Welcome to the first CADPRO Systems Design Challenge – Fusion Fishing.
The idea is to design the best fishing lure you can using Autodesk Fusion 360 and the supplied hook model.
An example lure, model created by Korbász Krisztián, is shown here.
The rules are simple:
Designs should include:
Some nice extras:
How To Enter?
To enter this competition, you’ll just need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Download the FusionFishingHook .F3D archive that is supplied in this project in the Fusion 360 gallery.
Step 2: Create a new Fusion 360 project and upload the hook model to the project.
Step 3: Create a new design in Fusion360, and design your lure, utilising the standard hook model.
Step 4: Export your finished hook model as an .F3D archive.
Step 5: Create a new project in the Fusion 360 gallery, and upload your archive file.
Step 6: Add some notes and info about the process you went through, and your design ideas.
Step 7: Let us know where to find your entry by sending us a tweet @CADPROSystems or a message on Instagram @cadpro_systemsDon’t forget to add #CadproFusionFishing
Key Dates
Competition is from 15th December 2016 to 31st January 2017 at 12:00PM NZST.The winners will be announced on Thursday 2nd February 2017.
Good luck and get designing!
| A CADPROSystems release | December 15, 2016 |
The start of 2017 saw two thirds of New Zealand’s exports to Korea become duty free, up from 46% in 2016.
Trade Minister Todd McClay says more local food businesses looking to expand into Korea will benefit from the latest round of tariff reductions under the New Zealand-Korea Free Trade Agreement, signed December 2015.
New Zealand has experienced strong results particularly in the food and beverage sector where exports to Korea have increased by over 16%. Korea is New Zealand’s 6th largest goods export market, worth NZ$1.5 billion in the year ending September 2016. Meat, dairy, fruit and seafood exports have all enjoyed growth of over 20%.
The value of New Zealand’s Kiwifruit exports to Korea grew nearly 20% in 2016 with further progress expected as the 30% tariff on Kiwifruit has now reduced to 22.5% per cent (half of what exporters were paying before the FTA). While New Zealand is ranked as Korea’s 10th-largest wine importer, we are emerging as a source of high quality wine among early adopters in the market.
The $2.7 million in New Zealand wine sales to Korea in 2015 represented an 18% increase from a year earlier. Following the removal of tariffs at the end of 2015, New Zealand wine exports increased a further 29% in the first half of 2016 compared to a year earlier. Exports of processed deer velvet have also increased by over 80%. From 1 January 2017, the list of products that can be exported duty free will expand to include products such as frozen fish fillets, prepared or preserved frozen potatoes and asparagus.
| RuralNews | January 9, 2017 |
∩ Cut-price air fares to Asia and other destinations go on sale today
∩ The former chief executive of Wellington company Steel & Tube loses life in cycling accident.
∩ Containers popping up all over
∩ Samoa PM touts NZ seasonal jobs
∩ CBL Corp buys biggest client for $142.6 million
∩ Unintended side effects from Trump
∩ PM to travel to Brussels, London and Berlin
∩ NZ dollar drops from 3-week high as rising US wages stoke optimism
Prime Minister Bill English will travel to Brussels, London and Berlin next week to meet with leaders to discuss issues including trade and security.
“This is an opportunity to exchange views on a range of issues facing Europe and the world, and to reaffirm that New Zealand remains a committed friend and partner,” Mr English says.
“The focus of my trip will be to advance New Zealand business and trade opportunities in the region, including starting the negotiations on an FTA with the European Union this year.”
In Brussels, Mr English will meet with the three Presidents of the EU – European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament President Martin Schulz. He will also meet with Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel.
In London, Mr English will meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and Mayor Sadiq Khan.
“I will be interested to hear Prime Minister May’s views on Brexit and will take the opportunity to reaffirm New Zealand’s commitment to working towards a high quality trade deal when the UK is in a position to negotiate.”
In Berlin, Mr English will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble.
Mr English will also meet with a range of other government, business and academic leaders to hear their views on the political, economic and security situation in the region and about opportunities for New Zealand there.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Trade Minister Todd McClay in Brussels and Foreign Minister Murray McCully in London and Berlin.
Dr Mary English will also travel with the Prime Minister.
Mr English will leave New Zealand on 9 January and return on 18 January.
Get started with Fusion 360 & attend our Introduction Course
Fusion 360 Hands-On Introduction 1 Day Course for only $20** Limited time offer ends 18th January 2016
This course is designed to give any 3D CAD user a kick start into designing and engineering with Autodesk Fusion 360 software.
Date: 20th January 2017Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 AMLocation: Avondale College, Auckland, New ZealandPromotion Price: NZD $20
| A CADPRO Systems release | January 9, 2017 |
Introduction to Stress and FEA for Inventor Professional
This webinar will provide some understanding of how FEA works so that you have some idea if the results are meaningful or not!
