CAD News Monthly

World of CAD: Siemens Acquires Mentor; HP Releases the Z2 Mini & More

CAD News Monthly

Welcome to the eighth edition of World of CAD, Scan2CAD’s monthly roundup of CAD-related news. This month, we’ll start by covering Siemens‘ takeover of electronic design automation firm Mentor. Then, in software news, we’ll be discussing the updated versions of Autodesk’s Fusion 360…

3D Printing in Manufacturing

5 Ways 3D Printing is Revolutionizing Manufacturing

3D Printing in Manufacturing

In recent years, 3D printing has rarely been out of the headlines. Whilst the basic technique has been around since the 1980s, a number of new developments have pushed the technology into the limelight. No longer is 3D printing the preserve…

CAD News Monthly Roundup August 2016

World of CAD: August 2016

CAD News Monthly Roundup August 2016

Welcome to World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup, Scan2CAD’s monthly look-back at the latest developments in the CAD industry. This month, we’ll be taking a look at some exciting developments from the fields of CAD, additive manufacturing, CNC, and raster-to-vector conversion. First, we’ll be…

DWG Conversion Problems

Common DWG Conversion Problems

DWG Conversion Problems

With its rich features and status as the native file format for AutoCAD, it’s easy to see why many designers want to convert to DWG. Whilst conversion is a complex process, that doesn’t mean that it has to be difficult. Scan2CAD makes…

How to Reduce Your CAD File Size

One of the advantages of choosing vector file types is that they typically are much smaller than their raster equivalents. This is because of the way that raster and vector files store information. A raster image stores color information for every…

News Roundup August 2016

World of CAD: July 2016

News Roundup August 2016

Welcome to World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup, Scan2CAD’s monthly look-back at the latest developments in the CAD industry. This month has seen the announcement of several new partnerships, and the unveiling of some exciting new products. Firstly, we’ve seen Microsoft officially launch their collaboration…

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World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup (June 2016)

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Welcome to World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup, Scan2CAD’s monthly look-back at the latest developments in the CAD industry. This month, we’ll be covering a wide range of developments in CAD and its related industries. We’ll start off by taking a…

History Future DWG

History and Future of DWG

History Future DWG

Created in the 1970s and launched by Autodesk in 1982, DWG has established itself as one of the most ubiquitous file format for CAD software on the planet. Everyone who uses CAD will be familiar with it – but how much do you…

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Five Surprising New Innovations in CNC

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It might be tempting to think of CNC as an ‘old’ technology – early forms of CNC were developed in the early 1950s, and by the seventies, CNC machining had become widespread throughout the manufacturing industry. But despite the saying, you…

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World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup (May 2016)

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Welcome to World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup, Scan2CAD’s monthly look-back at the latest developments in the CAD industry. In our May edition, we’ll be covering an exciting new technology which allows users to make edits as they print. We’ll also take…