Digital imaging, virtual reality and 3D modeling have improved in the past decade but most designers and decision-makers are still unprepared to approve new designs without physical models. It's ...

Blind and low-vision programmers have long been locked out of three-dimensional modeling software, which depends on sighted ...

Before 3D modeling, the only way of finding interference was by looking at two dimensional drawings or 2D models. Unfortunately, some problems were not found until construction was underway. Engineers ...

Retrofit projects are often very time-consuming, both for the engineers who must take numerous field measurements to produce drawings and for the contractor that must fabricate each assembly on site.

If you’re interested in 3D printing or CNC milling — or really any kind of fabrication — then duplicating or interfacing with an existing part is probably on your to-do list. The ability to print ...

Architectural Design with SketchUp, Second Edition, is the leading guide to this incredibly useful tool for architects, interior designers, construction professionals, and makers. With easy to follow ...

With a vision that turned crumbling walls into works of art, a team of Kennesaw State University architecture students ...

Before we start, let's get the legal stuff out of the way: Nanowerk will not be held liable for data breaches, infected/hacked devices, or ISP logging caused by downloading 3rd party applications or ...

It’s no secret that the kinds of tech available for kids to try out today is significantly different to that which was available to the average Digital Trends reader back when we were at school. One ...

EVOQE has announced the release of solidThinking v5.5, a new version of its 3D design software for Mac OS X and Windows. solidThinking is a NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline)-based modeling ...