Fig. 1: The Count tool in AutoCAD 2023 now allows counting objects or blocks within a specified area. Images courtesy of David Cohn. April 2025 Special Focus Issue: Generative Design In this Special ...

The purpose of this course is to introduce engineering drawing techniques through an in-depth experience with modern computer aided design (CAD) software. The course will begin with an introduction of ...

This decade is witnessing two contrasting classes of CAD. One is based on the legacy code upon which we engineers place our ...

Fig. 1: The new Activity Insights palette displays events based on program use, including things that happen outside of AutoCAD. You can also apply filters and use this tool to determine which other ...

A look inside the shift that’s already well underway. A look inside the shift that’s already well underway. AI is rapidly changing every sector, including design ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present an example-driven symbol recognition algorithm based on its key features in CAD engineering drawings. When user provides an example of a specific symbol, the input ...

Abstract: Aiming at the reuse of existing CAD engineering drawings in manufacturing product design, a 2D engineering drawing retrieval method based on bag of visual words model is proposed. The scale ...

CAD terminology uses Weldment to mean a suite of tools that are useful when modeling something to be made from intersecting sticks of raw material—metal tubing or wood, as examples. For this ...