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Back to Basics: Technical Illustration
The following article first appeared in the March 2012 edition of DEVELOP3D. Q: With technical illustration do you mean the Haynes diagram type of things that we’re all familiar with and occasionally stare at blankly? A: Yes, those are the ones. There’s a key difference between the illustrations that are used for communicating actions in installation, … Continue Reading
Back to Basics: Hard Drives and Storage
Q: I need more storage in my workstation. How easy is it to install an additional hard drive? A: With Serial ATA (SATA) drives, standard in modern workstations, it’s dead easy. Simply take off the side panel of your machine, plug in a SATA power and data cable, fix the drive to the cradle, then … Continue Reading
CAD Skills for Today’s Job Market
CAD Skills for Today’s Job Market –Nicole Adams on behalf of Westwood College Attaining a CAD education in today’s world is no longer one size fits all, as employers are hunting not for generalists but more for CAD specialists. In order to seem marketable to employers, consider these CAD skills that will give you an … Continue Reading
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Could an Online Design Contest get you a job?
I’ve just seen this article through a combination of Linkedin and Mashable. It explains how a Programmer database startup Interviewstreet is hosting an online coding challenge called CodeSprint beginning Friday, and 75 technology companies will be looking for employment candidates on its leader board. What a brilliant idea! If done properly, employers can see the results of real world problems and … Continue Reading
Best of the best – 5/12 to 11/12
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Manufacturing Organization Transformation by Design: Prototyping the Future – thanks design mind Doctor Who figurine – thanks DEVELOP3D IDEO’s Steve Bishop on the Future of Sustainable Design Thinking – thanks The Altantic Fraudsters Now Using 3D Printers … Continue Reading
Best of the best – 21/11 to 27/11
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Manufacturing Sir James Dyson funds £1.4m professorship at Cambridge University – thanks The Guardian Industrial design revolution 2.0 – thanks Design Daily 3D Systems does some early Christmas shopping, buys up Z Corporation, and Huntsman’s 3D tech … Continue Reading
Best of the best – 14/11 to 20/11
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Manufacturing The Art of Drafting – Sharing what you know by the CADDManager Two Finger Camera! by Yanko Design World’s ‘lightest material’ unveiled by US engineers by BBC Gloucestershire engineering firms struggling to recruit by BBC Architecture … Continue Reading
Best of the best – 07/11 to 13/11
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Manufacturing Jointed Jewels by Alissia Melka-Teichroew by dezeen This Horrifying Mechanical Spider Is Actually Our Friend – by Fast Company Experiments (in Furniture Design) – East Design ‘The Design Entrepreneur’ Book Review – by Ideas Uploaded Report … Continue Reading
Best of the best – 31/10 to 06/11
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Architecture The Craft of Architecture – by Coffee with an Architect The Art of Drafting – Putting Together a Set of Plans – by CADD Manager Japan to Create World’s First Backup City – by archdaily Lord … Continue Reading
















