#Autodesk Cost

[symetriuk]

Autodesk Cost – Managing your Budgets

Welcome to the second blog in this series based  on Autodesk Cost. This blog is a continuation from our previous blogs featuring Autodesk Build and Getting started with Autodesk Cost.I am going to be discussing  the importance of budgets and how this links to  your coding structure. This may of course, be driven from your accounting or ERP system, but I will begin by describing some of the items you should consider given  the opportunity to specify (or re-specify) the coding structure, and how this can be presented within  Autodesk Cost.

If we start bydefining within the coding structure elements such as cost type, form of classification, project phase, amongst other possibilities, you will be able filter and group your budget overview screen according to any of those segments (that’s what we call it when break down a budget code in Autodesk Cost).

Looking at the image below, I have included some examples of how the budget code is broken down into segments for classification and cost type,  using our master lists of these breakdown structures.

In this next section  this image demonstrates a typical example of the default budget overview within a project, showing a simple list of all budget codes.

In addition,  I have used the CSI segment to group my budget according to the Autodesk Cost classification of each item shown in the image belowFurthermore, the individual columns can also be selected for viewing (or not) depending upon your requirements.

You can also save any of these customised views for easy access and for generating PDF or Excel reports.

As a side note it’s worth pointing out here that the budget overview columns are fully customisable, with the ability to use parentheses and “IF” statements as required.  However, we do not allow you to break any of the default columns, so there’s always a back-out plan if things go horribly wrong!

To sum up, there are many customisation options with Autodesk Cost and Autodesk Build, from simple terminology to creating customised workflows and column settings for your overview pages. It can seem overwhelming to begin with, but here at Symetri we specialise in guiding customers through these challenges to ensure that the solution is configured to your specific needs and requirements, making it truly your solution. Please contact us if you are ready to begin your journey into more effective project cost management.

Stay tuned for the next in the series…

If you would like to understand some of the other great features of Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Build or Autodesk Cost, you can read some of my other blog posts by clicking the link below.

Autodesk Docs back to basics https://www.symetri.co.uk/insights/blog/autodesk-docs-back-to-basics/

Autodesk Construction Cloud Hidden Gems https://www.symetri.co.uk/insights/blog/autodesk-construction-cloud-hidden-gems/

Autodesk Construction Cloud Hidden Gems 2 https://www.symetri.co.uk/insights/blog/autodesk-construction-cloud-hidden-gems-2/

GETTING STARTED WITH AUTODESK COST

Getting Started with Autodesk Cost | Symetri.co.uk

[box-of-critters]

I did this during my 30min lunch break at work, on my phone....

Maybe I'll clean this up later? Probably not. Who knows.

I just spent $140USD on danmei.

Someone needs to take my credit card away from me.

[splatoonpolls]

so the Pokeverse drama for those who don't use twitter

I am using these threads

They copied the slogan from the biggest pokemon group in the Philippines

The tickets costed P1000 (17$) and for The Philippines that is double the average price, and the VIP tickets were P6000 ($102). and the three day ticket costed P19500 ($331). While children got in for free, it was either under 5 or under 12. That info wasn't clear enough

Cosplayers got in for half the price, except one who cosplayed someone the staff didn't recognize

There were first 39 artists tables, that then went down to 15

There was the ravioli man, a man who ate a jar of ravioli and smelled bad (children were at the event btw)

It was 9000$ per table. and the tables were 1mx1m

Several activities were falsely advertised or had a lot of missing info. The baking one not even being baking and the digital painting one being for kids, but they required the kids to bring with them their own ipad. The teacher was prepared to teach in autodesk sketchbook for an older kids, there were 9 year olds there. The teacher did do a good job though

The artists were not treated well at all. One of the artists spoke out about it on her facebook

They ran out of tickets on day two so they used stars

After a decade long return, the inflatables returned

there was no lounge for the cosplayers to change into their cosplays

The camera crew did not respect people's privacy

The healider guests, Veronica Taylor (one of Ash's voice actors) and Jason Paige (the guy who sang the pokemon opening) were really nice during the entire event however. But they were not paid

