AWFS names winners of CAD competition

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The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers announced the winners of its inaugural Design It Digital student CAD competition at IWF 2018.

Students were presented three hypothetical scenarios in which a client is asking for a custom piece of furniture. The projects were graded on quality of design, quality of CAD drawings and renderings, manufacturability, marketability, and overall concept.

The top six were:

1st ­ Patrick Duckett from North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga.

2nd - Holli Welcker from Snohomish High School in Snohomish, Wash.

3rd - Shraddha Sekhar from Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga.

4th - Caidell Davis from Lincoln East High School in Waverly, Neb.

5th - Ingrid Gres from Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, N.J.

6th - Gareth Thompson from Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga.

For more, visit www.awfs.org.

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