Free 2D CAD – DoubleCAD XT

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July 14th, 2009

Looking for a free 2D CAD and drafting tool?
Perhaps, you can try DoubleCAD XT.  As an ex-AutoCad user, I find DoubleCAD XT easy to understand and use. In fact, it seems that much of the AutoCAD commands (at command prompt) are in DoubleCAD XT as well. Using the process and commands learnt from AutoCAD usage, [...]

Online Hexagon 3D Tutorials

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June 9th, 2009

Hi Readers,
Been searching on the net for Hexagon Tutorials. As you may know, Hexagon 2.2 is been given away free on the latest issue of 3D World Mag. More info here.
For getting one started, I found the series from VTC pretty good. As VTC is a commercial entity, it didn’t offer the complete set of [...]

Free Realistic Male 3D Model

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April 21st, 2009

For those who own DAZ Studio or Carrara Pro, do you know that Michael 4 is now a free download? Yes, it is!
Michael 4 is a highly detailed and realistic 3D model of a male figure. He, in his many poses, is as shown below. This version of Michael is significantly more realistic than previous [...]

Bringing Rhino 2D curves into Inkscape

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March 19th, 2009

Rhinoceros 3D is a popular 3D modelling program for industrial and product design. Occasionally, a designer may use it to create the basic 2D profile curves for 2D concept rendering. The advantage of using Rhino to create 2D profiles is obvious. It allows the designer to re-use the same curves as and when the 2D [...]

Very Nice Rhino Product Modelling Tutorial

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February 8th, 2009

Claas Eicke Kuhnen is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design from Kendall College of Art and Design. He has produced a very nice video tutorial of Product Modelling using Rhino 3D.
>>> Here’s the Rhino 3D Video Tutorial.
Enjoy.