A really shitty stamp rally compared to one organized by Pokecon (organized by Pokemon Philipines)

Make-a-wish worked with Pokeverse. But instead of pokeverse letting the kids meet the headliner guests in private. They had immunocompromised kids stand on stage with a ton of stranger around them. They recorded the kids faces and everything on facebook, they had to introduce themselves. They decided to film someone who the staff knew had scopophobia and uploaded their face without their consent,

They filmed several people without their consent,

the person who made the thread complained on facebook and pokeverse did not liked being exposed

Also she posted this

TLDR, this is probably the worst con event i have seen someone talk about. Not respecting peoples personal space, not protecting immunocompromised kids, and having horrific company transparency and taking advantage of pokemon fans both young and old

[ms-demeanor]

So these computers will be mostly be used for CAD but also video editing. The time we are looking for is in the next few months. It will be running autodesk fusion which at minimum needs 2 cores, recommends 8 for cpu, needs 8gb of ram recommends 32gb, and needs aleast some sort of gpu and something like a nvidia quadro is recommended though I am mostly sure we would do fine with a 40s or 50s series GPU.

This is very funny to me because this is actually quite similar to the conundrum I had buying computers earlier today. Workstations are currently a bitch to get (and also that means that $1500 per device is somewhat unrealistic in the opposite direction of what I was initially thinking, especially given the graphics card)

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Hi Anon!

Thanks for the details! We're beginning to see some stock availability issues with hardware so I'm not finding anything that's a perfect match out-of-box for your needs but I believe I've found a solution that should be comfortably within budget as long as you've got in-house IT or an affordable contractor to help with the build.

What I've found is a Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny that comes with a 20-Core, 14th gen i7 processor, 16GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM (SoDIMM), and an Nvidia T400 4GB graphics card. The workstation includes an upgraded Lenovo Premiere warranty with next-day onsite service. The ThinkStation has one RAM module soldered to the motherboard but two free slots and can handle a max of 96GB, so I'd recommend purchasing this device and adding 16GB Crucial modules.

Just to be sure, I did verify that the graphics card with this device is on the list of compatible cards from Autodesk.

I'm finding the workstation available from a number of vendors at about $1200, and the RAM is available for around $50. With tax, that brings your per-unit cost to around $1400, leaving just under $100 per machine to account for the labor cost of installing the RAM.

Let me know if this sounds like a solution that works for you, or if you have any further questions.

Given your timeline, you could choose to place orders from vendors who are not carrying the full 30 machines right now, but considering the possibility of scarcity I'd recommend making a decision sooner rather than later.

Thanks! Ms-D

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Part of what I was struggling with on my quote today is that my employer doesn't want our techs mucking around with desktop hardware; we're not supposed to be ordering and upgrading before we send things out the door but that is not a limitation that an end purchaser has to live with so you (reader or anon) have more options and more flexibility when looking for computers than I do *IF* you make sure to check that you can do upgrades. It's not hard to add RAM to a desktop unless the RAM is soldered to the motherboard with no free slots, in which case it's impossible.

You can save a ridiculous amount of money on buying machines and have a LOT of options for dealing with scarcity if you know what kind of hardware is easy to fuck with.

In this instance, I wouldn't upgrade the GPU or by a card separate from the workstation (this computer has a 300W power supply and the computer itself is the size of most power supplies, so I wouldn't want to try to find something teeny tiny to work together), especially because there's a budget-friendly option that will allow the necessary programs to run available pre-built, but literally it would cost like five hundred dollars more to get something with more RAM. So save yourself a few hundred dollars by getting a fifty dollar RAM module and paying someone to install that in the machine or doing it yourself.

I don't think we're going to get to a point of completely empty shelves, but I do think we're likely to see fewer options that exactly match what we're looking for without doing some extra work. Large Bastard has been vaguely making noises about getting a new computer for the last two or three years and he's still on the fence and my comment to him was that I'm sure there's always going to be something available at a high enough cost, but there are going to be fewer choices if he has to replace a computer quickly (which, given the age of his desktop, he might have to at some point).

