MVP 006 - 3D CAD Design with Chris Salomone

Who is Chris Salomone? When he got into making How he became the un-official spokesman for SketchUp What is CAD and why is it important to us as makers? Our Levels of Experience Chris is a semi-professional CAD user using his knowledge to design his projects and consult with other makers who need design help Trevor is a professional CAD user and designer in his daytime job and uses these skills for his laser work Stephen is considered a complete novice and hasn’t touched CAD software since 2005 What CAD softwares are available to the maker community? SketchUp - Easy to draw and model any idea you can come up with, simple learning curve, web-based, relatively simplistic features, and FREE Fusion 360 - Designed to be directly imported to a CNC/Laser, steep learning curve, advanced features, and free (with a few caveats) Professional Level Software - Not recommended for the average maker Catia - Commonly used in industrial manufacturing for aerospace, automotive, and SolidWorks - Used by consultant/engineers for building design, MEP integration, and product modeling Inventor On Shape Creo SolidEdge NX Costs of SketchUp and Fusion 360 SketchUp Free for non-commercial use and is web-based for ease of access Professional/commercial use is a one-time fee of $695 Fusion 360 Free download for a trial period Monthly plan for $40, one year $310, or two years for $620 Ease of use from the makers perspective Chris is SketchUp all the way with simple intuitive use Trevor is Fusion 360 all the way, he says SketchUp was was lacking features he was used to having How to learn each software Youtube - A variety of content creators provide tutorials SolidProfessor.com - Provides walk-throughs and tutorials for CAD, CAM, and modeling software for every type of software from Fusion 360 to Sketchup to Rhino The first Maker Vision Podcast Design Challenge The 3D Stool Challenge