Hey All, Hopefully your week is off to a great start so far! In our house I’m happy we’re almost all over a round of everyone coming down with a cold now that school’s in full swing. Though I’m sure there will be plenty more where this one came from as […]
Category: Cool Tech
Get Started with SOLIDWORKS Cloud: 3D Modeling & Design in the Browser!
Today we’re going to be taking a look at a new Cloud/Online Offering from SolidWorks. It’s a browser-based CAD offering that is bringing SolidWorks remote!
I’ve long been a proponent of cloud and browser-based design platforms.
With more and more teams working remotely and in hybrid arrangements every year. Being able to get away from expensive modeling hardware, servers, file organization, and Network licenses not only provides huge cost savings, it also helps streamline the shift to distributed teams while maintaining collaboration through a project’s lifecycle.
Is VR the Future of Remote Work?
Have you spent much time in VR yet? Recently I’ve been trying out and testing different use cases for VR when it comes to remote work, engineering, design, and general day-to-day tasks. I feel like VR and AR are much more commonplace in the major tech sectors and still flying […]
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 […]
Plex-Earth 5D: Taking the guesswork out of civil design
Hey Everybody! I hope you’re all doing well and were able to enjoy some summer before this fall/winter weather started to set in, at least up here in BC, Canada… Today I wanted to share an update from our friends over at Plex-Earth! I’ve previously demoed their software as well as […]
DraftSight Tips, Tricks & Features to Speed up your Drafting! – An Affordable AutoCAD Alternative
Hey Everybody Brandon here back with the fourth and final installment of my series of videos/posts where we take a Look at the AutoCAD Alternative, DraftSight. In case you missed the previous posts, here is Episode #1 , here is Episode #2 & Episode #3 In this fourth installment, I wanted to focus on sharing some […]
Switching from AutoCAD to DraftSight: Looking at the AutoCAD Alternative
Hey Everybody! Brandon here back with an exciting new series that’s been a hit on the channel over the last month or so. Today I wanted to share the first video in the series along with additional info/links and answer some of the most common questions/comments so far! First of […]
Reading, Watching & Listening to Things #2 | Content for Designers | Engineers | Professionals
Hey Everybody, I hope you’re all doing well and have been able to enjoy this summer, especially given the strange and unique times this year has brought us! Today’s post marks entry #2 to my new Reading, Watching & Listening series where I recap and share some of my favourite […]
AutoDesk University 2020: Dates, Pricing and New AU Format Update
Hey Everybody, Hope you’re all doing well and hopefully getting to enjoy so warm summer weather. It’s been cool and rainy here so far, definitely looking forward to it warming up soon! I took yesterday off from most things online/blog since it was Canada Day here and I spent the […]