Design is a very crucial step in any manufacturing and creation process. Despite its importance, there was once a time when Design was subjected to limitations and inaccuracies present in the use of the traditional drafting desk and physical tools. Following…
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How to Convert a PDF for SketchUp
SketchUp is one of the more well-known 3D modeling programs out there. Its user-friendly design, smooth workflow, and accessibility make it a popular program of choice for various design and engineering students, weekend inventors, and even professionals. There are both free…
Top 5 Affordable Draftsight Alternatives
When it comes to 2D drafting and 3D modeling, DraftSight is one of the most popular and widely used software packages. With DraftSight, you can create, edit, view, and markup various kinds of 2D and 3D files. One of the primary…
CAD Drafting – Everything You Need To Know
Almost a decade and about 300 articles later, our Scan2CAD blog has touched on topics that revolve around BIM, CAD, and digital drafting with all the complexities and intricacies that go along with all of it. But for now, let’s go…
How Much Does Onshape Cost? – Pricing Explained
There are two fundamental questions that you need to ask whenever you wish to buy a CAD software package. The questions are, can it get the job done? And how much does it cost? As simple as these questions may seem,…
13 Sites with Free ArchiCAD Objects
For those of you familiar with BIM work and ArchiCAD model-making, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that the whole endeavor – from starting schematics to final plot-able output – is a very tedious process. You’ll try to save time and…
Innovating in Cooling Buildings, HP’s Reverb VR for CAD & More – Coffee Break News
It is that time once again when we round up the most noteworthy news notes in the worlds of CAD, architecture, engineering, design, construction, and more. August was quite a month with so many things happening in different industries, so this…
Autodesk Inventor: Learn the basics in 1 hour
First released in 1999 by Autodesk, Inventor is a solid modeling design software used for creating precise 3D models. It is mainly used by designers and mechanical engineers for 3D mechanical design, electrical systems design, sheet metal design, tube and pipe…
How to Scan a Gasket and Convert to CAD
Gaskets are a fundamental part of any precision or industrial-grade machine. In essence, they are mechanical seals that serve as fillers between two disjointed but interconnecting parts of a machine or assembly. They make it possible for two mating surfaces that…
AutoCAD vs. Inventor: CAD Software Compared
Due to the number of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software packages available today, it can be quite confusing when selecting the appropriate package for your application. There are numerous CAD programs with either similar or varying features, developed by various companies, for…
How To Digitize Apparel Patterns
Hobbyist needleworkers and large clothing industries alike make use of digitized apparel patterns to accurately and quickly cut designs for prototyping. In the design and manufacturing processes, these apparel patterns are vital in duplicating and developing apparel designs. The use of…
DraftSight Keyboard Shortcuts – With PDF Cheat Sheet!
Dassault Systemes – the company made famous for its flagship product, Solidworks – developed DraftSight, a 2D and 3D CAD program that seamlessly works with their other 3D modeling products. Essentially, DraftSight a CAD solution that is rich with features and…
Vectorworks vs ArchiCAD: CAD Software Compared
Here at Scan2CAD, we offer vector conversion solutions for all types of digital needs. But once they’ve gotten a workable CAD or vector file, users tend to wonder what program is best to work on when handling these files. There are…
How Much Does SketchUp Cost? Pricing Explained
SketchUp is a 3D design and modeling CAD software by Trimble. It is used in a wide range of fields including mechanical engineering, landscaping, video game design, architecture, and civil engineering. SketchUp allows you to design, visualize, analyze, document, collaborate, and…
How to Import Images with Autodesk Raster Design
AutoCAD is a commercially-available program for CAD and design work. It was first developed and released by a back in December 1982 and has, since then, slowly put itself above its competitors in the CAD industry. The program has users in…
AutoCAD vs SketchUp: CAD Software Compared
There was once a time when you could count all existing CAD applications on one hand. Back then, selecting a CAD package was only a matter of opinion A or option B; but that was a very long time ago. Today,…
How Much Does Revit Cost? Pricing Explained
Two major questions always come to mind when you are considering procuring a software package: Can it get the job done? And how much does it cost? These questions also apply to a software package as popular as Revit. Revit is…
SketchUp Keyboard Shortcuts – With PDF Cheat Sheet!
SketchUp is one of the most well-known and widely-used 3D modeling software available out there. Ask any architecture student or furniture design enthusiast, and more likely than not they’ll tell you this program is a consistent top contender in their lists…
How Much Does Solid Edge Cost? Pricing Explained
Solid Edge is a drafting, solid modeling, and simulation CAD software for mechanical and electrical designs, and product development. It is owned by Siemens PLM software. Through the use of synchronous technology, Solid Edge merges the simplicity and speed of direct…
Coffee Break News: DraftSight Stops Free Offering, The Demand for CNC Grows & Eco-Building Treehouses
The month of June has come and gone. Can you believe we are already halfway through the year? It seems like it was only yesterday when we were ushering in 2019. Time really flies by so fast, and so do the…