Recalling my trip to New York by plane back in 2019, as I gazed out the window into the whiteness,…
Blog Feed
The Clouds – Part 1_ Why clouds are neither pure nor innocent and how humans can artificially create them?
I use to travel by plane every year, sometimes for holiday; sometimes for business. Everytime when I am up there…
The Chocolate – The most deliciously engineered material on Earth_Part 2_ Where does the Chocolate comes from?
Chocolate is a key ingredient in many foods such as milk shakes, candy bars, cookies and cereals. It is ranked…
The Chocolate – The most deliciously engineered material on Earth_Part 1_How Chocolate is made?
Materials Science is not only about the ingredients from which objects are made but is also about what we eat.…
LEAN MANUFACTURING – DESIGNING A CAR – Inventing something new
Inventing something new doesn’ necessarily means that you come out with a revolutionaly product which nobody ever seen or though…
SOLIDWORKS_Viking Helmet
In this post I’ll show you how to design a Viking Helmet made of 2 main componets :The Helmet Body…
LEAN MANUFACTURING – DESIGNING A CAR – The Techniques of Lean Design
It’s wonderful to know that new products can be produced faster with less effort and fewer errors. However, innovations are…
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING – Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing_What is the SYMMETRY tolerance?
Among the 14 used GD & T symbols in the category of Location Tolerances there are 3 types. 1. The…
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING – Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing_What is the CONCENTRICITY tolerance?
The functionality of a part in an assembly is usually well defined by the 4 form tolerances (straigthness, flatness, circularity…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – Audi Wheel Rim Design
A wheel rim design can be done in different ways, depending on the wanted pattern and the used CAD software.…
THE ART OF COFFEE – How to make a good Coffee?
After Water and Tea, the 3rd one most consumed drink must be the coffee. At some point I am tempted…
THE ART OF TEA – How to make a good Tea?
I start this article by saying an obvious fact: Water is the nr.1 refreshment, nutritous and necessary drink ever. Water…
SOLIDWORKS – Bug Rover _ Part 4 – Assembly Design
As we’ve already seen in the previous posts, The Bug Rover is made of various components. In this post we’ll…
SOLIDWORKS – Bug Rover _ Part 3 – Carterpilar Design
In this Part of Bug Rover design work, I’ll show you the 3 main components of the Carterpilar assembly. These…
SOLIDWORKS – Bug Rover _ Part 2 – Lever Design
In this 2nd part of design work for the Bug Rover, I’ll show you the next 2 main components: The…
SOLIDWORKS – Bug Rover _ Part 1 – Cabine Design
A rover design work implies a lot of details and components. In this article I want to present you a…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – KATANA SWORD DESIGN_Part 5 – Wooden Support Design + The Final KATANA SWORD Product.
A Katana Sword is not just a regular object. It is a symbol of honor and respect, it’s almost like…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – KATANA SWORD DESIGN_Part 4 – Scabbard Design
When a samurai doesn’t use his sword he let it in scabbard. The work design for this element goes as…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – KATANA SWORD DESIGN_Part 3 – Handle Design
Let’s continue with Katana Sword design. Handle design is done as follows: TSUKA – HANDLE STEP 1. The design work…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – KATANA SWORD DESIGN_Part 2 – Fittings Design
In this part I will show you how I’ve designed the fittings used for the product Katana Sword. The approach…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – KATANA SWORD DESIGN_Part 1 – Blade Design
Katana Swords are one of the national symbols in Japan. Their story is trully fascinating and amazing. Having observed how…
THE COOLING LIQUIDS STORY – Part 2 – How cooling liquids that make refrigerators + air-conditioning safe and effective could have the potential to make liquid-breathing possible?
Air-conditioning systems are essentially refrigerators for air. In your car, for instance, the air-conditioning system passes the cabin air over…
THE COOLING LIQUIDS STORY – Part 1 – The Freon – The invention which revolutionized the Refrigerators and Air Conditioners industry.
