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Peter Crawley can take you inside virtual reality at CoLab

All too often, engineers and architects assume customers and prospects can read technical drawings. The reality is that technical drawings are a foreign language to many and they often cause prospective clients to become disengaged with the design process. Many alternatives have been found, like computer generated renderings, but nothing compares with the totally immersive experience of virtual reality. Peter is the Autodesk Senior Manufacturing Technical Specialist & South Island Area Manager for CADPRO Systems. At the CoLab Conferencehe will be explaining how to use VR to engage prospective clients on a whole new level. After learning AutoCAD 2.6 whilst…

Matthew Weake walks a couple of factory floors

Cadpro's Matthew Weake spends a fair bit of time on the factory floor so this gives him a pretty good idea of how smoothly or otherwise an operation is running. Here are a couple of examples of what he has come away with from recent visits: Hi MaxIn the past few weeks 2 company visits really stood out for me – Metro Glass and Sistema. Metro process raw glass sheets into finished panels with laminating, printing, double glazing units, tempering etc. They use a range of automation equipment from robots to waterjet cutters. What really impressed me was the way…

Matthew Weakes reflects on the Carl Bass resignation

Cadpro's Matthew Weakes commenting on the news that Carl Bass has resigned as CEO of Autodesk:"Carl has been fantastic as a leader leaving Autodesk in a very good position in each of the markets it operates in. With a very hands on practical and pragmatic approach he has overseen the creation of such outstanding facilities as Pier 9. As a ‘maker’ he really understands the issues manufacturers face, he even directly helped us with getting a post processor working for machine he has at home that one of our customers also had! He will be missed." Matthew Matthew Weake…

AutoCAD Your Way with CADPRO Systems

Take advantage of the added features in a specialized AutoCAD version at the same price as AutoCAD. Buy direct from NZ based Autodesk Reseller CADPRO Systems by following this link: http://www.cadpro.co.nz/events/promotions/autodesk-promo/

CADPRO Systems Design Challenge – Fusion Fishing

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: Deadline for entry submissions is Tuesday 31st January 2017 at 12pm NZST. One entry per person. You can place as many hooks as you like on the lure body, but you must use the supplied hook model. Entries will be judged on the originality of the concept, its functionality, the quality of entry execution,…

Fusion 360 Hands-On Introduction 1 Day Course - for only $20 *

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 REGISTER HERE NOW | A CADPRO Systems release | January 9, 2017 |

CADPRO Systems Webinars in January

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 | SEE ALSO: Fusion 360 Hands-On…