CAD

This is a guest article from SolidProfessor. See their Design for Manufacturing resources including DFM – The Fundamental Best Practice. Manufacturing–past and present   When thinking about manufacturing, most people probably think of big warehouses, assembly lines, and trucks coming… Continue Reading →

Parametric drawing is a method of making geometries with the help of constraints or restrictions. AutoCAD introduced this feature back in 2010 and even after so many years of release the tool is still largely unknown or overlooked. In this… Continue Reading →

Automotive X-Prize Winner Edison 2: Designed In Solid Edge The main keynote of Solid Edge University 2013 will be delivered by Dan Staples, Director-Solid Edge Development, as he presents the release of the new and improved Solid Edge ST6. Dan… Continue Reading →

Social interaction seems to be a hot topic for a number of major brands. Given the expertise in IT and programming from CAD vendors it is no surprise that many of them have jumped into social with their own community.… Continue Reading →

One of the common CAD programs I keep hearing mentioned is Rhino. According to Wikipedia Rhino was originally a closed-source open beta and there is still a very active development group. There is also an active support forum for the… Continue Reading →

The rise of 3D printing and rapid prototyping has many people thinking about one day replicating something in their home. Service companies, like Shapeways, Thingiverse and RedEye, exist to get models into the hands of printer owners but there is… Continue Reading →

Recently in the news there have been a number of mentions for a product called “Sunglass.io”. At the core it is a 3D viewer that runs on a browser. Although there is some good functionality to Sunglass as a viewer… Continue Reading →

This post reviews Google Sketchup and focuses on getting started with it. If you would like more in-depth training on 3D CAD applications and software you can get started with a free membership to access tutorials on various software. It… Continue Reading →

It would be nice to have a free, lightweight, platform independent, user friendly, powerful CAD software that works for everything. Unfortunately most CAD packages only deliver on a few of these criterion. In an attempt to broaden my knowledge, and… Continue Reading →

It would be nice to have a free, lightweight, platform independent, user friendly, powerful CAD software that works for everything. Unfortunately most CAD packages only deliver on a few of these criterion. In an attempt to broaden my knowledge, and… Continue Reading →

It would be nice to have a free, lightweight, platform independent, user friendly, powerful CAD software that works for everything. Unfortunately most CAD packages only deliver on a few of these criterion. In an attempt to broaden my knowledge, and… Continue Reading →

Be able to model a new idea is one thing, displaying it for others can be an entirely different beast. Many CAD systems are expensive and the intended audience does not always have access to the software required to view… Continue Reading →

There are lots of CAD software available these days. Some are available for designers and engineers who are creating a broad variety of items. Others serve niche markets, like those available for bike frame design, jewelry, and home layouts. Below… Continue Reading →