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ZWCAD 2019 Review: Improving User Performance with New Features

With 20 years in the market, ZWSOFT has a variety of mature and consistent products which have penetrated and established themselves in various areas of the global market. I have already written several reviews and articles dedicated to ZWSOFT’s products. Moreover, I am a CAD/CAM engineer “veteran,” with over 30 years of experience in this… Continue Reading ZWCAD 2019 Review: Improving User Performance with New Features

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Rendering: Where Are We Now?

Rendering is great. You take a flat-looking CAD model, or scene, apply some materials and lighting, press some buttons, wait a while…and behold! You have a photorealistic looking scene. Or as near to that as possible. Rendering software comes in all shapes and sizes. For instance, Hollywood uses rendering in your favorite CGI blockbusters; video… Continue Reading Rendering: Where Are We Now?

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Product Review: Vectorworks Architect 2019

Vectorworks Architect 2019 may not have a “star” new feature but as architect and reviewer John Helm note, it offers “a big bang for your buck.” The update offers a large range of superb improvements to existing workflows with new tech—like the new sculpting site modeling tools which can provide great fun with design. FALL… Continue Reading Product Review: Vectorworks Architect 2019

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GENERATE for Windows OS is an interactive Generative Design software

Frustum Inc., innovator of interactive generative design solutions, announced a new release of its GENERATE software. GENERATE represents a new paradigm for design, interactive generative design, which fundamentally alters how products are modeled for manufacture by allowing engineers to interact and iterate in real time with generative design models. As a result, engineers can develop… Continue Reading GENERATE for Windows OS is an interactive Generative Design software

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Virtual Surveyor 6 streamlines workflow, UI

Virtual Surveyor has announced the sixth version of its drone-based surveying software suite, touting significant workflow and interface enhancements. Designed for processing UAV-derived imagery, the Virtual Surveyor software suite is primarily aimed at stitching together orthophotos and digital terrain models to create interactive 3D models of a surveyed area. Touting themselves as bridging the gap between… Continue Reading Virtual Surveyor 6 streamlines workflow, UI

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2018’s Best Free CAD Software (2D/3D CAD Programs)

CAD software is an important tool for professional architects, engineers, animators, and graphic designers. With the proliferation of open-source projects, free CAD software is in many cases no less sophisticated than its commercial counterparts. But given the many differences between the CAD programs, it can be difficult to choose the right one. This selection is… Continue Reading 2018’s Best Free CAD Software (2D/3D CAD Programs)

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Reverse Engineering

A model of a UConn competition car. How a team from UConn used 3D scanning in a competition The Formula SAE competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate students to design and fabricate a small, formula-style vehicle. There are very few restrictions to the overall car design. Teams typically spend eight to twelve months… Continue Reading Reverse Engineering

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A New Layer Of Architectural Innovation Has Arrived For CAD Artists

The evolution of Computer Aided Design, a.k.a. CAD, made drafting easier, more precise and gave artists the ability to produce a quicker turnaround time. With this new technology, drawings suddenly came to life with 3D representation difficult to replicate by hand. Drawing precisely to scale became possible. Designs could be rotated in three dimensions, and… Continue Reading A New Layer Of Architectural Innovation Has Arrived For CAD Artists

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EXTEND3D Projects 3D CAD Models Directly on Production Floor

Spatial Corp, a leading provider of 3D software development toolkits for design, manufacturing, and engineering solutions, and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, has announced the results of its collaboration with EXTEND3D with the release of EXTEND3D Werklicht 3D software, bridging 3D CAD models to the shop floor. For the first time, all EXTEND3D Werklicht laser… Continue Reading EXTEND3D Projects 3D CAD Models Directly on Production Floor

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10 CAD Tools for Your Small Manufacturing Business

Computer-aided design, or CAD, is an essential tool for any manufacturing or product design business. There are plenty of different software programs out there that can help you with this function, but knowing which ones to choose can be a bit tricky. Dan Taylor, content analyst at software review and research platform Capterra said in an email… Continue Reading 10 CAD Tools for Your Small Manufacturing Business

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FARO introduces As-Built Software platform for 3D digital modeling

Lake Mary, Florida: FARO, the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and construction BIM, announces the availability of the FARO As-Built software platform that enables efficient and cost-effective transfer of 3D reality capture into Autodesk design tools to create ready to use CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) deliverables. As-Built… Continue Reading FARO introduces As-Built Software platform for 3D digital modeling

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Artificial Intelligence Helps CAD Users

AI is not the stuff of the far-off future; it is already incorporated within the SOLIDWORKS portfolio to support a variety of design goals. Within the category of optimization, AI helps generate more intelligent designs that are lighter, stronger, and more economical, as is the case with Live Parts, which “grows” part models in a manner… Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence Helps CAD Users

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Autodesk Releases InfraWorks and Civil 3D 2019

Autodesk recently announced its latest releases: Autodesk InfraWorks and Autodesk Civil 3D 2019. The improvements are focused on providing opportunities for easier collaboration between users, better software interoperability and easier drawing of complex shapes. Some of the updates allow for better interoperability between the two programs specifically. Users can now automatically import InfraWorks roads into… Continue Reading Autodesk Releases InfraWorks and Civil 3D 2019

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Create BIM from Any CAD Model using bim.aero

BIM continues to be a widely accepted platform for managing the phases of a building project from design to construction—as well as managing the building itself throughout its life cycle—adopting BIM has been difficult for many in the AEC industry. In addition, BIM continues to grow and evolve, making it challenging to fully understand the… Continue Reading Create BIM from Any CAD Model using bim.aero

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RoMA: Robotic 3D Printing and Augmented Reality.

We often see robotics and 3D printing combined, as well as 3D printing and augmented reality (AR). Cornell University researcher Huaishu Peng, whose 3D printing work has made headlines multiple times, has been working on a project that combines robotics, 3D printing combined, augmented reality. We see a wide variety of really interesting and innovative research and projects in this field, but the Robotic… Continue Reading RoMA: Robotic 3D Printing and Augmented Reality.

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