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‘materials’

Building Materials! A Free Sustainability Guide for Designers (and Engineers)

20 Jun, 2011 by Josh Mings in RESOURCES
3D Human CAD Models

When you feel like chowing down on some freshly woven steel mesh, a timber panel or simply a charred piece of ceramic, you’ll be happy to know there’s been a lot of research put into those materials you’re ingesting. We know they’re useful for such activities as ‘building stuff’, but how do they react to a group of senior citizens who are against unethical awesome tree harvesting practices? We may never know. What we will know is how those materials react to other environmental conditions and concerns through a brilliant, new Guide to Building Materials. A free guide at that.
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Design Juice To Boost: A Little Bit’o Tuesday Inspiration – Franco Ceccotti

17 Mar, 2009 by Josh Mings in CAD, DESIGN

Oh man are we about to blow the door of your creative gourde WIDE OPEN. You might just call a meeting to discuss new ways to design those pump housings you model all day. Be warned.

I’ve been wanting to find some simple design to showcase. Simple design that can inspire designers and engineers alike to the possibilities of what they could produce within a 3D modeling program… and even more easily with a program like SolidWorks.

So, what better way that too look at some products from a acclaimed Italian bathroom furniture designer, FRANCOCECCOTTI. It’s simple, kinda elegant, but has some really pronounced profiles that you, if familiar with few 3D CAD commands, can translate into your own ideas. Have a look. Is this type of design inspiring?
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