There is no better example to start a topic about cooling liquids than aircrafts. We all have today the option…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – SKATEBOARD DESIGN_Part 7 – Final Assembly
THE SKATEBOARD FINAL PRODUCT STEP 1. Create New Assembly and rename it Skateboard STEP 2. In Assembly Environment click on…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – SKATEBOARD DESIGN_Part 6 – Sub-Asseblies
To create a product you must first design the component which are later put together in the final product assembly.…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – SKATEBOARD DESIGN_Part 5 – Metalic Parts Design
An Assembly is a product made of single components joined to work together. Fixation elements are mandatory for every mechanical…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – SKATEBOARD DESIGN_Part 4 – Rubber Parts Design
THE WHEEL STEP 1. Create a New part and rename it Wheel. STEP 2. In Model Environment click on Revolve…
SOLIDWORKS – Pirate Ship Wheel Design
Let’s design a Pirate Ship Wheel STEP 1. Create a new CAD file STEP 2. On Right Plane, sketch the…
SOLIDWORKS – Thor Hammer Design
Let’s Design the Thor Hammer with SOLIDWORKS PART 1 – Handle STEP 1. Create New Part STEP 2. On the…
SOLIDWORKS_Toothbrush Design
Let´s design a toothbrush with SOLIDWORKS STEP 1. Create a New Part. Save the part with a new name as:…
THE INK STORY – Ink=The most widely used means of communication in human history- Part 2 : How the ballpoint pen has transformed the writing art?
In Part 1 of The Ink Story I was talking about how Ink occurred. During centuries there were many iterations…
THE INK STORY – Ink=The most widely used means of communication in human history- Part 1 : What is Ink & how does it work?
History is full of ink. From Paleolithic cave paintings to parchment scrolls to printed books, ink has recorded human history…
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING – Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing_What is the POSITION tolerance?
Location tolerances determine the nominal location or ideal location of a feature relative to one or more references. This results…
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING – Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing_What is the ANGULARITY tolerance?
Objects made as an assembly of more than 1 component, in order to be functional besides a clearly specified form…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – INTERACTIVE SURFACE DESIGN_Baby Car Seat
Working with CAD software to create new products is a huge improvement in the modern design process versus the old…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – FREESTYLE DESIGN_Apple Earbud
There are many objects which are commercially succesful if their design make them look attractive. Such example of products are…
THE SOAP STORY – The substance that keep us clean – Part 2 : What is Liquid Soap and how does it work?
In the Part 1 of the Soap Story I was talking about the importantce of solid soap and how does…
THE SOAP STORY – The substance that keep us clean – Part 1 : What is Solid Soap and how does it work?
I hate dirt and the sticky things that remain on my hands whenever I work on something. Even if I…
CATIA V5 – GENERATIVE SHAPE DESIGN – Bike saddle design
Generative Shape Design Workbench is an interactive environment and it works perfectly in combination with Part Design Workbench. Therefore to…
THE LIQUID CRYSTALS – The thing that makes moving images possible.
Whenever I want to relax myself or even when I travel and I want to use my free time in…
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING – Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing_What is the PERPENDICULARITY tolerance?
In a mechanical design of an assembly made up of various parts it is often the case to make sure…
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING – Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing_What is the PARALLELISM tolerance?
When you create a part as CAD data sure you can create a beautiful animation and virtually your part is…
CATIA V5 – GENERATIVE SHAPE DESIGN – BOTTLE OPENER – 2 design versions
Working with CAD platforms is an engineering area in which the ideas for new concepts and imagination are unlimited. It…
THE ALCOHOL – The poison whose charms we willingly submit.
There are not many things which can be taken as defining elements of the human history and civilization but there…
THE GLUE – The oldest material used by humans to make assemblies of at least 2 different objects. – Part 2 – How glue creates advanced technology?
The sticky tape pioneered by Richard Drew as I mentioned in Part 1, although a useful invention, is not the…
THE GLUE – The oldest material used by humans to make assemblies of at least 2 different objects. – Part 1 – How glue works?
Materials Science is always a topic for me, I love to do this. I don´t think I want to do…
CATIA V5 – Relational Design Method – MOUSE DESIGN
Mechanical design exist for very long time. People have always created objects in different ways. Since the invention of CAD…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – SHEET METAL DESIGN_Sheet metal cover.
In manufacturing is often the case that parts are metalic and have a specific constant thinkness. In CAD of course…
CREO PARAMETRIC 6.0 – SHEET METAL DESIGN_ Sheet metal housing design based on skeleton as external data
Depending on the project complexity the CAD work regarldless the CAD platform can be done in different apporaches. You can…
THE ASPHALT – The the most viscous liquid on Earth – Part 2 – How Asphalt can become a “smart” material?
“Smart Materials” already exist, but we still have a lot learn more about them. In the category of such materials…
Computer Aided Design & The 118 Elements 