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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?

Are we tired of hearing about “paradigm shifts?” Sorry, but Fusion 360 may actually be one. There are a few situations where Fusion 360 provides real advantages over the traditional CAD systems. There’s a Tool for That Fusion 360 makes a comprehensive set of tools available to the user. Aside from the standard modeling tools, Fusion… Continue Reading Should CAD Users Switch to Fusion 360? Why and Why Not?

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

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

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

GRAPHISOFT has introduced ARCHICAD 22, the latest installment in its line of ARCHICAD building information management (BIM) software. Here are some of the highlights from the new edition. Better Facades The new Curtain Wall tool, open over top of a 3D model. The pattern in the tool can be repeated across the building, making it… Continue Reading Let’s Look At Archicad 22

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

Here is the project of a fully 3D modeled and architectural apartment rendering of a multiplex residential building in US. The building is being shown in both virtual environment plan and also the street view. Various forms of sketches have been used extensively to generate architectural ideas keeping in mind that 3D architectural visualization offers… Continue Reading 3D ARCHITECTURAL APARTMENT RENDERING BY INDIACADWORKS