[cicadaaas]

idk if anyones asked this yet but what program do you use? i wanna try get back into digital art but i have no clue what software to draw with

CRACKS MY KNUCKLES you've come to the right guy. here's a list of all the software i've used over the course of my digital art journey

apps i used on a touchscreen tablet:

ibispaint x: this was my favorite for AGES. lots of tools if you use the paid version which as far as i remember isn't very expensive. basically has everything you need for basic digital art

autodesk sketchbook: this one's also fine, not as nice as ibispaint but also has plenty of tools. it lacks a few though like clipping masks (when i used it) so i mainly used ibispaint. this one's completely free though

software i use(d) on my laptop:

medibang paint pro & firealpaca: both free, VERY similar in layout and amount of tools (medibang has a more easily accesible downloadable tool catalogue though), both very good to get into digital art on a laptop because they're very easy to navigate. i still use firealpaca for lineart occasionally cos it looks nice

krita: more difficult to navigate in a lot of places imo but also has a TON of tools. layers, folders and such ARE easier to sort through than medibang & firealpaca though! i used this one for a long time. ps when you first use it though you HAVE to look at the pen pressure curve because when i first installed it it was all fucked up and i thought i couldn't use the software at all LMFAO

clip studio paint (paid): the software i use currently! by far the best i've used. it's got a fuck ton of useful tools that can go over your head completely so make sure to scour for tips, i discover new stuff every week. despite that it has a lot of hidden tools it's still easy to navigate the basic stuff! it cost me 40 ish bucks and it was worth it 100%

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from RMI:

1. Batteries Become Everybody’s Best Friend

Battery prices continue to drop and their capacity continues to rise. The cost of electric vehicle (EV) batteries are now about 60 percent what they were just five years ago. And around the world, batteries have become key components in solar-plus-storage microgrids, giving people access to reliable power and saving the day for communities this past hurricane season.

2. Americans Get Cheaper (and Cleaner) Energy

State public utility commissions and rural electric co-operatives around the country are taking steps to deliver better service for their customers that also lowers their rates. At the same time, real momentum is building to prevent vertically integrated utilities from preferencing their coal assets when there are cleaner and cheaper alternatives available.

3. A Sustainable Shipping Future Gets Closer

More than 50 leaders across the marine shipping value chain — from e-fuel producers to vessel and cargo owners, to ports and equipment manufacturers — signed a Call to Action at the UN climate change conference (COP29) to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission fuels. The joint statement calls for faster and bolder action to increase the use of zero and near-zero emissions fuel, investment in zero-emissions vessels, and global development of green hydrogen infrastructure, leaving no country behind.

4. Corporations Fly Cleaner

In April, 20 corporations, including Netflix, JPMorgan Chase, Autodesk, and more, committed to purchase about 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), avoiding 500,000 tons of CO2 emissions — equivalent to the emissions of 3,000 fully loaded passenger flights from New York City to London. SAF is made with renewable or waste feedstocks and can be used in today’s aircraft without investments to upgrade existing fleets and infrastructure.

5. More and More Places Go From Coal to Clean

Around the world, coal-fired power plants are closing down as communities switch to clean energy. From Chile to the Philippines to Minnesota coal-to-clean projects are creating new jobs, improving local economic development, and generating clean electricity. In September, Britain became the first G7 nation to stop generating electricity from coal — it’s turning its last coal-fired power plant into a low-carbon energy hub. And in Indonesia, the president vowed to retire all coal plants within 15 years and install 75 gigawatts of renewable energy.

6. Methane Becomes More Visible, and Easier to Mitigate

Methane — a super-potent greenhouse gas — got much easier to track thanks to the launch of new methane tracking satellites over the past year. In March, the Environmental Defense Fund launched MethaneSAT, the first for a non-governmental organization, and the Carbon Mapper Coalition soon followed with the launch of Tanager-1. By scanning the planet many times each day and identifying major methane leaks from orbit, these new satellites will put pressure on big emitters to clean up.

7. EVs Speed By Historic Milestones

This past year was the first time any country had more fully electric cars than gas-powered cars on the roads. It’s no surprise that this happened in Norway where electric cars now make up more than 90 percent of new vehicle sales. And in October, the United States hit a milestone, with over 200,000 electric vehicle charging ports installed nationwide.

