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G’day aspiring engineers, In this issue of the newsletter I’m covering a significant piece of news. Dassault Systemes, the owner of Solidworks, another 3D … (click below to download and read the full PDF) Read more

G’day aspiring engineers, Did I tell you that I’m now on the Personal Use version of Fusion 360? I wanted to use it myself and demonstrate with it because so many comments below the videos ask about those limitations. I’ve been on it for about six months now and pretty soon after getting started I… Read more

The results of the 2D drafting survey can be summarised as follows. There were four questions, the first one revealed that two thirds of the respondents are hobbyists and one third have a work related interest in 2D drawings. The second question asked which license do you use? Again two thirds are on the hobby… Read more

Last issue I wrote about big trends in the way manufacturing companies are organised over the last century. One more topic I need to touch on for the background of drawings is ‘product lifecycle’. That means from concept through design and making to maintenance and finally disposal at the end of its useful life. Let’s… Read more

G’day aspiring engineers, Now I’m back on topic. There are four major trends in engineering that affect 2D drawings. I had to point you to James Dyson’s product launch last week, not because I’m getting a kick back on vacuum cleaners but because Sir James is an inventor who pushed through a lot of tough… Read more

Last issue I promised I’d cover 2D drawings in Fusion 360 and I’ll be back to that next week but I had to mention this news from Sir James Dyson. He’s launching his latest vacuum cleaner and this three minute video came up in my YouTube feed. It was always one of the most inspiring… Read more

G’day aspiring engineers, I did do just one tutorial on the bare-bones-basics of using the 2D drafting workspace of Fusion 360 which you can see here:-  https://youtu.be/2IKvsZQd99I This video was published in 2021, about two years ago from the time of writing this. Its had a bit over 5,000 views in those two years, not… Read more