Comments on: Consumer Adoption of Rapid Manufacturing Technologies – Part 3 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: matt http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-261 matt Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:11:27 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-261 linea: 1. This post was written before SketchUp 7 was released. 2. I was quite clearly referring to the consumer edition, <b>not</b> the pro version. 3. This post, and indeed this whole blog, is concerned with the design of products, not architecture. 4. Finally, can SketchUp create G2 and G3 continuous curves? Because if not, it's quite clear that actually you don't know what you're talking about, at least as far as the way in which industrial designers use CAD is concerned. linea:

1. This post was written before SketchUp 7 was released.
2. I was quite clearly referring to the consumer edition, not the pro version.
3. This post, and indeed this whole blog, is concerned with the design of products, not architecture.
4. Finally, can SketchUp create G2 and G3 continuous curves? Because if not, it’s quite clear that actually you don’t know what you’re talking about, at least as far as the way in which industrial designers use CAD is concerned.

]]> By: linea http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-260 linea Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:55:39 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-260 You have seriously underated Sketchup. The new Sketchup 7 Pro (£400) has capabilities on a par with cad software that costs thousands. If you had bithered to learn the app and find the free plug ins and free 3rd party stuff, you would have found that you can model anything in it, produce photoreal renders, export to cad, do energy calculations, animate and produce stl files for 3d printing. I'm a professional architectural 3d modeller. I have used 3D Studio Max, Autocad, Rhino etc in the past. I know what I'm talking about. Sketchup is worth a lot more than you suggest. You have seriously underated Sketchup. The new Sketchup 7 Pro (£400) has capabilities on a par with cad software that costs thousands. If you had bithered to learn the app and find the free plug ins and free 3rd party stuff, you would have found that you can model anything in it, produce photoreal renders, export to cad, do energy calculations, animate and produce stl files for 3d printing. I’m a professional architectural 3d modeller. I have used 3D Studio Max, Autocad, Rhino etc in the past. I know what I’m talking about. Sketchup is worth a lot more than you suggest.

]]> By: thetruthisouthere http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-220 thetruthisouthere Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:56:55 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-220 All this nice things were invented by super-copmany once called Alias Wavefront 10 years ago... ahead its time, with strong visions and invention spirit. Autodesk only tok them products, redesigned the layout a bit, and integrated them into their mediocre ugly solutions ... All this nice things were invented by super-copmany once called Alias Wavefront 10 years ago… ahead its time, with strong visions and invention spirit. Autodesk only tok them products, redesigned the layout a bit, and integrated them into their mediocre ugly solutions …

]]> By: we dont do retro » Blog Archive » Shapeways Creator - 3D Design Without the Need for CAD Skills http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-204 we dont do retro » Blog Archive » Shapeways Creator - 3D Design Without the Need for CAD Skills Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:29:33 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-204 [...] of CAD in order to output a 3D model in one of the formats mentioned above. As I have argued previously, knowledge of CAD is the gateway to manufacture (assuming we are not talking about craft [...] [...] of CAD in order to output a 3D model in one of the formats mentioned above. As I have argued previously, knowledge of CAD is the gateway to manufacture (assuming we are not talking about craft [...]

]]> By: we dont do retro » Blog Archive » Some Interesting Links… http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-179 we dont do retro » Blog Archive » Some Interesting Links… Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:40:57 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-179 [...] in early September, available as a trial version or for purchase. I’ve talked about Spore previously for the way it will introduce consumers to 3D design tools, as well as indicating a direction CAD [...] [...] in early September, available as a trial version or for purchase. I’ve talked about Spore previously for the way it will introduce consumers to 3D design tools, as well as indicating a direction CAD [...]

]]> By: matt http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-16 matt Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:18:27 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-16 Yeah, tell me about it. This has been sitting almost finished for the last month while I've been snowed under with other work. And I've been following the thread you started on Product Design Forums wishing I had time to comment. There were some interesting points made there, I get the feeling there's definitely something in the air right now, even though as you say there aren't too many designers who seem to be talking about it. Think I need to start promoting myself a bit more... Yeah, tell me about it. This has been sitting almost finished for the last month while I’ve been snowed under with other work. And I’ve been following the thread you started on Product Design Forums wishing I had time to comment. There were some interesting points made there, I get the feeling there’s definitely something in the air right now, even though as you say there aren’t too many designers who seem to be talking about it. Think I need to start promoting myself a bit more…

]]> By: csven http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15 csven Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:06:39 +0000 http://no-retro.com/home/2008/04/08/consumer-adoption-of-rapid-manufacturing-technologies-part-3/#comment-15 Gonna have to work this post into my "Next Generation Product Development" series (if I can get myself back into the blogging groove). Gonna have to work this post into my “Next Generation Product Development” series (if I can get myself back into the blogging groove).

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