8. Consumers Continue to Shift to Energy-Efficient Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling

Heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces consistently since 2021. And while shipments of heating and cooling equipment fell worldwide in 2023, likely due to broad economic headwinds, heat pumps held on to their market share through. And over the past 12 months, heat pumps outsold conventional furnaces by 27 percent. Shipments are expected to continue increasing as states roll out home efficiency and appliance rebate programs already funded by the Inflation Reduction Act – worth up to $10,000 per household in new incentives for heat pump installations. Link: Tracking the Heat Pump & Water Heater Market in the United States – RMI

9. China Reaches Its Renewable Energy Goal, Six Years Early

China added so much renewable energy capacity this year, that by July it had surpassed its goal of having 1,200 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy installed by 2030. Through September 2024, China installed some 161 GW of new solar capacity and 39 GW of new wind power, according to China’s National Energy Administration (NEA). China is deploying more solar, wind, and EVs than any other country, including the United States, which is — by comparison — projected to deploy a record 50 GW of solar modules by the end of 2024.

10. De-carbonizing Heavy Industry

For steel, cement, chemicals and other heavy industries, low-carbon technologies and climate-friendly solutions are not only increasingly available but growing more affordable. To speed this process, Third Derivative, RMI’s climate tech accelerator, launched the Industrial Innovation Cohorts to accelerate the decarbonization of steel, cement, and chemicals. Also on the rise: clean hydrogen hubs — powered by renewable energy — designed to supply green hydrogen to chemical, steel, and other heavy industries to help them shift to low-carbon production processes.

[dserpentes]

Several Notes!

I'm once more promoting my Ko-Fi! As many who follow me know, I'm an animator and since last year I started doing more 3D animation work.

However, my student license expired and I wanted to keep doing more animations! So, a while ago I created a goal on Kofi to see if I could eventually buy the Maya Autodesk Indie license, but the cost is approximately €400 ;u;

All help would be EXTREMELY helpful right now

Now, you may wonder what do I offer on my Ko-Fi?

Newsletter

Get a regular (not mensal atm) updates of what I am working on, current and future projects, store items to come, when commissions are open, and so on

I also will put out polls with questions of what everyone would like to see me working on, which memberships have some exclusivity on

Memberships & One Time donation

With Memberships and One Time Donations, you'll get to see my work first or even get exclusive access to certain content! One Time Donators will have access to the same things that the first tier, Cafezinho, has!

The Shop

Being able to get updates from the Shop right away, access to FREE content (that soon will there be more). Memberships have a discount and early access to anything that I put in the shop, however.

Soon there will be an update with Physical goods as well such like, Stickers, Prints, Keychains, Buttons and so on.

And last and not least, access to my commissions

You'll get an instant update when commissions are open, some memberships will have early access to there commissions and discounts, as well!

[kichona-s]

You might have talked about this before, but what tool (device, programs, etc.) do you use for your art? I'm thinking about getting an iPad, but like...I've never really done digital, also never owned an apple product...I feel like an alien :D

i think i've answered something vaguely similar before, but fuck it new year new answer (entire thing below the cut because its long):

For most of my work now (since around Jun '24 onwards) I use the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 with Clip Studio Paint Pro (perpetual license), total should set you back around USD560~ish. Key note is that this needs to be plugged into your laptop/pc, so if you have a shit computer this may not be the best option for you

Pros:

CSP is very full-featured, so pretty much anything you need it to do, it can do

Huge fuckin screen (16 inches) so you can have all your layer/brush menus out like a madman

Way more bang for your buck in terms of screen real estate/performance if you already have a good laptop/pc

Can work as a second monitor when you're not drawing

Cons:

Unportable

If you've never used any digital drawing tool ever, CSP is.. quite a bit to take in (dont let that scare you though, you can customize what menus you want to see etc to ur perference)

Needs to be plugged in otherwise its useless

No touch inputs (either use the controller they give u, a tourbox, or keyboard shortcuts)

If you dont need such a big screen though, theres definitely cheaper display tablets available (xp-pen artist pro 13 gen2, xp-pen artist line, huion kamvas line) -- thankfully we live in an era where Wacom's competitors are good and sometimes even better than it, so you can stretch your dollar a lot

For pre-Jun '24 I used a 2020 11inch iPad Pro with Procreate on it, which should set u back the cost of the ipad + USD13 + apple pencil -- note I still use this if I'm travelling (i drew the first mini norris on this while in japan!)

