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Resins to reduce visibility of knit-lines?
Not exactly CAD related, but I thought you folks might be able to offer some top tips on material selection to reduce the visibility of ...

Plastic Part design and mould filling analysis
SolidWorks has just launched a new bundle that groups together the core SolidWorks tools & the technology from SimpoeWorks (which is ...

Backing up CAD etc.
A short while back we had the hard drive on our server computer fail - Fortunately for us, all the data was backed up and it caused ...

DEVELOP3D - Technology for the product lifecycle develop3d.com
Looking at recent statistics it seems that engineering is very much a male dominated profession. Tanya Weaver considers how we can go about getting more…

A big thanks to team D3D for a great day out!
Thanks very much to Martyn day and the team from D3D for a great day out.
A quote from Blake Courter:
'This is an event that the CAD ...

The challenge of complex shape design: Are we getting there?
I just posted this about sub D modelling tools and wondered what other people thought. Are these tools widely used? What else do peeps ...

This might sound like a daft question, but does anyone know where you can buy blue modelling/sculpting foam in the UK these days?
The supplier I used last went out of business (about 10 years ago it would seem, which says a lot)..

- what's new in our existing tools
- what's new in other tools are available
- about something new « your vote

Opensource software outfit are looking for 3D artists, VFX and film-makers to test an application for processing, modeling and editing...
Let me know if you're interested and I'll pass on details - thanks
ScreenShots meshlab.sourceforge.net
A snapshot of AcrobatReader displaying a PDF with a U3D model embedded. Support for saving meshes in U3D format is useful for creating, using latex, impressive PDFs with embedded 3D models. You simply need to convert your mesh...

Mouse. Mice. Mouses?
This one is, in part, a personal question. After dumping the god awful magic mouse and reverting back to my trusty Microsoft ...

It's no good...I need help choosing a cost-effective CAD workstation.
I'm not a full time 3D CAD user but there are periods of time when I'm on it 24/7. I run a product design business and run SolidWorks ...

Can a design business owner be successfully 'coached' in business?
The old adage is that 'designers make rubbish businessmen' may or may not be true - many small design business owners are too 'hands-on' ...
