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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Lay out | 2/6/2011 |
| Q: i am wondering how to create layouts in Autocad 2010 , and how to customize the drawing systems ... A: That would be a difficult thing to put into a consise verbal form. Also, my expertise is primarily ... | |
| Inventor 2009 extrusions | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: I'm using Inventor 2009 to create a fairly complex cargo restraint platform. I've been using ... A: Paul, I am pretty sure I know what your problem is. There are 2 buttons called constraint ... | |
| ITT tech | 2/13/2010 |
| Q: I was just wondering if employers would consider new graduates from a school like ITT tech as ... A: I am a teacher...not an employer. I have never had one of my students go to ITT. I have looked at ... | |
| any free CAD software | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if you can tell me any good performance and good quality FREE "solid" modelling ... A: One is Sketch Up which is available from Google. It is different than Solidworks but I have seen ... | |
| License Error | 9/9/2009 |
| Q: I had Inventor installed for 10 months. My hard drive was hit by a power spike, and wouldn't run ... A: You will need to call Autodesk and get an answer from them. I have had this happen before and they ... | |
| pltw | 8/27/2009 |
| Q: Hey Alan, we met last summer at the IED certifacation at Rockville HS. I had my computer reimaged so ... A: ...good to hear from you. You will need to go onto the PLTW.org website. login in to the Virtual ... | |
| image to cad - stl file | 8/5/2009 |
| Q: i have image vision system, so by use that an component is scanned and stored as image, i want to ... A: I don't think you can convert STL to a CAD model file. STL format is supposed to be a big blob of ... | |
| dimension (angle and arc length) | 6/9/2009 |
| Q: i want to dimension an 3 point arc with its angle on top and arc length below it in a single ... A: The only way know to do this is to write your own AutoLisp application. I don't know HOW to do it ... | |
| dimensioning | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: how can i dimension an arc with its angle on above dimension line and arc length below it (all ... A: I think to do it in this fashion you would have to write a LISP. See the previous answer. I would ... | |
| dimension (angle+arc length) | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: i want to dimension an 3 point arc with its angle on top and arc length below it in a single ... A: I did not know how to do this myself, so I went to a users group archive and found this explanation. ... | |
| how to start with cad | 1/6/2009 |
| Q: can i learn cad by myself but i dont know how to start with.i need to know the job opportunities for ... A: There are plenty of tutorial books that you can use to teach yourself CAD. Most CAD programs have ... | |
| dwg to pdf conversion in lot | 4/10/2008 |
| Q: I want to convert hundred of dwg files in to pdf format. It is not at all logical to open individal ... A: According to my friend Tom White at Project Lead the Way...PDF Printer is the term associated with ... | |
| looking for software | 3/27/2008 |
| Q: I am sorry if this is totally outside of your expertise, but I thought I'd ask anyway. I am looking ... A: AutoDesk Inventor will do this for sure. It has an emboss and a decal feature with the ability to ... | |
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Alan Zube
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Expertise
I can answer questions about AutoDesk Inventor, and Autodesk Revit. I have experience in using Dimension 3D Prototyping equipment.
Experience
I am a high school and community college teacher in pre-engineering. I have been using Inventor and Revit for 8 years.
Organizations
Int. Technology Education Association
Project Lead the Way
Skills USA
Education/Credentials
BSED Auburn University
MAED Western Ky. University
Master Teacher - Project Lead the Way - Intro. to Engineering
Awards and Honors
Finalist - Teacher of the Year - Wash. Co. Public Schools 2006
Past/Present Clients
State of Delaware - 3D Modeling Seminar
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