Readers weigh in on the question of 3D CAD adoption, revealing a wide spectrum of opinions about 2D and 3D use.

Managing expectations is key to keeping management and users happy during the transition from 2D to 3D.

Like you’ve got a screaming mouthful of peanut butter… or like you’re screaming with a mouthful of peanut butter. Either way, there’s little anyone can do except stare with gaping eyes when you’re crashing into walls, coughing up half-chewed peanut butter. If you think about it though, there are the benefits that go along with [...]

Sometimes when you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you can throw mashed potatoes through a propeller blade. Or, you can throw propellers through a wall of mashed potatoes. Other times, you can sit down for a few minutes and model up a propeller in SolidWorks while eating mashed potatoes. Azim Hamid did just that, although, in his [...]