Pros:

Crazy portable - I used to bring my iPad to draw at malls with my friend (i also drew nsfw and a kid almost saw it so uh,, dont be like me)

Procreate is very stripped down in terms of drawing software so its really easy to learn the basics

You have all you need in 1 device (no need for another laptop/pc)

TOUCH INPUTS are SO useful when u first start when u need to rotate the canvas

Cons:

If you already have a laptop/pc this is gonna be more expensive

Procreate gets limiting over time - i used it from mid-2020 to early-2024 before i got sick and tired and swapped over

Apple pencil ergonomics is ass

Small screen unless u wanna splurge for the 12.9inch ipad

A fun third option if you wanna try testing the digital art waters without committing is a pen tablet (wacom intuos, xp pen deco, huion inspiroy), but those don't have screens so you need to look at ur laptop/monitor while drawing, and the hand-eye coordination may have a bit of a learning curve

Theres also free drawing softwares on both iOS and PC (autodesk sketchbook/ibis paint/krita) if you wanna fuck around on those first

But back to your main point - apple product software is generally a good experience (to me), and if you're mostly drawing on it you will learn the procreate interface more anyway so its not as important. The key between iPad VS Other Options is mostly portability & software (CSP on iPad is a subscription that I refuse to pay). And overall if you're not certain that you wanna stick to digital, get something that would be easy to sell off second handed in your country, so you dont lose your entire investment if you end up hating digital art lol

Good luck with your decision and if you have more questions, really feel free to ask -- i have a lot of fun doing product recommendation/comparison posts

[sodiumpentothol]

What app do you use to draw stuff? I wanna make my first cringey oc

I use Autodesk Sketchbook, uhh I got it back when it was free (which was like 5 years ago RIP free autodesk sketchbook) but it costs money (like 20 USD from what I've seen) to get it now

Some free art programs that I've seen around are IbisPaintX, MediBang Paint, and Krita (just in case you decide 20 bucks isn't worth it ooF)

If you wanna try downloading Sketchbook for free, I think there are some older version downloads still hanging around on the internet, but it looks like a lot of the websites hosting these free downloads are very sus so I'd recommend proceeding with caution if you decide to do this.

[md-confessions]

i must confess, i hate how the plushies look.

so im going to explain why as well, sorry for the V likers

- V's plushie is the most fucked up, her face proportions are completely off because her mouth section isnt big enough, pulling down where her eyes are, which gives her a massive forehead. It's kinda like they designed her with her head leaning/looking downwards, and then didn't move the hair with it?

- N's plushie has flat felt fabric looking hair for absolutely no reason, as far as i can tell he is on gen2 of his plushie, and I read that some assumed they had a lower production budget, thus N looking the cheapest of the bunch. give my boy his beautiful hair back!!

- Uzi's plushie is mostly fine, but the hair has a lack of detail texture, its like 1 step above N's hair but kinda just looks like playdough formed into the shape of hair without any feature lines to give the hair strands depth

- Dog N doesn't have any other reference material and exists solely as a simple dog plush, so he is fine. looks very kickable like uzi's mom

- Crow Uzi is a good recreation of the Ep5 crow, with an added beanie. Although the added white belly area is a weird touch, no opinion, she is fine. looks very holdable like hamburger

- N head. it is... (opens Autodesk AutoCAD, ctrl-v image, convert to vector lines, ctrl-c sketch, opens Autodesk Inventor, ctrl-v sketch, scale 12x11 in, extrude additive 4in, export). yea the N head plushie is extremely meh, what i just described is how "easy" it would be to make a 3d model of the N head plushie, its literally a flat texture extruded into a 3d shape, and it costs *more* than the regular N plushie

and finally...

