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by jwelihin
Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:44 pm
Forum: Computer Aided Engineering
Topic: Generative Design - The future or fashionable?
Replies: 14
Views: 3952

Re: Generative Design - The future or fashionable?

Yes, I think some companies and some designs will be able to make good use of generative. We now have the ability to manufacture those shapes through 3d printing, and optimization of stress/material is always a good thing. These designs will be manipulated as mesh data, so surfacing is less of an i...
by jwelihin
Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: Computer Aided Engineering
Topic: Generative Design - The future or fashionable?
Replies: 14
Views: 3952

Generative Design - The future or fashionable?

Wondering what everyone thinks of Generative Design (you know, those bikes that look like two wheels are playing cat's cradle...) I saw a demonstration of how it can be used to create 100s of designs that would be a surface modelling nightmare, and curious if you think it will actually take off or n...
by jwelihin
Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:35 pm
Forum: Inventor
Topic: What happened when you tried Inventor
Replies: 35
Views: 10240

Re: What happened when you tried Inventor

I found IV the most stable, and like others have said enjoy the UI of SW better for modelling. SolidWorks modeling experience is better and is just generally cleaner. But it's so unreliable and god help you if you use SW and 3DX because of their competing kernels. Autodesk inventor's assemblies and ...
by jwelihin
Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:18 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Be Active - please...
Replies: 69
Views: 27227

Re: Be Active - please...

Hi there,

Looking for places to learn about how to work with CAD and not finding answers on Reddit. Thought this would be great - so far, learning a ton. As we speak, I'm designing my new shed in AutoCAD :P

J