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Jan 28, 2025 1 hr 51 min

#11: Is Cloud-Based CAD the Future? - Prof. Kate Leipold

from Beyond ME Hosted by Ben, Liam, and Finian

The guys are joined by RIT's Professor Kate Leipold to discuss computer-aided design, the future of manufacturing, and teaching with technology. Click ⁠here⁠ to watch this episode on YouTube! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Please direct questions, suggestions, and business inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:59 - Who is Prof. Kate Leipold? 00:02:18 - What's the best CAD software? 00:08:42 - Assembling parts in CAD 00:15:48 - Is cloud-based CAD the future? 00:20:41 - More CAD concepts 00:27:35 - FIRST Robotics 00:32:04 - Arguing over CAD mouse controls 00:35:31 - Speed modeling 00:42:05 - Touching on drawings 00:43:50 - Mech-E vs. Mech-E Tech 00:45:59 - Course requirements and ABET 00:51:01 - Resolving learning gaps 00:57:14 - Back to the CAD debate 00:59:54 - Automating CAM? 01:02:25 - Freestyle modeling 01:03:51 - Ethics of ripping STEP files 01:12:40 - Why do we still use 2D drawings? 01:15:53 - Metric vs. US customary system 01:20:27 - Professional Engineer License 01:25:32 - More on Prof. Leipold's background 01:34:37 - Organizational and communicational tools 01:38:42 - Technology in education 01:46:21 - Is cloud-based CAD the future? Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Chang⁠

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