Every so often, it is good to hear the counterpoint opinion on jewellery CAD, especially from those who have the expertise to know what they're talking about. Here is a critical opinion of CAD training from Mike Hurst of Jewellery Casting Scotland, with my opinions offered after.

I don't normally recommend online courses, but seeing as what they're teaching isn't really being taught anywhere else at the moment, it's worth sharing. 3Dprint.com is running a series of Beginner Design for 3D Printing and Advanced Design for 3D Printing online courses. Check them out.

Not long ago, I came across a nice article from the BBC News website about 3D printing as it’s being adopted by education. If you didn’t see it the