Here we go! The new 8th version has been launched. And now it has a full scale of functionalities like Skeleton Dress Up, iBox components, Material assignment, Multiple Hardware placement, Automatic holes generator, BOM generator, Drawings generator, CNC preparation and Integration with Autodesk Vault software. In general, this is a tool that every professional woodworker must have.
Woodwork for Inventor – how it started
The day of Woodwork for Inventor V8 launch finally came. It‘s the eighth version of our product, which was started as additional Autodesk Inventor functionality. This functionality was a request of one of our clients and meant to be one-company-solution. Later we noticed, that this solution can be valuable to other companies in furniture design business as well. Continue reading…
April 24th, 2017 Woodwork for Inventor webinar in UK
Our team is very glad to share with you a perfect Woodwork for Inventor webinar (do follow link please) made by Graitec Ltd. (UK). Here you’ll g Continue reading…
Goals of furniture design software
Two main goals of furniture design software are:
- To shorten the design process, i.e. increase designers’ capacity;
- To reduce design errors amount.
Great news for all woodworkers in Brazil!
Finally we have we have established a partnership Mr. Neimar Chiapetti, who did great job presenting Woodwork for Inventor to Brazilian market. Continue reading…
Lots of woodworkers love their tools, which they use for the design of furniture. They are comfortable using it, they know how it works and they know the flaws software has and workarounds to correct those flaws. What else would you need, right? Well, that is not the way anymore. Although your software doe’s whatever it suppose to do, that doesn’t mean the same job couldn’t be done better, faster, easier. Just imagine if there would be a machine, which could transport you from one place to another in seconds. You could move from home to work and backward, to shop, to pick up kids from school in seconds. Would you still want to go back to your car and spend hours in traffic jams, instead of dedicating this time for family, work or just yourself? Not so much, ha? The same rule works for design software, while the old ways still work – it’s not the best anymore. So check out these 4 signs and decide if it’s time for you to upgrade your furniture design software: Continue reading…
What’s a Shopfitting?
Shopfitting is the process of planning and designing a shop layout. But there’s more to it. Shopfitter has an ability to design the interior, and to create a particular look, or feel inside an outlet. If he do it well, the space can provide a cozy restaurant atmosphere, or “scream” – FASHION in clothing shop.
It seems like, there are dozens of software packages to choose from, for the kitchen design. But how to choose one, that will fit your needs best?
One of the criteria might be how difficult it is to learn to use it. Some of it takes weeks or even months to master, which seems very inefficient. But that also means that this kind of software will provide a lot of possibilities when comprehended. CAD’s like that is usually originally designed for professionals. In addition, that kind of software is quite pricey.
On the other hand, there are others, which allow a novice to start playing around with different design ideas in under an hour. It’s usually cheap, or even free. But that’s what those are designed for – a newbie. They are soon outgrown by the users and all the gaps come to the surface which makes working with it very inconvenient or even impossible.
So it’s a tough decision, but I hope these leads will help you to find the best solution. Let’s dive into the pros and cones of what you can find on the market today. Continue reading…
As we already discussed in our previous blog post – there are three main kitchen zones, that make a “work triangle”. The trick is to position these three points on your kitchen layout so that they are not too far from each other (this would make you walk backward and forwards more than you need to when carrying out a task) and not too close to each other (this makes for cramped working conditions). Continue reading…
The kitchen is the place where all family members gather to not only prepare and eat food, but also to talk and share the day’s events. Therefore the correct kitchen design has to be functional and allow everyone feel comfortable. In order to create a cozy and convenient kitchen area in your home woodworkers must follow a specific set of design rules. Continue reading…