At 09:16 AM 10/6/2005 +0100, you wrote:
> >I think Industrial design might be close to orthogonal
> >to regular engineering.
> >Maybe it's easier for a skilled artist to learn the
> >basics of molded part design and mechanical engineering
> >than it would be for a mech eng to go the other way.
>
>We seem to have a bunch of engineers/scientists who can design something in
>Pro Engineer and dismantle it on the screen 3D model, but the thing is
>potentially not assemblable in real life because of the way they have
>designed bits to interlink.

Good point-- one can be really, really good at 2D + time circuit
analysis and design, yet pretty mediocre at 3D design, especially
where multiple irregular 3D parts interact. But a good mech eng should
have that ability. Plastic injection molds have some aspects (slides and
similar devices, lack of undercuts in the part in most cases, a minimum
amount of draft) that not everyone finds easy to visualize.

>Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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