Looking for a new box design program

[da box king 10+ year member]

Well I'm lookin to try some new programs out. Anyone got any they want to share. I was using an excel program but it doesn't work with vista so I'm lookin for something new. Reccomendations or downloads. I have looked at winisd, not sure which one to use too. Also I wish audioque gave all the specs on their hdc3's, as it would make some programs easier

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[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

as in design or actual box calculation software?

for designs i and alot of others use Google Sketchup.

as for box calcs i use a number of sites to calculate my air space and tunings.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

mainly for calculations

I can picture the box well, just lookin to get the specs...I can draw the rest on paper

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

How about just using a regular old calculator?

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

How about just using a regular old calculator?

like?

also lookin for somethin a lil new, and up to date....not sure what alot are using

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

i use a mixture of RE's box calc and i use BCAE1.com's tools.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

i use a mixture of RE's box calc and i use BCAE1.com's tools.

cool, I'll check it out...anymore, thx also

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

like?
also lookin for somethin a lil new, and up to date....not sure what alot are using

It's not hard to find volume and port length by hand.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

It's not hard to find volume and port length by hand.

yeah i can do math no prob, and volume sure....not bout how to calculate the port tho for tuning and how it relates to the volume....is there a link?

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

It's not hard to find volume and port length by hand.

lookin to sell any of those heavyweights too, or know of any motors around?

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

mainly for calculations
I can picture the box well, just lookin to get the specs...I can draw the rest on paper

If you want to be lazy... WinISD Alpha.

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[da box king 10+ year member]

If you want to be lazy... WinISD Alpha.
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k, sounds good. How do you do then if you dont have the parameters for the sub tho....such as the hdc3:crap:

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

i use http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm?id=31

people are silly to use a CAD program on something so simple.

 

[TnT_Sounds 10+ year member]

If money is no problem this seems to be a very good program:

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=500-912

You could even start up your own box design business //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

If money is no problem this seems to be a very good program:
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=500-912

You could even start up your own box design business //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

yeah something like that...maybe some one would sell a copy

I hear its tough to learn and I hate computers:laugh: