'3D modelling tools help translate ideas into reality'

Many engineers feel that 'good visualisation in 3D is a natural gift to all designers, but everyone needs a 3D software to help them translate this vision into a virtual realm.'
Also this is necessary as the designs are used in product development and processes that need t o be easily comprehended by advertisers, marketing personnel, top management and customers to name a few.
Looking at the advantages of 3D modelling tools, design engineers and students are eyeing opportunities to have hands on experience and also compete with designers on a global level.
Providing such opportunities to the online communities and students is SolidWorks Corporation, a company developing and marketing 3D CAD design software.
They annually organize hands-on training sessions as well as global level competitions. These enthusiasts get a free hand to rein in their creativity and show-off their talent, while displaying their work in actual models.
And forming an important part of the community is the talent from Bangalore, who are not far behind than their global competitors.
"These tools allow us to put our ideas into reality and it also demonstrates quick iteration time. Using such solutions, I was able to resolve formal (as in style and form-related) and functional issues in the virtual world; giving far greater clarity and understanding to projects. It helps me easily create complex surfaces,'' feels, Ambar Bandi, an industrial designer specialising in digital sculpting at General Motors Design Centre, Bangalore.
Bandi was recognised for his design and won an award in the PhotoRealistic images contest, SolidWorks World 2008. "I thought of designing the steam iron as it has very organic and complex surfaces,'' he explains.
A student group 'Ashwa racing,' at R V College of Engineering, designs and builds racing cars for a worldwide competition of university teams. The Formula Society of Automobile Engineering (FSAE) team gives students an opportunity to conceive a prototype of a formula car.
As car enthusiasts, the Ashwa team took part in both 2005 and 2006 in the FSAE. "We used the 3D modelling tools for their ease of functionality and features that help in the design phase for such a project. We began by modelling individual components and then finally integrated them to form the complete assembly of the car to the last nut and bolt. "