Version 5.0 features, enhancements and customisation options that have been developed following feedback from users. The new release coincides with the 10-year anniversary of DesignSpark. Developed in ...

We often wonder how many people have 3D printers and wind up just printing trinkets off Thingiverse. To get the most out of a printer, you really need to be able to use a CAD package and make your own ...

Dezeen shares the project of design student Ken Nakagaki, who has adapted a device to work with computer aided design (CAD) software to replicate digital files on paper. The device, named Comp*pass, ...

SolidWorks 3D mechanical-engineering software lets users quickly build solid models with familiar drag-and-drop, pointand-click, and cut-and-paste functions. You can easily create 3D models from ...

It's been a few years since I've played with these tools, but it's come time for me to start doing some serious drafting again. Unfortunately this means relearning quite a bit (I used to be really ...