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I’m working on designing and possibly constructing a built-in bookshelf at home. It’s going to wrap around a wall and have an integrated desk in a spot that would otherwise be completely useless.
Amazingly enough, bookshelves have commonly been used to do just that. Make an unused space usable. That’s interesting to me because everyday I amass more digital information than paper-bound information. But having that bookshelf just makes a home that much cozier, don’t ya think?
On top of that there’s just so many designs and ways to use bookshelves. Would you ever get rid of your bookshelf for a wireless reading device like the Kindle? How will bookshelf design change? Here’s a thought. Where will you put all those software boxes? When will that go completely digital right?
Freshhome Quad bookcase
Santos on Flickr
Bookcase bedroom via Core77
You can now find me on Twitter. As an added bonus when you follow me you will get some great SolidWorks tips and have the opportunity to win some cool stuff, the first of which will be coming up soon.
What’s Twitter?
It’s like a mix of IM and blogging. Some call it micro-blogging. It’s one of the best things I’ve used to share things quickly. There are a number of other social sites I’m on that I’ll share soon, but I’ll be using this quite often to get news and thoughts out quick and give away free stuff.
If you’re signed up, just go to http://twitter.com/solidsmack and follow me! See ya there.
A very new and very large report on 3D Technology came out this month that “takes a realistic view of 3D display technology and its future in the professional and consumer electronics sectors.”
Being familiar with developing a product in 3D, you may like to know 3D display technology is spreading and could affect how you use a computer or even how you watch TV.
You can’t view the entire report and it cost $5900 USD (3745 Euro) to gain insight into this developing technology, but some of the interesting highlights mentioned are:
- 6 major display technologies
- Compatible technology
- 3D CAD Image Generation
- 3D applications and markets
- Human Factors of 3D displays
- Roadmaps for technology
- A list of 650+ companies, etc. involved in 3D display technology
- 3D Printing
Cool Factor
You don’t need to read a 400 page report to know this tech is pretty cool.
Usually a report like this is to prove that (more) money should be put into research and development. Who know who did the study, but I have no doubt that these types of displays will be so common in the near future that they won’t even be referred to as 3D displays, just displays. And I doubt they’ll look like what were use to.
Via BusinessWire
Whoa there buddy, I think you’re getting carried away with all of those colors. That much color is certainly not per procedures and we’re gonna have to beat you black and white.
It happens, I know. You want an accurate color for your model and you can’t help but spend hours dragging your cursor through the Color Properties to get just the right shade of used-wet-gasket-red or brushed-aluminum- anodized-gray. It’s affecting the way you work and driving you insane. There’s a better way.
Continue reading ‘How To Make A Custom Color Swatch in SolidWorks’
So, I was in the sphere yesterday, right, and the boss says, “You’re 3d models are all mis-shappened, are you using this thing right?” He just doesn’t understand the stress of having to be in this thing for hours.
Ya gotta just love those virtual reality developers. They’re always thinking of the next way to make a virtual environment as authentic as possible. The VirtuSphere is one of my favorites. Just look at that honkin’ huge sphere of VR metallic-romp-about goodness. Forget that you have a few pounds of visualization equipment and padding strapped to you, you’re in a steel sphere man. That thing could tear from it’s rollers any second and wreck havoc through the office. Ahhh, the future.
What’s a little more interesting about this one is it’s relation to SolidWorks parent company, Dassault. VirtuSphere, Inc. is taking part in the V+R Challenge to help the Marseille Motion Science Institute obtain motion simulations of the foot.
You think VR has a place in CAD or in helping CAD development?
Via Crave
