Where does it fit into design and technology?
Pro/DESKTOP supports the whole range of designing and making processes in design and technology. Pro/DESKTOP can be used to generate, develop and model alternative ideas. It has built-in functions to save changes to models so that the development of ideas can be recorded. Pro/DESKTOP can solve a series of measurement conditions to find optimum solutions. The choice of materials can be explored through their properties. The software allows a teamwork approach to designing assemblies and develops technical language. Where repeated shapes or accurate parts are required, Pro/DESKTOP can provide the 3D model before manufacture on a CNC machine. Pro/DESKTOP is a design tool that works alongside other forms of modelling such as freehand sketching, the use of construction kits and 3D modelling in card etc. It has proved very effective in coursework by allowing the exploration of alternative shapes and assemblies of designed parts and as a preliminary to further development of ideas by drawing
