Classicbot Toys – Philip Lee– Ep81 Philip Lee is a self-taught toy designer from Hong Kong. He was an experienced advertising creative who always wanted to make his own toy. So, in December 2016 Philip started his own company Playsometoys, and debuted his first toy Classicbot Classic. The Classicbot looks like the old Macintosh computer from the ’80s, but with arms, legs and…
The Audio Injector Invention – Matt Flax – Ep80 Matt is an entrepreneur running his own company, FlatMax Studios. He has recently invented an Audio Injector product and is raising money on kickstarter. We discussed the technology of soundcards. Matt’s invention isolated the desired sound from the noise of the computer by use of magnetic fields, instead of using electrical…
Makeway, The Marble Wall Game – Elyasaf Shweka – Ep79 Elyasaf is an Industrial Designer and a self-taught Carpenter. He lives in Jerusalem, Israel and has his own small wood workshop. He is the creator of the amazing Makeway marble wall game. His family ran a construction company and Elyasaf worked there as a project manager. However, his passion was in design…
Check out Scott Tarcy’s interview on the UpMyInfluence podcast with Josh Elledge https://upmyinfluence.com/cad_design_help_tarcy/
Don’t Wait too Long to Apply for your Patent– Devin Miller – Ep78 Devin is a patent attorney and the founder of Miller IP Law that focuses on startups and small businesses. He found a gap in the startup/small business area for a need in intellectual property (IP). When you work with Devin, he…
What is an API? An Application Programming Interface (API) is a shared boundary provided by a software to facilitate communication. In the case of a CAD system, it is a way to interact with the software and CAD files with another program. Companies, such as Dassualt; the makers of Solidworks, provide these APIs as a…
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Future of 3d cad models in the year 2019 The world of industrialization is growing at unparalleled speed and the technology is becoming the kingpin for the industries for stable and sustainable growth without any second opinion. Newly applied science processes like 3d Cad drawing service and additive manufacturing processes are taking these businesses by…
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks? on Quora I think it’s easiest to design from something physical that you can measure, or from pictures. If using picture, it makes it easier if you have a photo from the side and the front.…
Optimizing design to save material and 3D print time I recently designed a motor housing for a portable vacuum cleaner. This required fitting together many pieces. What I want to show in this article is how I designed this to optimize for material and 3D print time. First, I want to explain the goal…