{"id":3899,"date":"2016-09-22T13:14:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T20:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2016-09-22T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T20:14:14","slug":"3dveterans-creating-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/3dveterans-creating-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"3DVeterans &#8211; Creating Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of May, Autodesk was approached by the founders of an up-and-coming educational program. We\u2019d never heard of them, but we know a good cause when we see it. Since that time, they have profoundly changed 13 lives&#8230;and we hope that number grows in the future. The name? 3DVeterans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4081 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3dV-whole-logo-1024x472.png\" alt=\"3dv-whole-logo\" width=\"475\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3dV-whole-logo-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3dV-whole-logo-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3dV-whole-logo-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3dV-whole-logo.png 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The founders of 3DVeterans recognized that at the same time there is a growing skill gap in U.S. manufacturing, veterans are returning home only to find\u00a0a new\u00a0struggle: finding\u00a0meaningful employment. With this realization \u2013 and knowing that veterans come with strong technical backgrounds and work ethic \u2013 they developed a\u00a0plan to train and mentor vets\u00a0in 3d printing and additive manufacturing; emerging industries with a\u00a0wide skill gap, but great growth potential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Autodesk entered the picture around the time the founders came to the conclusion that many manufacturing companies have come to;\u00a0Autodesk\u00a0software is the\u00a0best for an end-to-end solution in the\u00a0<em>future of making things<\/em>.\u00a0Needless to say, when they approached us, we were\u00a0fully committed. Not only were we able to\u00a0assist by providing our software, but we also developed almost 14 hours of\u00a0customized educational materials, and some of us were able to help deliver the content live.\u00a0During the six week course, the students were taught a wide array of different solutions to meet the needs of manufacturing employers, including Remake, Meshmixer, Netfabb, and of course, Fusion 360.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3959 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.57-AM-1024x348.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.57-AM-1024x348.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.57-AM-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.57-AM-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.57-AM.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural program finished in the second week of September, with successes beyond what we could even imagine. Five different graduates earned\u00a0grants to continue development on their assistive designs, and one exceptional design is in the process of getting patented! All the graduates left the course with the skills to design, print, and service 3d printers which makes them attractive candidates for manufacturing jobs in the additive manufacturing industry and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1473962093865_560\" class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1473962093865_559\" class=\"col sqs-col-8 span-8\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1410291813287_10007\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3956\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.46-AM-1024x397.png\" alt=\"Final Project Showcase\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.46-AM-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.46-AM-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.46-AM-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-15-at-11.39.46-AM.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the program, the vets, and see a sampling of the final projects, see the video posted below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3PhrOMD8U6U\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3PhrOMD8U6U<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the organizers on the success of the inaugural run, and HUGE congratulations to all the graduates. I know they\u00a0all worked incredibly hard, but what they were able to accomplish was nothing less than spectacular. \u00a0I can\u2019t wait to see where\u00a0these new \u2013 and continually growing \u2013 skills take them!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>~Aaron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural 3DVeterans boot camp concluded this month with huge success. 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