Table 1Transition record

computer-aided design operatorto3D modeller

A computer-aided design operator already meets 38% of what the 3D modeller role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From computer-aided design operator

38%

Overlap1

To 3D modeller

39 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

69.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the 3D modeller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the computer-aided design operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A 3D modeller role treats 0 of its required skills as things a computer-aided design operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A 3D modeller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer-aided design operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 39 carried skills, including the 0 the 3D modeller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create 3D texture map required
required, not held create 3D environments required
required, not held discuss artwork required
required, not held operate 3D computer graphics software required
required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held develop creative ideas required
required, not held render 3D images required

optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
optional, not held select illustration styles optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional

02 working with computers 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use polygonal modelling required
required, not held apply 3D imaging techniques required
required, not held create 3D characters required
required, not held migrate existing data required

optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

03 arts and humanities 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held 3D lighting required
required, not held 3D texturing required
required, not held holography required

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held principles of animation optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held augmented reality required
required, not held computer graphics required

optional, not held software interaction design optional

05 business, administration and law 4 supplementary

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held lean project management optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held emergent technologies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 3D modeller role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 39 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held computer programming knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geographic information systems optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held principles of animation optional
optional, not held select illustration styles optional
optional, not held software interaction design optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

44 held skills the 3D modeller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to new design materials skill
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role attend design meetings skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding jewellery creation skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role customise drafts skill
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role design circuits using CAD skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design engineering components skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
not needed by the target role develop design plans skill
not needed by the target role develop jewellery designs skill
not needed by the target role develop product design skill
not needed by the target role documentation types knowledge
not needed by the target role geometry knowledge
not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
not needed by the target role imitation jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial design knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role metalworking knowledge
not needed by the target role trigonometry knowledge
not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
not needed by the target role use CAE software skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill

4 further entries not listed here

14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held 3D lighting required
required, not held 3D texturing required
required, not held holography required
required, not held augmented reality required
required, not held computer graphics required
optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held principles of animation optional
optional, not held software interaction design optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from computer-aided design operator

Full index of moves from computer-aided design operator

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.