Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers: Amazon.co.uk: Koos Eissen, Roselien Steur. Festool United Kingdom - power tools, electronic power tools, air power tools, professional power tools. Drawing for Designers: Drawing skills, Concept sketches, Computer systems, Illustration, Tools and materials, Presentations, Production techniques: Amazon.co.uk: Alan Pipes. As a fussy professional designer I am forever trying to improve all of my skills, and although a competent and descriptive sketcher, I thought buying this book might have some more indications as to areas I can do exercises in to improve my sketching even further; please note this is not the case, this is NOT a 'tutorials' book.
I'm a bit confused by this book, I'm not sure what it's aiming to do! It was a toss up between this book and 'Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers' (yes, I realise sketching is different to drawing). Too much text, not enough visuals which I wasn't really expecting. What was/is interesting is seeing the difference of drawing from the Italian designers (i.e. Perry King) and current American designers (Michael DiTullo). Basically, I think Pipes has missed his market, I think there is too much text which feels like 'filler', and not enough visuals to whet the appetite and make me enthusiastic and energetic about drawing/sketching.
ENGINEERING.com | The Engineer's Ultimate Resource Tool. Casting. Casting iron in a sand mold Casting is a 6000 year old process.[2] The oldest surviving casting is a copper frog from 3200 BC.[2] Types[edit] [edit] Metal casting is one of the most common casting processes. Metal patterns are more expensive but are more dimensionally stable and durable. Plaster, concrete, or plastic resin[edit] Plaster and other chemical setting materials such as concrete and plastic resin may be cast using single-use waste molds as noted above, multiple-use 'piece' molds, or molds made of small rigid pieces or of flexible material such as latex rubber (which is in turn supported by an exterior mold).
Casting process simulation[edit] Casting process simulation uses numerical methods to calculate cast component quality considering mold filling, solidification and cooling, and provides a quantitative prediction of casting mechanical properties, thermal stresses and distortion. See also[edit] Notes[edit] Bibliography[edit] Degarmo, E.