Author: CADinfo

Cool Mold Making

Thermoforming and foaming mold maker Pentha S.r.l uses a combination of various CAD design tools and CAM production software, with its human expertise and that of its close industrial neighbors.  The result is a compact yet prosperous business with a specialist niche and an international market.

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The Art of Crafting Gold Chains… by Machine

Have you ever looked in a jewelry store window and wondered at the patience of the goldsmiths responsible for crafting gold chains?  Every link perfect, thousands of links in all sizes and patterns, right down to the finest sub-millimeter gauge of wire.  As you might have suspected, handmade chain is now the realm of the custom jeweler.  Most chains today are made by machine.  And the true craft is in the design and manufacture of the machine that will make perfect chain from precious metal all day, every day. 

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Rhino

I like tools.  All kinds of tools.  As a matter of fact, I have a garage full of them.  I also believe that it’s a mistake to turn every problem into a nail just because the only tool available is a hammer.

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Viewport Layer Control

If you are working with viewports, it is particularly useful to be able to control layer visibility, veiwport by viewport. IntelliCAD has a viewport-specific control over layer visibility.

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