CAD skills open up doors to a vast range of careers across some of the most exciting industries to work for. This, then, leaves you with an important question: where to apply? If you’re looking for a company with a big…
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CAD Terms Explained: What Does AEC Mean?
Whether you’re a CAD pro or someone who just likes to dabble in design, it’s likely you’ve seen the term ‘AEC‘ crop up more than once. It’s used to describe software collections, sectors of business and a range of communities that…
CAD Software Compared: Creo vs SolidWorks
It’s difficult to find an industry nowadays that isn’t in any way dependent on CAD software to turn ideas into a finished product—whether it’s architecture, mechanical engineering or even gaming. This growing need for CAD has, of course, led to the…
CAD Software Compared: AutoCAD vs Vectorworks
As a comprehensive raster-to-vector solution, Scan2CAD acts as the bridge between an initial sketch and a professional CAD drawing. After converting their drawings in Scan2CAD, our users go on to use a wide array of CAD software—and, naturally, we often get…
Coffee Break News: When AI Goes Wrong, A New Addition to the London Skyline and More
Welcome to our monthly round-up of interesting news from the cross section of design, engineering and technology. From the myriad of unusual happenings and breaking business news this November, we’re exploring a few stories we think everyone should know. So, what…
How to Insert an Image into a CAD Drawing
Here at Scan2CAD, converting from raster to vector is what we do. After all, vector file formats are essential to CAD software. Without their editability, scalability and potential to attach reams of important data, CAD simply would not be the same….
13 Sites with Free 3D CAD Models
When it comes to 3D CAD modeling, anything is possible nowadays. With the evolution of CAD and the growing lack of design constraints, CAD designers can move from imagination to reality—be it in architecture, engineering or industrial design. That being said,…
Designing on Paper: Are Hand-Drawings a Lost Art?
In the CAD and CAM industries, the ever-evolving nature of technology means that the way in which people work is constantly being altered. One of the areas where this is most apparent is design. As CAD software becomes increasingly sophisticated, computer…
Vectorworks 2019—What’s New?
One of the leading pioneers in cross-platform CAD and BIM software packages, Vectorworks is used worldwide by designers, engineers and architects. Having started out primarily targeting the architecture industry, Vectorworks has since branched out into the entertainment, landscape and design sectors….
This Month in Design: Stirling Prize, New MacBook Air and More
Want to read up on some of the most interesting stories from the fields of architecture, design, engineering and CAD? Here’s a selection of some of the things we’ve loved this month. We’ve highlighted the winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize,…
An Introduction to SolidWorks 2019
This fall, the latest version of Dassault Systèmes’ flagship software hit the shelves. Yes, SolidWorks 2019 is here! It has certainly come a long way since the initial 1995 launch, and this latest version is sure to streamline workflows and excite…
14 Top CAD Software Packages for Mac
Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is at the forefront of most industries nowadays. From architecture to engineering to gaming, it can be integral in the creation of designs. Depending on your chosen CAD software, you can design and work with anything…
Discovering The Improvements In Scan2CAD v10
Scan2CAD v10 features a number of fundamental improvements in how users can convert their designs for CAD/CAM & CNC. From significantly improved OCR to enhanced vectorization and PDF processing, we have revisited each core competency of Scan2CAD and worked to enhance…
CAD Software Compared: SolidWorks vs Autodesk Inventor
With so many industries now dependent on CAD software to take products from creation to eventual production—from architecture to industrial engineering—it’s of no surprise to find so many CAD programs on the market. Regardless of whether you’re a beginner or a…
Beginner’s Guide to Object Recognition Software
In the context of computer aided design, you may recognise the term object recognition as part of the process that enables programs to convert images from one file format to another. It is particularly useful during vectorization, as it allows a level…
Can I Get SolidWorks for Free?
“The best things in life are free,” so the adage goes—but not so much when it comes to CAD. Those looking to use top-of-the-line software such as SolidWorks can, therefore, expect to pay a pretty penny. But is there a way…
How Much Does Solidworks Cost? Pricing Explained
In the sphere of 3D CAD software, SolidWorks is among the biggest names. Its parametric, feature-based approach to design made it an instant standout upon its release in 1995. Today, its popularity remains undiminished, with over 5.6 million active users. Those…
CAD News: SolidWorks 2019, Fusion 360 Restructuring, and More
It’s the end of September, and you know what that means: it’s time for our monthly roundup of CAD news. Welcome to our latest edition of World of CAD, where we look at the biggest CAD-related news stories of the month. …
AutoCAD Commands – The Essential List
We probably don’t have to tell you that AutoCAD is one of the leading CAD programs available on the market today. Whether you are in computer-aided design as a business or a hobby, it’s likely you rank this particular software fairly…
Convert PDF to DWG with Object Recognition
Since its launch in 1993, the PDF format has come to reign supreme in the field of document sharing. The high fidelity with which it displays a range of textual and graphical information makes it an obvious choice for collaborative working….