing straightforward 2D drawings, an older AutoCAD release can still be perfectly adequate, provided your workflow doesn't depend on newer file formats or features. For 3D work, Fusion 360 is much more capable, but the learning curve is definitely part of the price even when the software itself is affordable.

SketchUp is still hard to beat for quick conceptual 3D, though. Before paying for a subscription, I'd spend some time identifying the specific operations you're constantly working around. If there are only one or two, a plugin or different workflow may solve the problem much more cheaply than moving to a completely different CAD package.