It is Alive in the Lab: As usual, the Office of the CTO (OCTO) hosted interns for the summer. We have our interns work on real research projects rather than just create busy work. One of our favorite aspects of the program is that our interns share their results at the end of the summer at our intern showcase.
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With every CAD program I've encountered, there are layers of user utilization. The projects in this article are aimed at a wide range of users and applications. Most projects fit into two broad categories: advancing automatic processes/machine learning and improving human productivity or interfaces. It's interesting to see the experimentation and design of a program that's used for experimentation and design; normally, I only get to see direct implementation of CAD in a product-oriented situation. I would not expect many of the projects described to be a part of what Autodesk does—Mixed Media Tutorial Authoring in Augmented Reality, for example. I've found that the more I learn about any given CAD program, the more I learn that these programs can do far more than I will ever even think to try.
CAD programs are getting smarter and more advanced every year. Although Autodesk is not my preferred drafting software, I think it is a great way to show how far computer drafting software has come and the power that these programs offer. Even doing something as simple as framing a wall can be achieved with only three clicks in today’s CAD Software. Not only that but you can also have the program generate a cut list and material count as an excel spreadsheet. To some degree is it cool that these programs have this capability but it honestly takes the fun out of the drafting. I think it is fair to assume that CAD programs will only become more automated and pretty soon we will live in a world where the software will do the structural design for you.
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