EPISODE · Jan 28, 2025 · 1H 51M
#11: Is Cloud-Based CAD the Future? - Prof. Kate Leipold
from Beyond ME · host 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 - Intro00:00:59 - Who is Prof. Kate Leipold?00:02:18 - What's the best CAD software?00:08:42 - Assembling parts in CAD00:15:48 - Is cloud-based CAD the future?00:20:41 - More CAD concepts00:27:35 - FIRST Robotics00:32:04 - Arguing over CAD mouse controls00:35:31 - Speed modeling00:42:05 - Touching on drawings00:43:50 - Mech-E vs. Mech-E Tech00:45:59 - Course requirements and ABET00:51:01 - Resolving learning gaps00:57:14 - Back to the CAD debate00:59:54 - Automating CAM?01:02:25 - Freestyle modeling01:03:51 - Ethics of ripping STEP files01:12:40 - Why do we still use 2D drawings?01:15:53 - Metric vs. US customary system01:20:27 - Professional Engineer License01:25:32 - More on Prof. Leipold's background01:34:37 - Organizational and communicational tools01:38:42 - Technology in education01:46:21 - Is cloud-based CAD the future?Music by Wesley Chang
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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 - Intro00:00:59 - Who is Prof. Kate Leipold?00:02:18 - What's the best CAD software?00:08:42 - Assembling parts in CAD00:15:48 - Is cloud-based CAD the future?00:20:41 - More CAD concepts00:27:35 - FIRST Robotics00:32:04 - Arguing over CAD mouse controls00:35:31 - Speed modeling00:42:05 - Touching on drawings00:43:50 - Mech-E vs. Mech-E Tech00:45:59 - Course requirements and ABET00:51:01 - Resolving learning gaps00:57:14 - Back to the CAD debate00:59:54 - Automating CAM?01:02:25 - Freestyle modeling01:03:51 - Ethics of ripping STEP files01:12:40 - Why do we still use 2D drawings?01:15:53 - Metric vs. US customary system01:20:27 - Professional Engineer License01:25:32 - More on Prof. Leipold's background01:34:37 - Organizational and communicational tools01:38:42 - Technology in education01:46:21 - Is cloud-based CAD the future?Music by Wesley Chang
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