Clearly this is just a tiny taste - the subject of “Mechanics of Materials” is a lengthy University taught subject that must be taken seriously – someone’s life might depend on it!
Find out what Mathew Weake has to say about it on January the 20th 2017 at 2pm.
Register nowThrough this Link: http://www.cadpro.co.nz/design-challenge/
| A CADPRO Systems release | January 9, 2017 |
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Fusion 360 Hands-On Introduction 1 Day Course - for only $20 - Friday 20 January 2017
Limited time offer until 18 January 2017
Tesla is now producing lithium-ion battery cells at its “Gigafactory,” the massive plant just outside Reno, Nevada, that the company claims will become the largest factory of its kind in the world. The cells will be used for Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2 energy-storage battery packs, at first.
The company held a grand opening for the Gigafactory last year, but until now the factory has only assembled battery packs, and not the cells that go into them. Those cells have been imported by Panasonic, which partnered with Tesla on the Gigafactory and has been the sole supplier of battery cells for the company’s electric cars and energy-storage products.
Cells manufactured at the Gigafactory are a cylindrical “2170” design co-developed by Tesla and Panasonic, according to a company blog post. The Gigafactory is currently building them for Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2 battery packs only, but Tesla expects to start cell production for the Model 3 electric car in the second quarter of this year. The Model 3 is the 215-mile, $35,000 mass-market electric car that is the Gigafactory’s main reason for existence.
Tesla needs the massive factory to provide the economies of scale necessary to make the Model 3 profitable at its sub-$40,000 price point. It also needs to produce battery cells in large volumes: Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants the company to produce 500,000 cars per year by 2018, and the Model 3 is expected to make up the majority of that total. That’s a lot of battery cells.
By 2018, Tesla expects the Gigafactory to be producing 35 gigawatt-hours of cells per year, which it claims is nearly as much as the rest of the world’s cell production combined. Tesla will keep expanding the factory, which it says is only 30-percent complete. The current footprint of 1.9 million square feet houses 4.9 million square feet of operational space on multiple floors. When the factory is completed, Tesla expects it to be the largest building in the world.
Tesla may be kicking off 2017 with some good news, but it ended 2016 with a disappointment. The automaker delivered 76,230 cars last year, meaning it missed its target of 80,000 units by a slim margin. In q statement, Tesla attributed this primarily to the transition to new Autopilot hardware, which the company believes interrupted the flow of production.Also watch: Sony 4K UHD Blu-ray Player, TVs, Projector At CES 2017
Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-begins-gigafactory-battery-cell-production/#ixzz4VDDfebdK| DigitalTrends | january 5, 2017 |
A Kiwi-made app is getting global attention after securing a strategic partnership with technology giant Bosch to bring email into cars.
Bosch is this week featuring Speaking Email as part of their stand at the renowned Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 5-8.
Speaking Email is an app that reads emails aloud so people can safely check their email while driving.
Bosch is incorporating Speaking Email into their mySPIN platform, which enables drivers to use authorised apps on their iPhone or Android smartphone via a touchscreen integrated into cars and motorbikes.
“We are very happy that Speaking Email joined the mySPIN eco-system and are convinced that their existing solution will add further value to our customer’s offering to drivers” says Kay Herget, Global Head of Marketing at Bosch Softtec, Bosch’s business unit who develops mySPIN.
The event showcases the latest in innovative devices, gadgets, software and services and draws vast crowds. Last year 175,000 people attended the show.
Speaking Email was developed by small Auckland web development company, beweb, after director Mike Nelson got frustrated with the lack of such a product on the market.
Mr Nelson says the partnership with Bosch is major coup for the app which was launched last year.
“Bosch is way ahead in automotive technology - they have the only connected car system that allows apps to work seamlessly in the vehicle, so it is a perfect fit for us and very exciting they have chosen to partner with us,” he says.
“Thousands of technophiles will be able to see the app in action in Las Vegas so we are stoked that our New Zealand made app is making it on the global stage.”
Speaking Email differs from other alternatives in that it enables users to focus on important email content by avoiding reading out clutter - including signatures, disclaimers, reply chains and junk mail.
A premium version features the ability to archive, flag, trash or even reply on the move. Recently released features include voice selection and multilingual mode which detects emails written in other languages and reads them with native pronunciation.
Speaking Email can be downloaded free from the App Store or Google Play and works with all email platforms.
To download visit www.speaking.email
About Beweb:Beweb has been developing websites and web applications for New Zealand companies since 2000. Speaking Email is the company’s first app.
Reviewer Promo Code:To try out the premium version of the app, for a free 3 month premium subscription, enter this promo code on the Upgrade screen: snx3567ces
| A Beweb release | January 5, 2017 |