3Dconnexion Supports CAD Education Program at WorldSkills International Competition

By DE Editors

3Dconnexion will support the upcoming WorldSkills Calgary 2009 global event, a vocational training competition for young trades people, by equipping all of the CAD workstations with its new SpacePilot PRO 3D mouse. Competitors participating in the CAD program will be using the SpacePilot PRO 3D mouse with Autodesk Inventor.

“The WorldSkills competition brings the best and the brightest CAD students together to compete on a global level, helping to achieve higher standards and push the possibilities of design,” said Dieter Neujahr, president of 3Dconnexion. “We are happy to participate in this program, and are committed to supporting and fostering the ongoing training and education of engineers within the CAD industry.”  

The WorldSkills Competition hosts more than 900 skilled young people, ages 17 to 22, from skills, trades, and technology programs in 51 countries and regions. Representing the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skill competitions, these aspiring individuals come together to compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in 45 skill categories ranging from bricklaying to Web design. Following the competition,  the SpacePilot PRO 3D mice will be implemented into the Province of Alberta Equipment Legacy Program, where they will be used by secondary and post-secondary students throughout the province.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.