Hey All, I hope your week is off to a great start so far! This week I’m excited to share a new tutorial video that was really fun to make. I have always enjoyed modeling objects and parts in my spare time and in particular, things that I use a lot in my […]
Category: Best CAD Gear
8 Must-know AutoCAD Viewport Tips & Tricks – How to Create, Scale, and Master Viewports!
Hey Everybody! I hope your week is going well so far and you’ve been able to enjoy some of the nice weather lately! Around here it’s been hot and luckily not too smoky from forest fires, and we have some rain in the forecast which is much needed. A few weeks ago […]
4 Benefits of Moving to a Cloud Based CAD Software!
This past year has seen a lot of change in the way we work as designers. Some of us have transitioned to fully remote positions like myself, while many are working on a hybrid Office/Home schedule and even fewer it seems, have returned to the office full time. Regardless of […]
Best Mouse For CAD (2022 Edition) – AutoCAD & Design Gear Guide
I’m excited to kick off this year’s AutoCAD/Design Gear Guide with my picks for the Best Mouse for CAD! Every year or two I like to do a series of roundup posts highlighting and sharing some of my favorite tools and hardware for AutoCAD and Design in general. Today we […]
DraftSight How To Load & Work w/ LISP Files, Images, & DGNs: Looking at the AutoCAD Alternative
Hey Everybody! Brandon here back with the second installment of my series of videos/posts where we take a Look at the AutoCAD Alternative, DraftSight. In case you missed it, here is Episode #1 Today’s post is a great one to dive deeper into how DraftSight operates, some similarities and testing […]
The best Mouse for AutoCAD – My favourites for 2020
Hey Everybody, I hope you’re all doing well and off to a productive week so far! I realized it had been a while since I’ve updated my favorite AutoCAD mouse list here on the blog or even on the youtube channel and thought today would be perfect for a quick update […]
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga: The Perfect Portable Laptop for Engineers & Designers – Coffee Break Ep#1
Hey Everybody, Brandon here and I’m really excited because today’s post and video are the first in a new series I’ll be doing on the Blog and Channel called Coffee Break! In each Episode (post) I’ll be unboxing and reviewing a product, gadget, etc.. from the perspective of a designer/engineer […]
3D Scan Objects, People and places for free with your Phone – 123D Catch Tutorial
Hey Everybody, Brandon here and in todays post I just wanted to show you all a cool app from AutoDesk that I’ve been playing with lately. It’s called 123D Catch and it’s a free app that will let you scan and create a 3d Capture of almost any object. You […]
The Rise of Digital Drafting Tables: Microsoft Surface Studio & Dell Canvas
The Future of Drafting & Design It’s starting to look like 2017 could be the year where technology will finally catch up to what I’ve always dreamed of when I thought of drafting and design in the Future. Since I can remember I’ve wanted to have a “Digital Drafting Table” […]
Best Workstation for AutoCAD & Engineering in 2017? – Custom @Xi Computer Workstation
Hey Everybody! First of all, Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday and enjoyed some time away from work with family, I know I did and I’m feeling good and refreshed. Today’s post is a cool one, a little bit of back story quickly. A month or […]