Shall we play a game? Aside from global thermonuclear war, that is. Regardless of your particular opinion on cloud delivery, subscription models, and military supercomputers named after Burger King sandwiches, CAD is becoming widely accessible to both classically trained engineers and non-engineers alike. With such newfound exposure, an interesting challenge... read more →
Jan
27
Jan
22
Welcome to "10 interesting CAD models" number 5. As usual, some really impressive stuff this time around. It's hard to pick a favorite. What's yours? (more…)
Jan
18
A new year is a time for renewal, opportunity, and new beginnings. For engineers, however, it's a chance to argue about part numbers some more. I love the smell of part numbers in the morning. Whether your allegiance lies with the Generic Numbering Coalition (GNC) or the Confederacy of Intelligent... read more →
Jan
14
In all the fireworks debating whether software engineering is somehow a subversive underling of "real" engineering, we've only touched on the underlying core issue: engineering ethics. In the Twitterverse, many were quick to invoke the Calling of the Engineer ceremony, specifically citing a symbolic iron ring as indicative of the... read more →
Jan
11
Learning GD&T is just as important as learning trigonometry. After spending 20 years designing advanced hardware, I have some unsolicited advice for new engineers. Although you may be a most innovative thinker and may be able to create fantastic widgets, understanding how your part will be manufactured is just as... read more →
Jan
11
Open and free sharing seems to be getting into the engineering field more and more, which is still quite late compared to other practices like programming, gaming and photo editing. When will the next free, sugary app for mechanical designers come out? We wouldn’t mind spending hours on it and... read more →
Jan
06
You've heard the common 3D printing wisdom often enough: set a mesh tolerance fine enough so your printed part doesn't end up looking like bantha poodoo, but coarse enough that your 3D printer doesn't spontaneously burst into flames processing all those facets. Aside from such conveniently vague (perhaps Yoda-worthy) guidance,... read more →
Dec
31
No content manager on planet Earth would let December 31st slide on by without compiling a list of the year's most-read blog posts. Why? Because it's really easy to do? Maybe. Because it affords a built-in opportunity to consider the posts that resonated with our readers and what that means for the year... read more →
