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Revolutionizing Miniature Model Making: Herdwick Landscapes' Journey with CorelDRAW

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Technology Category	Sensors - GPS Sensors - Lidar & Lazer Scanners
Applicable Industries	Buildings Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	Herdwick Landscapes, a UK-based company specializing in the creation of period stone dolls' houses, faced significant challenges in their production process. The company, founded by Peter and Kate Kelsall, was inspired by the rugged beauty of England's north-west Lake District and aimed to create miniature models that accurately represented the classic stone buildings found in this region. However, crafting these intricate models by hand was extremely time-consuming and physically challenging, particularly when working at a 1/48th scale. The finer details, such as fretwork, windows, and doors, were particularly difficult to produce. The labor-intensive nature of the work also limited the range of styles they could offer, and some elements, like windows and fireplaces that light up, were simply too small to create by hand at the 1/48 scale. Read More
About Customer	Herdwick Landscapes is a Staffordshire, UK-based company in the Arts and Crafts industry, founded by Peter and Kate Kelsall. The company specializes in designing and creating period stone dolls' houses, modeled on the classic stone buildings found in England's north-west Lake District. These miniature models are crafted with an incredible attention to detail, embodying the characteristic features of a period house, right down to panelled or wattle and daub partition walls, removable floorboards, flagstone floors, wooden or stone stairs, fireplaces, and inglenooks. The company's range includes buildings based on the tales of renowned author Beatrix Potter, as well as a number of commissions. Each dolls' house comes with its own deed of conveyance, providing a brief history of the building and a description of the type of residents it would have housed. Read More
Solution	To overcome these challenges, Peter and Kate decided to incorporate CorelDRAW Graphics Suite into their production process. This graphics software enabled them to design more intricate work and produce much more detailed models. They used CorelDRAW for their house plans, windows and doors, engraving, furniture design, and to simulate carving. The software's Toolbox, with its vector shapes and drawing tools, proved particularly useful, as did the Color Styles docker for maintaining color consistency across projects. The transformation tools also facilitated the positioning, skewing, and rotating of objects. Additionally, the Kelsalls added an HPC laser cutter to their toolkit, which allowed them to output CorelDRAW files directly and benefit from precision-cut pieces. The laser cutter interpreted the fill tool in CorelDRAW as an engraving, enabling even finer touches to be added to their work. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Sensors - GPS

Sensors - Lidar & Lazer Scanners

Applicable Industries

Buildings

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

Herdwick Landscapes, a UK-based company specializing in the creation of period stone dolls' houses, faced significant challenges in their production process. The company, founded by Peter and Kate Kelsall, was inspired by the rugged beauty of England's north-west Lake District and aimed to create miniature models that accurately represented the classic stone buildings found in this region. However, crafting these intricate models by hand was extremely time-consuming and physically challenging, particularly when working at a 1/48th scale. The finer details, such as fretwork, windows, and doors, were particularly difficult to produce. The labor-intensive nature of the work also limited the range of styles they could offer, and some elements, like windows and fireplaces that light up, were simply too small to create by hand at the 1/48 scale.

About Customer

Herdwick Landscapes is a Staffordshire, UK-based company in the Arts and Crafts industry, founded by Peter and Kate Kelsall. The company specializes in designing and creating period stone dolls' houses, modeled on the classic stone buildings found in England's north-west Lake District. These miniature models are crafted with an incredible attention to detail, embodying the characteristic features of a period house, right down to panelled or wattle and daub partition walls, removable floorboards, flagstone floors, wooden or stone stairs, fireplaces, and inglenooks. The company's range includes buildings based on the tales of renowned author Beatrix Potter, as well as a number of commissions. Each dolls' house comes with its own deed of conveyance, providing a brief history of the building and a description of the type of residents it would have housed.

Solution

To overcome these challenges, Peter and Kate decided to incorporate CorelDRAW Graphics Suite into their production process. This graphics software enabled them to design more intricate work and produce much more detailed models. They used CorelDRAW for their house plans, windows and doors, engraving, furniture design, and to simulate carving. The software's Toolbox, with its vector shapes and drawing tools, proved particularly useful, as did the Color Styles docker for maintaining color consistency across projects. The transformation tools also facilitated the positioning, skewing, and rotating of objects. Additionally, the Kelsalls added an HPC laser cutter to their toolkit, which allowed them to output CorelDRAW files directly and benefit from precision-cut pieces. The laser cutter interpreted the fill tool in CorelDRAW as an engraving, enabling even finer touches to be added to their work.

Impact #1	The integration of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite and the HPC laser cutter into Herdwick Landscapes' production process has significantly improved the company's operational efficiency. The software has not only reduced the time spent on creating intricate pieces but also expanded the range of styles that can be offered. This has allowed the company to take on more diverse and complex projects, such as the residence of Charles Darwin, a Norwegian house, and the Black Pig coaching inn for a large model railway set in Wales. The use of digital tools has also enabled the company to create more intricate and detailed work, enhancing the quality and authenticity of their dolls' houses. This has helped Herdwick Landscapes captivate people from all walks of life and across all corners of the globe, further establishing their reputation in the field.

Impact #1

The integration of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite and the HPC laser cutter into Herdwick Landscapes' production process has significantly improved the company's operational efficiency. The software has not only reduced the time spent on creating intricate pieces but also expanded the range of styles that can be offered. This has allowed the company to take on more diverse and complex projects, such as the residence of Charles Darwin, a Norwegian house, and the Black Pig coaching inn for a large model railway set in Wales. The use of digital tools has also enabled the company to create more intricate and detailed work, enhancing the quality and authenticity of their dolls' houses. This has helped Herdwick Landscapes captivate people from all walks of life and across all corners of the globe, further establishing their reputation in the field.

Benefit #1	Time spent on creating windows reduced from five days to just one day
Benefit #2	Creation of intricate pieces like the panelling on a four-poster bed, which previously took several hours, can now be produced within a couple of hours
Benefit #3	The range of styles that can be offered has expanded due to the ease and speed of creating new designs

Benefit #1

Time spent on creating windows reduced from five days to just one day

Benefit #2

Creation of intricate pieces like the panelling on a four-poster bed, which previously took several hours, can now be produced within a couple of hours

Benefit #3

The range of styles that can be offered has expanded due to the ease and speed of creating new designs

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Revolutionizing Miniature Model Making: Herdwick Landscapes' Journey with CorelDRAW

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