Tag Archive: Free Web Resources

CAD Cube re-brands as ‘Specified by’

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Darren Lester, founder of  ’the CAD cube’, has now re-branded his site as ‘Specified by’.

The main difference for us is that we no longer see ourselves as a CAD library, but a specification library. This means rather than hosting a library of manufacturers CAD models, we will host a range of manufacturers digital files, including CAD models, but also BIM components, technical/specification documents, case studies and more.

Driving Inventor with the top down, Live at AU 2012

Autodesk Inventor from the top down

Did you miss out on AU 2012 this year – shame on you ;)

Not to worry. It’s not too late to have the best of the content come to you. Including the LIVE recording of my first ever class at Autodesk University…

Free 3D model downloads from the CAD cube

Content is King, so why waste time building up your library when you can download it for free?

TheCADcube is the latest of many web sites dedicated to providing you with 3D models to help you build up your library. CAD Cube is aimed at the Architectural industry, but interestingly there is no mention of BIM in sight…

‘BIM may well be the future for the construction industry, and the demand for BIM is steadily growing, but CAD users are going to be in the majority for the foreseeable future.’

In this post I’m talking to Darren Lester, 26 year old Architectural technologist, resident Entrepreneur at Edinburgh University and founder of the CAD Cube.

The CAD Setter out Interviewed for Autodesk Care Radio

Hear the CAD Setter Outs dulcet tones on Autodesk Care Radio

Autodesk support are coming out of the shadows. If you have a question, you can now ask a real person!

Have you ever tried to contact Autodesk for support? How did you go about it? Email? Phone? Fax? Carrier pigeon? Did you get the support you needed? Where you satisfied with the response?

Find out why I am so enthusiastic about helping people with their AutoCAD and Inventor issues in this internet radio interview with ^CAM from Autodesk Care.

The CAD Setter Out on EvD – Engineer Vs Designer

EvD episode 19 - the cop out

OK, this doesn’t really count as a guest post. One of the many strange things that I enjoy doing purely to amuse myself, is to illustrate peoples Twitter tweets. What can I say, it tickles me… This tweet from @CADtoolbox, Thomas Rambach lead to this illustration of @Solidsmack Josh Mings, and @CADJunkie, Adam O’hearn – the dynamic…

The Setter Out’s Online Newspaper

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