‘free 3D CAD’

5 Free Ways to Improve Your Solid Modeling Skills (and Learn New Ones)

23 Jul, 2009 by in RESOURCES

Now look, there’s no reason to suddenly start flailing about. Even if you’re being eaten alive by mutant aphids there are options that will help distract you enough to, not only, improve your CAD modeling skills, but escape the mental torture that goes along with being ravaged by unfriendly insects.

You may be out of work or trying to find new work. If so, these five programs will give you an increased sense of how to work in 3-dimensional space and add a pretty little line to your résumé letting any intelligent employer know you’re on top of the game. Ya ready for some learnin’? Here we go.

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3DVia Launches Shape2.0: Just a Google SketchUp Clone?

16 Sep, 2008 by in ROCKIN'

Did you know that 3DVia has a free 3D modeling creator of it’s own? 3DVia Shape 2.0 has been released and just got revamped with some new features that take on the ever-so popular Google SketchUp.

The similarities in commands and concept of each are obvious, but what’s even more incredible are the differences. Free is good, but 3DVia is doing it’s part to enhance the Social 3D sphere and remove the grasp Google has on it.

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