Just a tick over a year ago, I tried an experiment to build a 3D model of the aileron horn Spanish BF-109.  Then I printed it in 3D to prov...

I can't believe it !  On this very day, in 2006, I created my first blog post  for InventorTales. It was under a different name then, ...

Have you ever looked at a manufacturing process and thought, "When was that process developed?" I had that moment looking at a s...

Today is a "5 minute" post.  Just a little idea I had while working in Autodesk Inventor.  In my current engagement, I'...

Wrapping up an aircraft maintenance class is a bittersweet experience for me. On one hand, I miss sitting in a hangar full of airplanes,...

I've been busy.  Crazy busy.  It's why I have been really bad about blogging. The last five weeks, I've been taking an Aircraf...

InventorTales has been quiet of late, as you may have noticed.   And it because I've been wrapped up in a few of my other pursuits.  ...

Just this week, I had to figure out how to find the internal volume of a hollow structure. Liquid in a bottle is the typical example.  A...

Even as the CAD world steams at flank speed toward the "Land of 3D", many of us, even most of us, still need to generate a 2D draw...

My adventures diving into Fusion 360 continue. As I've been adventuring into assemblies this week.  I chose a simple wooden table for ...