DEVELOP 3D Magazine
DEVELOP 3D is a relatively new CAD technology Magazine published in the U.K. I was first introduced to it late last year when I joined Twitter. One of the guys that all the CAD bloggers seemed to be following was a guy named Al Dean. Al happens to be the editor of the magazine. I immediately signed up for the online subscription and found out that Josh Mings*, aka solidsmack.com, was a regular contributor. The .PDF version that is distributed is very nice and from this version I noticed how well the mag. is laid out. Each article and editorial are well written and, if more than one page, are continued on the next consecutive page and not somewhere else in the mag. I enjoyed reading the digital version but recently Al offered to send a few of us in the U.S. some of the paper copies as published in the U.K. All I could say after opening the package was WOW! If you appreciate a great full color publication you will really enjoy this magazine. I find nothing as nice as a well put together periodical. And to have one with full color and with my favorite engineering/CAD content, well, what can I say. SolidWorks as well as other major CAD packages and other manufacturing software are covered and advertised inside. Currently subscriptions of the published paper magazine are free in the U.K. with the digital version free worldwide. If enough interrest is generated in the U.S. I think we could approach DEVELOP 3D about distribution here. I would pay to have this magazine as I currently pay for lesser publications. Take a look at DEVELOP 3D by following the links and drop me a line with your thoughts and comments.
*Josh Mings maintains a SolidWorks Twitter list at his website solidsmack.com
