Technological Design Related Links
The following links have been individually selected to help students with their learning. Some links you will find will overlap different topic areas, as they may apply to each. Students, extra marks can be earned by submitting either an additional practical and useful link for a particular topic or updated/dead links that is used in these list of links.
KEY TOPICS
- Stages of Designing
- Six Model Designs
- Creative Problem Solving
- Orthographic Projection
- 3D Printing
- Ortho dwgs non cylindrical
- Free CAD Software
- Top 3D CAD Soft
- Future of CAD
- Emerging Tech
DESIGN
TOOLS
- Online Calculators
- Simple Calculator
- EasyCalculation
- Multi-Calculator
- OnlineConversion
- Unit Conversion
- All Unit Conversion
- FreeMind
- MindMup
- bubbl.us
- Wireframe
- Gliffy Diagrams
- Draw.io
- FloorPlanner.com
- SchemeIt
- CoSketch.com
- Free Graph Paper
INFORMATION
- CAD History
- Graphic Design
- EDG Library
- Design World
- Technical Glossary
- Detail Design
- Math Resources
- MindTools.com
- 3ders.org
- IEEE
GENERAL ROBOTICS
CAD BEST PRACTICES
- Modeling Best Practices
- SW Tips for Beginners
- Basic Best Practices
- Resilient Modeling
- Best Practices
- SW Wizard
- 10 Golden Rules
- SW Legion Blog
ONLINE PART RESOURCES
SOLIDWORKS
- Wikipedia on SW
- SW Main Site
- SW Basic Intro
- SW Web Help
- SW Tutorials
- SW Cat, of Les, (req log-in)
- Intro to SW
- Guide to SW 2014
- 22 min. SW Tips
- 30 SW Tips
- Javelin Tech Tips
- Javelin Top Tips
- About SW Tut.
- CAPinc tips Tut.
- PL-3D Cont Cent
- GoEngineer Tut.
- Tech Tips Tricks
CREO
3D PRINTING
- What is 3D printing?
- Beginner’s Guide
- ULTIMAKER 2
- Ultimaker 2 Review
- Ultimaker2 Manual
- CURA 15.04
- Learning Exchange Tut
- Cad Digest Tutorials
- 3D Printing Industry News
- History of 3D Printing
- STL Finder
ENGINEERING
- Engineering.com
- 3d CAD World
- Creo Community
- CAD Tutor
- MCAD -Inventor Tutorials
- CADdigest.com
- Glider Process Doc.
- Technology Student
- ASME
FIRST ROBOTICS
- CAD Design Resources
- FIRST Robotics
- First CDN Page
- Wikipedia on FRC
- FIRST Library Archive
- Behind the Design