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Introducing SketchPad, a Bluetooth Keypad for SketchUp Shortcuts

November 6, 2019 Shane Hedmond
courtesy of Steve Moore

courtesy of Steve Moore

SketchUp is an extremely accessible and generally considered an easy-to-use 3D modeling program.  It’s become a very popular tool for woodworkers, designers, and construction professionals, especially when 2D drawings don’t paint a detailed enough picture. 

SketchPad for SketchUp is a sleekly designed Bluetooth keypad containing 34 of the most commonly used functions of the tool. 

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In Technology Tags construction, 3d modeling, 3d models in construction, sketchup, SketchPad for SketchUp, SketchUp shortcut keypad
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3D Printing Robots Will Build Bridge in Amsterdam On Site

June 24, 2015 William Lucus

Up until now everything that has been 3D printed for construction use has been done so in a lab and sent out to a job site and been assembled by humans.  The makers of MX3D are on the cutting edge of autonomous 3D printing on location.

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In Project Management, Technology, Tools Tags 3d modeling, 3D Printing, technology, steel, bridge, future, construction, mx3d
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Kite Bricks Aims to Revolutionize the Way Structures Are Built

April 20, 2015 Shane Hedmond
kite bricks

Remember back to when you were a child, playing on your living room floor with hundreds of multi-colored Legos littering the area around you as you attempted to assemble your dream house.  Now, imagine doing that as an adult, but for real.  That’s exactly what the inventors of Kite Bricks hope to accomplish.

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In Technology Tags kite bricks, smart bricks, 3d modeling, construction, Legos, Construction technological advances
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