[Land-speed] Land Speed Apps...

[Neil Albaugh]

I'll second Joe's recommendation of MathCAD. I use it frequently but I'm no 
expert. It is handy in that once the equations are entered, all you have to 
do is change an already defined variable and the program will automatically 
provide a new solution. I'll attach a .pdf of something I've done in MathCAD 
13. Versions 11 to 13 contain virtually all the features that you will ever 
use and these older versions can sometimes be found on eBay, etc at a good 
price. V13 will run on Windows 7; I don't know about the others.

I see no reason for me to change from W7 to W8.1. I upgraded from XP to W7 
and now I can take advantage my computer's 64-bit system.

Analyzing suspension geometry is not something that most LSR guys do but it 
can keep you from building an evil-handling nightmare. I use Suspension 
Analyzer v2.4 from Performance Trends.

Another useful program is Draw; it is part of Open Office, a very useful 
FREE software package that is compatible with Microsoft Office. It is not 
AutoCAD but it is useful for making 2D scale drawings.

For viewing photos as well as resizing or cropping them, get irfanView-- a 
free download.

Keep your computer from getting bogged down with temporary files or unused 
registry items, get CCleaner-- another freebie.

Between Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes (both free), I have 
dumped Norton Anti-Virus.

I hope this helps.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joe Lance
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:43 PM
To: 'Larry Mayfield' ; land-speed at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Land Speed Apps...

I used a software program called MATHCAD for engineering
calculations----excellent for writing reports or technical papers with
equations in the text while doing the calculating automatically


Joe & Pat Lynne in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, North America,
Planet Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Virgo Cluster, the Universe



-----Original Message-----
From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Larry Mayfield
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 2:42 PM
To: land-speed at autox.team.net
Subject: [Land-speed] Land Speed Apps...

One day soon, I will likely have more time on my hands that should be
allowed.  Idle hands and all of that ..... So I have a question or two..
What software app(s) would be helpful for you in getting to your LSR goals?
Especially of they were dirt cheap, lol.. Windows 8 is here to stay and I
might as well get onboard, ya think?   Additionally, are there specific
engineering areas that might be of interest to you: thermodynamics?
Structural dynamics, aerodynamics, and who knows what else.

Comments? Ideas?

mayf

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