Tag: innovation

  • Tinkercad

    Tinkercad Grows Community to 50+ Million Members

    Autodesk pioneered the first cloud-based CAD software in 2011 with the launch of Tinkercad—a powerful, free, web-based tool supporting the foundational skills of innovation: 3D design, electronics, and coding.   Tinkercad turned 10 last year—marking a decade of bringing design and make skills to the innovators of tomorrow. Since its introduction, Tinkercad has helped educators prepare […]

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  • Matthew Swabey

    Bechtel Innovation Design Center at Purdue: Transcending Tradition

    With the goal of streamlining designs and processes within the Bechtel ecosystem, Swabey trusts students to run new CNC programs at full speed due to a mistake-proof method referred to as the digital twin method. The process begins by requiring students to import models from other software into Autodesk® Fusion 360® for manufacturing. It is only populated with the models of equipment and tools available in the center and contains tried-and-true manufacturing parameters, effectively creating a digital twin of the essential parts of the machining process.

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