Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

Prehistoric cave drawings date back about 40,000 years. Ancient Egyptians used papyrus for paper. Artistic drawing flourished during the European Renaissance starting in the 14 th century. Now, ...

Young Industries, a longtime user of both SOLIDWORKS 3D applications and 2D CAD for critical workflows, was in search of a change. Young Industries, a leading manufacturer of custom-designed equipment ...

Designers can move easily between drawing in a virtual-reality environment and on their tablet using the latest update to Gravity Sketch. The Surface Tool feature is contained in version 6.1 of the ...

Automated price quoting is an idea just catching on. The most recent site is from eMachineShop.com and comes with a twist— a 2D-CAD program and guidelines for reducing part costs. Automated price ...

Migrating from 2D to 3D CAD takes time but the payback is worth it. 3D CAD models provide a wide array of information about a product. The transition from 2D CAD to 3D CAD is not just another software ...