I visited Italy several times as a young child and was fascinated by the Italian technique of paper marbling. I begged my parents to buy me the marbled-paper-covered notebooks and pencils sold in Italian stationery stores.
If you’re thinking of studying design in school, you’ll want to do everything you can to maximize your chances of gaining a place in a good course. If you’re aiming high, you may want to do everything you can to secure a seat at one of these prestigious institutions and elevate your career prospects. Most courses are non-specific in what subjects prospective pupils study in high school, though some may ask for a top grade in an art or design related subject, which could include art, design and technology, graphic communication, textile design or photography.
As part of handing your new hardware product off to your selected factory for manufacturing, you'll need a double handful of documents.
Ever wondered how to create a model of an eye bolt using Inventor?
If you've ever been curious how to model NPT (national pipe taper) threads in Inventor, this Tutorial of the Week courtesy of GrabCAD Community member engineer is the tutorial you've been looking for.
GrabCAD is an online community of more than 3.5 million product designers, engineers, students, and manufacturing professionals, which means we have a wealth of information and industry knowledge at our fingertips that we’re more than happy to share with you.
The great thing about the GrabCAD Community is it’s a place where engineers can get advice from other engineers on how to solve a problem.
Last week, we spotlighted an insightful tutorial on how to model a square cut nut in SOLIDWORKS. This week's tutorial is a little more specific – but also teaches you how to model something a whole lot cooler!
Sometimes a square cut nut is just a square cut nut, but if you're in the CAD world it can be a pain because it's one more thing you need to design.