Long gone are the days when designers had only a few CAD software options to choose from. Today, as a result of the ever-increasing importance of design and the unique design needs of various industries, several CAD software with different capabilities…
A new month is upon us once again, and with this comes another edition of Scan2CAD’s Coffee Break News. This month’s round-up of important news and information will surely pique your interest and give you an insight into what is going…
In Onshape, like in most CAD software, certain tasks require a lot of actions before they can be executed. If you want to draw a line, for example, you have to click on the sketch tab, click on Line, move your…
Urban designers and various construction professionals will, at some point in their career, be tasked to draft up plans of city maps or locations with little to no source materials available to copy. In these cases, Google Maps would often be…
Design is the foundation of creation. This is why every industry that has anything to do with creating, manufacturing, or building is dependent on CAD. This dependency has made the demand for designers and professional users of CAD software very high….
Over the years CNC machining has grown to become an integral part of many industries including automotive, aerospace, medicine, manufacturing, food, sports, and fashion. Hundreds of thousands of companies are using CNC machines to create both simple and complex products that…
Video Tutorial: Converting PDF to DWG (AutoCAD 2023) Let’s jump straight into the video tutorial for converting your (raster or vector) PDF files to DWG using Scan2CAD – the leading computer-aided design (CAD) conversion software. AutoCAD 2023 We’ve talked about AutoCAD plenty of…
A new month is upon us once again, but before we all get back to the usual hustle and bustle, it is time for our monthly news round-up of the latest goings-on in the CAD, engineering, design, architecture, and technology industries….
About Creo Creo is a set of apps focused on computer-aided design (CAD) specifically for the product design and manufacturing niches. The software suite is developed by PTC Inc., formerly known as the Parametric Technology Corporation, which is a computer services…
Once upon a time, there was only a handful of commercially available CAD software. Today, however, there are so many CAD software packages out there, that selecting the best one for your application can be a headache. Some may argue that…
Drafting is smack dab in the middle of the two niches of art design and technical work. Most people who find themselves torn between their creative side and their analytical side find that this is the perfect compromise. Drafting, or more…
Solidworks is an extremely popular 3D CAD modeling software that is used by thousands. It is a highly functional professional software that can be used to create even the most complex of parts. However, the more complex a model is, the…
Also known as PTC Creo, Creo is a multipurpose 3D modeling software for CAD, CAM, CAE. This software caters to everything: product design, development, and manufacturing. Creo was initially called Pro/engineering when it was released by PTC in 1987. Its release…
About Solidworks Solidworks is a 2D and 3D capable CAD program that most designers and engineers will be at least familiar with. It’s a household name in 3D modeling technology and its primary market is the manufacturing and mechanical design niche….
Yet another month has come and gone, and we are also at the tail end of another eventful year. Because it is also the beginning of a new month, it is time for another edition of our monthly news round-up of…
If you’ve been to any public or commercial establishment, I’m sure you’ve noticed that they usually have posted floorplans all over the place, placed on walls easy to spot and take note of. In most cases, these are for the purposes…
Most CAD and graphics design software today are only compatible with vector images and cannot open, read, or modify raster images. However, raster images are the most ubiquitous image format. While in the world of graphics design, CAD, CAM, and CNC,…
There has been increasing interest in CNC machining the past couple of years. It’s become easier than ever to get a digital copy of patterns you want to cut out and get a machine to do all the hard work for…
There are so many commercially available software packages today that it can be challenging to select which one is best for your application. Before choosing a CAD software, there are many factors which you must take into consideration. The two most…
A big portion of the userbase for most CAD software are architects, designers, and engineers. For most of these users, CAD software is extensively used to draft up floor plans and technical drawings. In a lot of these cases, these drawings…
