Cake Decorating Computer Program????

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mrsdawnwhite Posted 12 May 2006 , 3:30am
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I was sitting on the couch drawing what I considered to be a dreadful sketch of a cake... and it suddenly came to me that someone should make a computer program for this... So people like me that can't draw could make pretty cakes on the computer.. Imagine how addictive that would be!!!!!

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KimAZ Posted 12 May 2006 , 5:11am
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Hi,
I would love to see a program specifically for this too. Right now I just use Paint Shop Pro and play around with drawing cakes and then adding different tubes for the designs.

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socake Posted 12 May 2006 , 10:17am
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I use microsoft publisher!

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wendysue Posted 12 May 2006 , 3:54pm
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Just a quick funny... my son found a Disney site where you can design a wedding cake for Jo Jo's Circus! He has a great time with it. icon_wink.gif

I think it would be a nice if there were a professional cake designing software too. If it could tell you how much of everything you needed based on volume that would be cool too. You could design and estimate a price right before your customers eyes. icon_lol.gif

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mariak Posted 12 May 2006 , 4:40pm
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I think this is such a good idea! I try to do sketches but am not that good. I have always thought it would be nice to have a program on the computer that could do it for me. You could have all different borders, flowers and colors. That way you could really see how all the ideas in your head would turn out. I don't have a lot of time to do practice cakes so when I do a cake it is for an event. I am usually happy with it but there is always something I wish I could change once it is all done. If you could design it and actually see how everything works together I think it would be great. I would pay almost icon_lol.gif anything for that. I wonder if anyone here knows someone that makes computer programs?

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Rodneyck Posted 12 May 2006 , 8:06pm
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There is a lot to go into developing computer programs and if I did know someone, I would start up the business and hire them, lol.

It is a wonderful idea and unfortunately even the simplest 3D/CAD programs would take forever to create something and have a high learning curve. I doubt we will ever see one. Most programs sold are marketed to corporations and unless bakeries and other high in pastry chef ventures get involved, there would be no profit to sustain a company. Microsoft makes most of its software profits from other corporations.

Still, it would make life so much easier. icon_smile.gif

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Mac Posted 13 May 2006 , 3:30am
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I did some research on this a couple of years ago and there was one company (can't remember who now) that was working on this very thing.
May have to dig out my old notebooks that I jot websites and info in.

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ChrisJ Posted 25 Jun 2006 , 2:18pm
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Look at this! Thought I would share, looks like somebody is working on this type of program. Yippee! I can't draw for the life of me LOL

www.cakedesigncenter.com

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daltonam Posted 25 Jun 2006 , 8:59pm
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WOW THAT'S GONNA BE NEAT---THANKS CHRISJ

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