My computer was stolen lost all CAD files

[cut2spec]

I am looking to find a back ploting program. I have all my g-codes. I am hoping there is something that will get me back to some type of cad/wire frame drawing. I use Bobcad V23 and Solidworks. Does anyone have any ideas.

And yes I will back up my stuff more offen, lesson learned.

[gurew]

are they 2d or 3d files? 2d files you can, 3d you cant... "tool size, offsets, etc are just too difficult to account for"

thats a huge bummer...idk if you use a laptop or a desktop but i can send you some backup software that is opensource and very reliable. i back up a good portion of my important files to a network drive thats hidden in my house. i also mirror the data between the laptop, desktop, network storage..i hate losing data!

[cut2spec]

They are a mix of both 2d and 3d. Nothing too crazy a lot of router work. It was a laptop that was stolen and I will be replacing it with a desktop. I like your network idea

[gurew]

check out the new sony Z series and S series laptops....i bought the s series then sold it to a family member to get the z series....desktop replacement idk what your budget it however....

[cut2spec]

good looking laptop, i dont think that graphics card works for soildworks.

[gurew]

it absolutely does!

s series, gibbscam 2010 and solidworks both work and are amazingly fast esp when rotating 3d drawings

z series, same as above but gibbscam is sluggush if you dont have the power media dock plugged in (external graphics card) but solidworks is flawless without the PMD

i bought the s series and 1 month later the z series came out so i bought that and sold the s series to the family member....both laptops are GREAT!!!! the s series is around 4lbs with the sheet battery, i got over 16 hours of battery life

the z series i get the same battery life however its only 3lbs with the sheet battery and damn its thin.... the entry model of the z series is like $2000 plus extended warranty and might as well buy ram to get up to 8gb...


i also got the gobi2000 internal wireless card...basically you can stick your cellular SIM card into the laptop and connect to the internet with it...no dongles or tethering phones anymore...

[cut2spec]

I will look into that laptop. Sounds fast. So is there a program I can buy to reverse my G-code?

[gurew]

i know there is an application you can use and ill do some research to find it for you after this online chess tournament. if you get the Z series from sony...i promise you that you will be happy...it is the best laptop ive ever owned...

lets face it i appreciate a good computer setup...notice the Z series on the desk with the sheet battery installed

[cut2spec]

very jealous!

[gurew]

nothin to be jealous of! its def more computer than i need but damn im productive with all those screens! btw the screen on the far left is an acer t230h multitouch screen pretty slick

[Ron Dunn]

This doesn't help your current problem, but I strongly recommend the use of an online service like Dropbox. That syncs files from your machine to a hosted service, and can be shared across multiple computers. Even if your computer gets stolen in future, you'll still have your critical files available.

[gurew]

those services are nice and work very well...im just paranoid about who has access to my data. with the pricing of colocations going way down ive thought about colocating a 1u server that would be attached via secure vpn to my home network just for offsite backup purposes...certainly overkill for the normal home user