Presentation Creating the Connected, Accessible, and Realistic Digital Manufacturing Process of the Future Stratasys Software is creating the digital manufacturing future to make additive manufacturing more connected, accessible, and realistic. Presenter Abraham Gladstone Software Marketing Manager GrabCAD Abraham Gladstone graduated from Babson College with a concentration in entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing. At GrabCAD, he oversees the management […]
Finding Your CAD Groove
In Spring 2016, I wrote how you should take The Model-Based Definition Ski Challenge. Well, in late December, I started up the 2016-17 ski season with my family amidst fresh powder and all new ski gear … and it was all about regaining our ski groove. Getting into the CAD groove is much like finding […]
2D Drawings are an Art, MBD is a Science
Creating 2D drawings is an art – knowing what information is required and how to display it in a readable arrangement, while being efficient with the space provided, takes certain skill and experience. It used to also take a steady hand when a piece of paper and a pencil were the tools of choice. When […]
Enterprise 3D Printing: All About That Communication
I recently co-authored “Towards Annotations and Product Definitions for Additive Manufacturing” with Dr. Paul Witherell and Dr. Gaurav Ameta. The title sounds official, as it should for a published paper, but perhaps, between you and me, we could give it a lighter name: All About That Communication. Cue Meghan Trainor. Forms of the word “communicate” appear 43 times in the paper! Yes, […]
Why I Loathe 8-hour-a-day CAD Training
When I learn something new, there are a lot of things I take for granted. The three that stick out the most are: I learn best by seeing, hearing, and asking questions – and I know it! I will remember what you just told me because I pay explicit attention and record (type or write) […]
The Model-Based Definition Ski Challenge
It’s the “high noon” of ski season, and I find myself comparing my challenges learning to ski with my work in model-based definition (MBD). Odd as it may sem, this confluence brings me to the conclusion that learning MBD is comparable to becoming a pretty good skier. It took me 20 years, two ski patrol […]
Why Aren't Architecture Firms 3D Printing Their Models?
I took this picture in the Denver International Airport (DIA) on my way to DC. It is a hand sculpted architecture model of the super hi-tech, globally forward thinking new hotel and entryway for the new light rail system that will very soon become a major thoroughfare between DIA airport and downtown Denver. Now, while […]