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More from Gerald Davis
- From The Fabricator
Tips for decals, zonal section views, and shading of drawings to be used in presentations
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 26, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the use of image files to create decals, and along the way he rolls the cart past section views, colors, and textures.
- From The Fabricator
Tips for cloning product manufacturing information from one CAD file to another
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 9, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the use of the File Properties user interface for copying Custom Properties between CAD files.
- From The Fabricator
Tips for perfecting table templates
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 30, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the production of table templates that reduce the effort of making production drawings.
- From The Fabricator
CAD workflow for creating drawings in batches or one-offs
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 7, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis reviews the relative merits of creating a new drawing from a template versus starting with a copy of another drawing.
- From The Fabricator
Everything fabricators need to know about anchor points in CAD tables
- By Gerald Davis
- Sep 23, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis takes a look at anchor points in sheet formats and settings in tables that use or ignore those anchor points.
- From The Fabricator
A neat trick to keep product information with the drawing file
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 17, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis takes a look at an alternative method of including product information in a CAD file: Title Blocks.
- From The Fabricator
Simplifying drawing template rework in 3D CAD modeling
- By Gerald Davis
- Jul 29, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the setup of a revision table in a drawing template.
- From The Fabricator
Drafting a default tolerancing standard for CAD drawings
- By Gerald Davis
- Jul 1, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis reviews the development of a manufacturing company standard for tolerances on drawings.
- From The Fabricator
Motion Studies pose actors to present an idea in animation
- By Gerald Davis
- May 31, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the preparation of posable actors and animations.
- From The Fabricator
Get the right data in the BOM tables
- By Gerald Davis
- Apr 29, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis repairs product manufacturing information using a Custom Property form and BOM tables.
- From The Fabricator
Synchronizing a data entry form with material selection
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 12, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis repairs a discrepancy between a custom selection list and a selection list that is “owned” by the system.
- From The Fabricator
Synchronizing a data entry form with a tolerance standard
- By Gerald Davis
- Feb 28, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis discovers and repairs a discrepancy between a drafting standard and a data entry form.
- From The Fabricator
Taking steps to improve accuracy and reduce labor in 3D modeling
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 25, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis discovers and repairs a discrepancy between a BOM table and a data entry form.
- From The Fabricator
Workflow to get through the tedium of PMI in CAD modeling
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 12, 2021
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
The use of logs during a CAD project is an important part of modeling, even if it is tedious.
- From The Fabricator
CAD logs: How to keep a project organized
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 29, 2021
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Preparation of CAD logs helps to ensure projects run smoothly and efficiently.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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