BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220923T035652Z UID:27FA57FD-91CB-40D8-8637-322FD4F9CEEF DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T203000 DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 22\, 2022\, the [IEEE Consultants’ Ne twork of Northern New Jersey](https://www.technologyontap.org/) will host a presentation on the Introduction to Mechanical Design Using FreeCAD.\n\n About the Topic\n\nhttps://www.technologyontap.org/event/introduction-to-m echanical-design-using-freecad/The design of solid parts has progressed fr om the manual generation of “blueprints” to the computerized generatio n of 3D drawings which can display the part in a variety of views\, includ ing isometric. There are numerous commercially available CAD programs and a few open-source ones. [FreeCAD](https://www.freecadweb.org/) is a full-f eatured open-source program which can be freely downloaded from the FreeCA D web site. In this presentation the features of FreeCAD that make it attr active will be described\, and a step-by-step procedure for generating a d rawing of a moderate complexity part will be presented. The file of the de signed object generated by FreeCAD will be suitable for fabrication using CNC machining or 3D printing. Some of the nuances and pitfalls of CNC mach ining will also be discussed.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n[George Vella-Coleir o](https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-vella-coleiro-81793a8b/) is a retire d Physicist who spent most of his career (1967 – 2001) at Bell Laborator ies working on a variety of projects\, including Magnetic Bubble Memories\ , Superconducting Josephson devices\, GaAs MESFETs and ICs\, Integrated Op toelectronic Devices\, and a fiber-optic Microcell for cellular communicat ions. From 2001 to 2019 he was with Commscope developing Digital Predistor tion for the linearization of RF power amplifiers\, a GPS interferometer f or determining the azimuth of Cellular Base Station antennas\, and a 5G mi crocell using mm-Waves.\n\nCNNNJ Invites You to Join the Network\n\nFounde d in 1992\, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry. The CNNNJ invites all engineers engaged in independent practice to join its ranks. For more details on member benefits and admission requ irements\, please visit our website at technologyontap.org.\n\nAgenda: \nI ntroductions\n\nSpeaker presentation\n\nAudience questions welcomed\n\nNet working\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/319977 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/319977 ORGANIZER:info@technologyontap.org SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:Introduction to Mechanical Design Using FreeCAD URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/319977 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: start\;">On Thursday\, September 22\, 2022\, the&nbsp\;<a style="color: #0088cc\; text-decoration : none\;" href="https://www.technologyontap.org/">IEEE Consultants&rsquo\; Network of Northern New Jersey</a>&nbsp\;will host a presentation on the Introduction to Mechanical Design Using FreeCAD.</p>\n<h3 style="text-alig n: start\;">About the Topic</h3>\n<p style="text-align: start\;"><a href=" https://www.technologyontap.org/event/introduction-to-mechanical-design-us ing-freecad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img style="float: right\; he ight: 165px\; width: 400px\;" src="https://www.technologyontap.org/wp-cont ent/uploads/FreeCAD.jpg" alt="" /></a>The design of solid parts has progre ssed from the manual generation of &ldquo\;blueprints&rdquo\; to the compu terized generation of 3D drawings which can display the part in a variety of views\, including isometric. There are numerous commercially available CAD programs and a few open-source ones. <a style="color: #0088cc\; text-d ecoration: none\;" href="https://www.freecadweb.org/">FreeCAD</a>&nbsp\;is a full-featured open-source program which can be freely downloaded from t he FreeCAD web site. In this presentation the features of FreeCAD that mak e it attractive will be described\, and a step-by-step procedure for gener ating a drawing of a moderate complexity part will be presented. The file of the designed object generated by FreeCAD will be suitable for fabricati on using CNC machining or 3D printing. Some of the nuances and pitfalls of CNC machining will also be discussed.</p>\n<h3 style="text-align: start\; ">About the Speaker</h3>\n<p style="text-align: start\;"><a style="color: #0088cc\; text-decoration: none\;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/georg e-vella-coleiro-81793a8b/">George Vella-Coleiro</a>&nbsp\;is a retired Phy sicist who spent most of his career (1967 &ndash\; 2001) at Bell Laborator ies working on a variety of projects\, including Magnetic Bubble Memories\ , Superconducting Josephson devices\, GaAs MESFETs and ICs\, Integrated Op toelectronic Devices\, and a fiber-optic Microcell for cellular communicat ions. From 2001 to 2019 he was with Commscope developing Digital Predistor tion for the linearization of RF power amplifiers\, a GPS interferometer f or determining the azimuth of Cellular Base Station antennas\, and a 5G mi crocell using mm-Waves.</p>\n<h3 style="text-align: start\;">CNNNJ Invites You to Join the Network</h3>\n<p style="text-align: start\;">Founded in 1 992\, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) encourages and p romotes the use of independent technical consultants by business and indus try. The CNNNJ invites all engineers engaged in independent practice to jo in its ranks. For more details on member benefits and admission requiremen ts\, please visit our website at&nbsp\;<a style="color: #0088cc\; text-dec oration: none\;" href="http://technologyontap.org">technologyontap.org</a> .</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Introductions</p>\n<p>Speaker presentati on</p>\n<p>Audience questions welcomed</p>\n<p>Networking</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR