Top 10 Furniture Trends of the Decade
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Top 10 Furniture Trends of the Decade

The top 10 furniture trends of the decade came about the way trends in furniture always do, dictated by who is buying, and how they live. Trends should not to be confused with fads, which are fickle, but should be seen as the undercurrents that drive what you see.

Some of the forces working behind the furniture trends for this decade are that furniture buyers are younger, and women, with more buying power than ever, are more involved in choosing and buying furniture. Technology is an integral part of our lives, the globe seems to be shrinking, and there is a rising concern for the environment. Continue reading…

Darius Dereškevičius

CAD+CAM vs Integrated system transfer of geometry

 

Today, furniture manufacturers often use a combination of two software tools for furniture design and CNC preparation.

  1. CAD+CAM: products from different manufacturers are used. For example, AutoCAD and MasterCAD or Autodesk Inventor and Alphacam, etc.
  2. Integrated systems: an integrated solution from the same manufacturer which include both CAD and CAM. For example, IMOS, Cabinet Vision, TopSolid’Wood, etc.

 

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Dr. Saulius Dereškevičius

The design process automation and CAD flexibility dilemma

 

The discussion provided below first and foremost focuses on a furniture design process.

When selecting a CAD system, comparisons are first made between the features offered by them. Features define “what the system does” and, based on the presence or absence of those features, we can make comparisons between the systems and test their suitability for addressing the tasks at hand. Continue reading…

Darius Dereškevičius

Criteria for the selection of furniture design software

When choosing furniture design software, furniture manufacturing companies typically consider several alternatives. Unfortunately, the decision to choose one over another software system is often based on price and what program the company’s construction designers already know how to use. These two aspects are undoubtedly important, however, giving no thought to other criteria means that the likelihood of picking software that is less than optimal is very great. Continue reading…

Gražvydas Kazokaitis

Ipad apps every engineer needs

With today’s continual flows of information, intensity of work and constant demands of “I need it yesterday”, there are many tools that need to be on hand for assistance in any situation.

Autodesk has several powerful solutions for users with mobile devices. No matter who you are or what you do – furniture design, engineering of complex hoisting mechanisms, etc. – you must make the right decisions quickly and with precision. There is no room for error because both your reputation and the success of your business depends on it.

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