Our client is currently looking for an Inventor Product Developer. The candidate will ideally possess shop fitting design experience in both metalwork and joinery, and will be using Inventor 2013 software. This is a short term contract for 1 month plus, to be based in Redditch, Worcestershire.We are currently looking for a 3D Visualiser/Animator to join our expanding visualisation team. The candidate should possess experience of producing photo realistic renders, and be proficient in the use of 3D Studio Max. This is a permanent position to be based in our offices in Kingswinford, please check our Vacancies page for the full [...]Our client is looking to take on an experienced AutoCAD Draughtsperson. The candidate should have experience with architectural metalwork and will be working on balustrades, balconies and steelwork etc. This is a permanent position to be based in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.Our client requires an Inventor Design Engineer to carry out 3D modelling tasks. The candidate should possess a general mechanical background and must be highly proficient in the use of Autodesk Inventor software. This position is to be based in Halesowen on a short term basis for 2 weeks plus.
AutoCAD 2011 introduced the transparency property for objects. Transparency gives you the opportunity to create presentation-ready drawings. You can draw an object that is up to 90% transparent. Here you see some trees filled with a 60%-transparent solid fill. As with other object properties, you should use the Layer Properties Manager to create [...]
Subscribe CAD Professor Untitled DocumentOur client is looking for Inventor Detail Design Engineers to join their team. The candidates will ideally possess experience in shop fitting or furniture design, and must be proficient in the use of Autodesk Inventor. These are contract positions for 3-6 months, to be based in Swindon, Wiltshire.Our client requires an Electrical Draughtsperson to work on cabling diagrams, block numbering and general schematics. The candidate must be proficient in the use of AutoCAD software, and will be based in Halesowen for 2 months plus.
Cylindrical coordinates are a way of specifying coordinates in 3D. Mostly, you use them with the LINE command. They’re good for finding a coordinate that you might use in a solid or surface. Cylindrical coordinates have the format distance<angle,distance. An example would be 6<40,4. The 3 parts of the coordinate are as follows: First [...]We have added CATIA V5 to the design packages we are currently using in house! We also use Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Solid Egde, NX and Creo Elements Pro, also known as Pro/ENGINEER. Check out our CAD Expertise page to view all of the packages we are currently using.Our client is looking to take on a Design Engineer to work in a rapidly expanding design office. The ideal candidate will have experience of sheet metal manufacturing methods along with a solid foundation in both 2D and 3D design software packages. This is a permanent position to be based in Coalville, Leicestershire, and the [...]Service Pack 1.1 has now been released for AutoCAD 2013 software. This latest Service Pack follows on from the withdrawal of AutoCAD 2013 Service Pack 1. Please visit the Autodesk website for further details and to download the Pack, making sure to read the ‘Readme’ before installing. AutoCAD 2013 forms a crucial part of the varying [...]Our client has a position available for a Design Engineer to join their team. The candidate will ideally possess some experience of product development using solid modelling CAD software, and this is a permanent position to be based in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Autodesk has had a YouTube Channel for AutoCAD for some time. You may not have visited it before and I suggest you take some time to see what is there. You could start off with a few small business testimonies of how CAD technology is empowering the firms to make some really cool stuff. Check [...]
Do you create large drawings? If so, you probably spend a lot of time panning and zooming. Named views, which are pre-saved displays of part of your drawing, can help! A view can show any area of your drawing at any zoom value. For the purpose of this tip, I’ll stick to views that [...]
The CAD Geek Blog About Archive Links Get the Book AutoCAD Civil 3D Map 3D CAD Management General AU DWF Other Software Windows Videos Home AutoCAD AutoCAD 2009 AutoCAD 2010 AutoCAD 2011 AutoCAD 2012 AutoCAD 2013 Automate Sheet Setup with Action Macros Tweet Automate Sheet Setup with Action Macros by Donnie Gladfelter on September 8, 2012 in AutoCAD AutoCAD 2009 AutoCAD 2010 AutoCAD 2011 AutoCAD 2012 AutoCAD 2013 Although there’s no shortage of ways to customize AutoCAD , nearly every one requires some familiarity with programming . Given the barriers of learning a programming language , I find so many of the AutoCAD users I come across simply survive with the tools they already have verses learning to create new ones . This is the fundamental reason I love Action Macro’s so much they