- J's plushie. how fucking ironic that the character with the highest standards gets the best looking plushie. J is literally perfect. her hair? on fleek. outfit? baller. facial structure? perfectly displeased with you. J is the best plushie.

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[garrywantspasta]

Hi, would you be open to talking at all about what iPad (I assume) and programme you use? I’m looking into getting into digital and I honestly have no idea where to start!!

Howdy!

90% of my digital works were made with a digital tablet, Wacom. I recommend those a lot for cost-benefit.

The programs I used the most were Photoshop and the Autodesk Sketchbook app (both laptop and phone apps are really good and simple. The phone app is still free). I still use the Sketchbook a lot.

I only recently started drawing on iPad and I'm still learning. I'm practicing Procreate and I'm amazed with the new brushes and tools but still learning. There are lots of turtorials on Procreate out there, lucky for me.

So, If you're starting but looking for a cheaper option, I'd recommend Wacom tablets and Sketchbook (easy layout and simple program.) or Procreate (Pretty neat, and once you buy It it's yours forever.)

And most importantly, have fun ✨🌈 it's a big part to start.

[juleboo]

HIM

LOOK AT HIM LOOK AT THE LITTLE GUY I MADE!!!! First time rendering and it certainly won’t be the last wowee I could spend hours making these little guys.

Made with Autodesk Fusion 360 for free! I love me some good no-cost entertainment.

[ruckis-vandalizes]

"The Accident" - Order of the Stars : OC animatic

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CWs

Character Death

Light Gore

Blood

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YT Link: (x)

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Story, info, characters, and more!

Geragera's past comes back to haunt him as he relives one of the worst days of his eternal life through memory: the day He lost someone very dear to him, and he only has his own recklessness to blame. He never even got to confess to her. He regrets it everyday. Snow white colors and sunny pastels remind him of her...

When his old adventuring party hit a bad luck streak, Gera chose to blame fate and was determined to confront them. Most of the others in the party scolded him and told him it was a dumb idea, but Sindile was (hesitantly) supportive. If she couldn't talk him out of it, She at least wanted to assist him and fight by his side. He had denied her request to follow him. after all if he fell at least he could come back. There was no guarantee that she could, unlike Gera who can at least reconstitute. But like any good party member / good friend, she followed him in secret. It ultimately led to her untimely demise. having sacrificed herself, She took a hit that would have surely messed Gera up good and put him out of commission for more than a few days. or worse.

powerful frost magic, meant to attack the vital system and shut down body functions, freezing over whoever is hit. If you didn't fall to frostbite, more than likely you would be frozen solid and trapped.

Alas, sensing the danger it was Sindile who took the attack meant to ensnare Gera. The agony of such great loss gave him the strength to defeat the fates, and it only cost of his dear friend's life.

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Characters:

- Geragera Guffaw

https://toyhou.se/21085069.geragera-guffaw

- Sindile Ledus

https://toyhou.se/26456297.sindile-ledus

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Apps Used:

Autodesk

Clipchamp

FlipaClip

Pixlr

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FPS:

15

[feketeribizli]

Hiiii!

If you don't mind m asking, what equipments do you use? I'm getting into digital art, and I thought it would be a good idea to ask you, since I really love your style and you are a huge inspiration and influence for me!

Thank you, and have a wonderful day! Also, két csicska fiam and Kendall for the win

hiii thank you so much!!! im truly honored! 🥰

im afraid in advance that i wont be much of help, but i can definitely share a few things! im using some type of wacom screen tablet; the moment i decided i want to draw digitally i knew id hate the regular screenless ones. it costed a pretty penny back in the days (seven-eight years? so im sure the prices are way higher now), so for a beginner i think i would recommend picking from the cheaper, screenless categories (from my own perspective, if youve been drawing from years, i can also recommend investing into pricier stuff because it definitely pays off)

as for art programs most of the free ones are absolute bangers! i started off with krita and autodesk sketchbook, both of which i can only recommend! never used my programs to their full extent but im pretty sure krita/autodesk has everything clip studio paint has. speaking of which, if you ever get to that, only buy csp when its discounted lol

i think thats all i can say? i wish i had an ipad with procreate sometimes because the laptop&huge tablet set up is heavy and bothersome but its all i can afford and its been working pretty well :-)

[actualbampot]

Sorry guys, but a $5m running cost (35k per minute of footage) to produce 1 volume of RWBY should not shock you as expensive.

