Welcome to Episode 40 of MAdE the podcast about Purpose-Driven: Design, Making and Manufacturing. This week we discuss the software we use and why we use it for the main topic, also a 3D printing product of the week, and some news about really bad ideas.

• NEWS - Precisely Why Is Bodega, the Start-up, Such a Terrible Idea? http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/09/precisely-why-is-bodega-the-startup-such-a-terrible-idea.html

‘50 urban blocks’ offers inspiration for stumped city designers https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-50-urban-blocks-offers-inspiration-for-/f-318d364afd%2Fcurbed.com

Ikea’s Doomed Quest To Design A Couch You Can Carry https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-ikeas-doomed-quest-to-design-a-couch-yo/f-d2255ede88%2Ffastcodesign.com

• MAIN TOPIC - What Software we use and Why
• Arc GIS - by Esri
• Solidworks
• Auto CAD
• Revit
• Adobe Illustrator
• Inkscape
• Adobe Suite
• Sheet Lightning
• Pepakura
• SketchUp
• PDF Expert
• Feature Cam
• Master Cam
• OBS Open Broadcasting Software

• AlternativeTo.net

• PRODUCT OF THE WEEK - Kappa - The World's First Straight Line Mechanism 3D Printer https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/871254925/kappa-the-worlds-first-straight-line-mechanism-3d

• OTHER LINKS - Jose's 3 Person Ping Pong video: https://youtu.be/RoNLifDuY74 Ray’s Cone funnel video: https://youtu.be/x8Iy8z1zebk

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