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SpaceMouse Wireless Kit Review
A few months back, the good folks at 3D Connexion sent me a SpaceMouse Wireless Kit. I've been using the kit every day for some time now, and I love it. The kit comes with both a SpaceMouse and a CadMouse. Many years back, I had a full sized SpaceMouse permanently connected to my CAD... Continue Reading →
2019 – A Year in Review
And that's a wrap! 2020 is on the horizon. I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has visited the site in 2019, thank you for your support. I run this site as a hobby, generally putting blog posts together on the weekends, usually early on Saturday mornings with a cup of... Continue Reading →
Autodesk University London 2020 #AULondon
AU London 2020 has been postponed, I received this email from Autodesk, check out the FAQ Below. The new dates are 1-2 December 2020. Find out more here: https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/faq
Autodesk Cloud Services Up-time Dashboard
If you use AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, Fusion360, Vault, or pretty much any of the main stream Autodesk products, you will have at some stage used an Autodesk cloud service. To help understand any planned maintenance or outages, Autodesk have created a "Health Dashboard", which shows the current status of all cloud services, as well as... Continue Reading →
AU London 2019 – Thank You!
Another successful AU London done and dusted! The 3rd Annual Autodesk University was held at the Tobacco Dock in London this week. If you missed it, you really missed out, but you can see recordings of the live main stage presentations here: https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/conference/live-stream the classes will probably go live in a few weeks. I just wanted... Continue Reading →
My First CAM Project in Fusion 360
I've been meaning to write this blog post up for weeks! As you may or may not know, this comping week, I will be presenting my Autodesk University London class. The session is called: School of Rock: Building an Electric Guitar with the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (Code: AULON565) In preparation for the class, I... Continue Reading →
Let’s Rock at AU London 2019
It's just about that time of year again! I'll be presenting at the 3rd Autodesk University at the Tobacco Dock in London. The event is on the 18th and 19th of June. If you don't have a ticket yet, hurry, they won't be available after the middle of this week. This year I decided not... Continue Reading →
3 Reasons To Stop using IGES Files
Anyone who has worked with me, will know that I am not a fan of the IGES file format. Having worked in the Automotive OEM supply chain in the early 2000's, I have had my fair share of issues with IGES files. Mostly related to geometry that contained missing faces, gaps or faces oriented incorrectly... Continue Reading →
Fusion 360: T-Splines Valentines Day Heart
Something a little different, how about a heart modelled in Fusion 360 T-Splines! Here's the workflow: Start with a T-Splines Box Set the Display Mode to Box Display (Alt+1) Add 2 new edges on the top face (insertion side = both) Delete the 2 bottom edges (this gives us a Vee-shape) Move the edge... Continue Reading →