Just for fun, let's compare by doing a little bit of very dubious math against my favourite mistress: Games Development.

To start off, we want the running cost of JUST the team in say, a year. DISCLAIMER: This is a ballpark, not the word of god.

In the Games Industry, the average salary in the UK is £40k per person

÷ by 260 working days = £153 per person per day

× an average team size (100) = 15,300 per team per day

× 260 working days = £3,978,000

Again, this is the running cost of a team in 1 year ONLY by salary.

Then you have the following employer costs top of that. I can only quantify on a UK average:

- employee benefits

- recruitment

- National insurance

- studio rental

- energy costs

- liability insurance

- pension contributions

= £40,000 per employee per year

THEN you have software costs, which I'm not going to include here without knowing all the software and the types of licences being used. To give context: A single license for Autodesk Maya costs around £5.9k for 3 years.

In total:

£7,978,000 GBP

$10,079,963 USD <- Purely information, remember this is UK average, not US

My 2-cents: It's not a question of how expensive RWBY is to produce, it is a question of how broke Roosterteeth are.

[june-gdprototyping]

Summary Analysis of CNC Milling Process

In modern manufacturing, CNC milling technology is widely used for its high precision and flexibility. Whether it's a mechanical part, an automotive component, or a component for a medical device, CNC milling provides excellent machining results.

What is CNC Milling?

CNC milling is a computer-controlled machining process that utilises a rotating tool to cut a workpiece. CNC milling allows for greater accuracy and consistency than traditional manual milling. It is often combined with other machining methods (e.g. turning, drilling) to meet different and diverse manufacturing needs.

Workflow of CNC Milling

Design stage In the initial stages of CNC milling, designers use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software to create a model of the product. Commonly used software includes SolidWorks and Autodesk, which are tools that help designers accurately draw the shape and dimensions of the desired part.

Programming stage Once the design is complete, the CAD file needs to be converted to G-code, a language that CNC machines can understand. With Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software, the design files are converted into machine-executable instructions that enable automated machining.

Machine setting During the machine set-up phase, the workpiece needs to be fixed to the table and a suitable tool selected. At the same time, the operator needs to set the initial co-ordinates to ensure accurate positioning during machining.

Advantages of CNC Milling

High precision and dimensional stability CNC milling allows for micron-level machining accuracy, ensuring consistency from part to part.

Complex shapes can be processed Whether it's a simple flat surface or a complex three-dimensional structure, CNC milling can handle it with ease.

Efficient production capacity Due to its high degree of automation, CNC milling can significantly increase productivity and shorten lead times.

Applications of CNC Milling

CNC milling technology is used in a wide range of industries, including:

Mechanical parts: Used in the manufacture of key components in a variety of mechanical equipment.

Automotive parts: High-precision parts for the automotive industry, such as engine components.

Medical device parts: Ensure the reliability and safety of medical devices.

Optical product parts: For the production of optical instruments and related products.

Frequently Asked Questions

What materials can be CNC milling machined? CNC milling is suitable for a wide range of materials, including metals (e.g. aluminium, steel), plastics, wood, and more. However, for some materials, such as ceramics or certain composites, the machining is more difficult and requires special handling.

What are the limitations of CNC milling? Despite its advanced technology, CNC milling has some limitations. For example, machining may be limited for internal vertical angles or very complex small structures.In addition, high hardness materials may lead to faster tool wear, which can affect productivity.

Comparison of CNC milling with other manufacturing technologies The advantages and disadvantages of each can be seen when comparing CNC milling with other manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing. CNC milling is generally superior to 3D printing in terms of accuracy and surface finish, but 3D printing has advantages in rapid prototyping and complex geometries. In terms of cost-effectiveness, the choice of technology depends on specific project needs and budget.

Summary

In summary, CNC milling is an indispensable manufacturing technology that plays an important role in several industries with its efficiency, precision and flexibility.