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The CAD Setter Out - AutoCAD Tutorials

AutoCAD

Learn how to use AutoCAD to create great shop drawings quickly and efficiently.

The CAD Setter Out - Technical Drawing Standards Tutorials

Technical Drawing

Find out how to apply the British and International Technical Drawing standards to your dawings.

The CAD Setter Out - Inventor Tutorials

Inventor

Learn how to model your designs in with Autodesk Inventor, then create drawings and cutting tickets from the model.

The CAD Setter Out - CAD & Woodworking rsources

Resources

Useful resources for Setting out, CAD, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Joinery, Woodworking, Millwork, Cabinetry and Building Construction.

The CAD Setter Out - Personal posts

CAD Setter Out

Editorial, comment and opinion from Paul Munford a.k.a 'The CAD Setter Out'.

The CAD Setter Out - Reviews

Reviews

Reviews of CAD and Architectural fabrication Books, Web sites, tools, software and anything else that grabs my attention!

Are you looking for Free CAD Blocks?

CAD Blocks free

The British team behind ‘CAD-Man-do’ Architectural drafting and visualization services, have set up a new service to deliver AutoCAD DWG Blocks to you for FREE.

I was curious as to how CAD Blocks Free came about, so I set up and interview with ‘CAD Blocks Free’ founder, Richard Wearn.

101 Autodesk Inventor productivity tips you can use right now!

101 One Hundred and one Autodesk Inventor Tips

We can all use an extra edge to help us get our drawings out just a little quicker. Here are over 100 links to my favourite Autodesk Inventor tips from my favourite Inventor Bloggers from around the web.

There are some great resources out there on the web, and I try and track as many as I can. In researching this post, I had a great time trawling through the Archives of some of my Favourite Inventor bloggers. A big thank you to Curtis WaguespackJohn Evans and Scott MoyseMark RandaJon LanderosChris from SymetriJamie DitsworthMark FlaylerSteve Bedder and Thomas Rambach for all your hard work and dedication to the cause.

If you can read, understand and retain all the information in all these posts, you will be able to consider yourself an Inventor Master!

Moving on up – Moving on out

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After four years of hard graft, I’ve finally decided to part ways with my current employer to try out something new. Although I’ve enjoyed my time providing manufacturing drawings for museum interior fit out projects at Beck Interiors, I’ve been looking for an opportunity to improve the quality of life for my family for some time. I’ve finally found…

Review, CAD-Notes AutoCAD Block best practices

Back in 2009 when I first started writing the CAD Setter Out, one of the blogs that inspired me to begin was ‘CAD-Notes.com’ by the Mighty Edwin Prakoso. Little did I know that Edwin himself had only started CAD-Notes a few months before!

So it’s about time then that I make sure that you all know one of Edwin’s most successful side projects, his E-book ‘AutoCAD block best practices’.

Find out how to improve your drawing productivity by making your own ‘smart library’ of AutoCAD blocks. Read the full review here.

While Shaan’s away – the bloggers will play

Autodesk Inventor 2013 End Of Part Marker

For the nest few weeks Autodesk’s Shaan Hurley will be in deepest Africa, trialling Autodesk 123D catch strapped to the underside of an Octocopter (The camera – not Shaan).

Cadalyst and Kung Fu Drafter All-In-One CAD tips

Cadaroo - sponsored by HP

If a picture paints a thousand words, then a video must be worth a thousand pictures.

Friend of the CAD Setter Out, ‘Kung Fu Drafter‘ Curt Moreno has embarked on a series of ‘All-in-one’ CAD tip video posts for CADalyst magazine (sponsored by HP) that should’n't be missed. I was pleased to have been asked to help Curt out with a video tip for Autodek Inventor.