Arrrr, he’s a cantankerous sort, darting this way and that. Almost like he’s taken a fall into the Muskrat Seas where the wily rodents and these links took over his mind. Avor Illustration – Glorious illustration of mechs, ships and spacecraft. Much thanks to Rod for sending this! 50 useful typography Tools – One thing…

Hey, I see you’re NOT rockin’ a desktop search program to find all your 3D CAD models. Ya know, one that indexes network folders and puts up cool little visuals to show what the models look like? Yeah, you’re probably making a bunch of shortcuts to your files or trying to find stuff through one…

So, you love your cushy design engineer job, but part, assembly and drawing creation is an assembly line of repetitive horror and the screams are about to come blasting out. If you’re like me, you love the design process, but starting everything from scratch, especially on similar components uses up a lot of extra time…

You’re running down the isle, pouring consumer goods into your buggy and in the crazed rampage you wonder exactly what that boxed ham slicer is gonna look like sitting on your counter. It’s hard to imagine, but the first word you think is HIDEOUS. You move on to the LEGOs and there, shining in brilliant…

Have you ever been working through a design – finding solutions, working with others, getting sick of IT problems when suddenly you realize you would like to give someone else the opportunity to experience all the wonderfully nurturing engineering you’ve done? You can. Alex Ruiz, The SW Geek, was given that opportunity and he wants…

Did that really just happen? That tree just spontaneous combustulated, a thousand woodland creature crawled out of the hole left behind, followed by Burt Bacharach and these links. Weird little creatures – The illustrative creature works of Bobby Chiu. Simply the coolest, most surreal creature illustration imaginable. Tilt Shift Photography – Everything you wanted to…

Speaking of touchscreen display technology you’ll want to take a look at this. Found at Joe Moak’s, Hey, That’s a Great Idea via Develop3D, a revisit to the I(heart)Sketch. INDEED. You’ve seen I(heart)Sketch on SolidSmack before, but this actual demo of a ship being created is glorious. It’s even more amazing than the normal touchscreen…

I bet all of you are anxious to have someone stick their donut fingers all over your monitor screen as soon as these touchscreen displays start showing up. And showing up they will. March 2009, marks the month Albatron Technology will debut their 21.5″ Full HD multi-touch display. This sneaks in right on the heels…

While all the bloggers and SolidWorks people are busy freaking out about SolidWorks World 2009, I imagine there’s quite a few unable to go to. So instead of posting boring photos of wiring bundles behind exhibitor booths and other stuff you may not be interested in, you get to have your say about what shows…

Why, it was only a few days ago you were enticed to get your Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) certificate. Now, however, SolidWorks is elevating the enticement by offering the exam to current subscription customers for the rest of 2009… for FREE. Customers wishing to take the exams must redeem their code no later than December…

Oh, the joys of using a really poorly modeled part and trying not to tear someone’s head off. Quell your rage with this. We’re going to deconstruct a simple part to show you exactly how to optimize part building in SolidWorks. The part is simple but each tiny facet hold the possibilities of wrecking havoc…

This bicycle concept has been on the web… A LOT. You may have seen it, but you may not know that it was designed using 3D. Yes, I know, it’s almost obvious. The design is also being refined in SolidWorks and that’s where you come in. Brad Waugh has a cool idea. A hubless bike.…

I saw it yesterday, a big ol’ metal silo that inches along the ground. It was filled with raccoons and smelled like cheese puffs. So, instead of calling the authorities, I sat down, had a cookie and looked at these links. Mecha Illustrations – Duster132 does mecha up so right. Excellent and inspiring illustrations to…

There are some things in life that are scary and others that are just plain fun. Robots and magneto-coaster-toy-thingies are both of those. If you’re a CSWP (Certified SolidWorks Professional), this year’s SolidWorks World CSWP event is full bore, roboteriffic, coaster-building fun. You have the food, drinks and a contest that’s even open to CSWP’s…

So, how many times are you sitting admiring the sunrise, contemplating the various ways to mirror an assembly in SolidWorks when you suddenly realize that’s not a bagel you stuck in the toaster, but your right thumb. With files sizes on the mind, you may have a tendancy to avoid mirroring SolidWorks assemblies as much…

3Dtastical. Just look at it. Is it a new kind of treadmill to zap off that flabby mid-section? Not quite. It’s a 3D scanner debuting at CES2009 this week and it’s got all sorts of buzz. The Real-View 3D Scanner claims that’s it the cheap way to create full 360° scan of objects. You’re probably…

Oh the pain! It’s rather like the most cinnamonny bits of breaded excitement you’ve ever laid your eyes on, plus it’s stain-free, has a nice texture, and some o’ these cool links. 3D robots – Some Mechoid inspiration for your Friday. 3D models of robots with all the trimmings. Robot Density by Country – Basically,…

It’s bound to happen. You’re walking past your local incinerator with that nice new shirt on and instantly your fine woolen threads are vaporized LEAVING YOU COMPLETELY UNPROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS. Scary isn’t it? So is not being able to protect those 3D models you’ve spent 1/3rd of your life working on. Fact is, sometimes…

Suddenly and without warning all of our robots have become decrepit, obsolete piles of gears and we now depend on virtual synthanoids that require no pre-programmed set of commands. Hmmm. Interesting thought for the future. But apply this to that mass sitting on your desk right now. Is it a workstation desktop wired to the…

Stop pouring Teriyaki all over your desk for a few minutes, Mr Ginsu, and take a look at this. You have the power to sizzle up one single pattern on different faces… of different parts… in an assembly. The shock and horror is overwhelming, yet your deeply drawn to find out how you’re able to…

After seeing the Herman Miller Embody Chair for the first time, I became a wee bit obsessed with what went into the design. With the design and development ranging over years of the incredible experience of Jeff Weber and Bill Stumpf, the process had to be something to talk about. Turns out it was. I…

Your feed list may be absolutely filled, boiling over with a slew of 3D CAD related content, but if you subscribe to any in the new year, you’ll want to check out these ten. They made the amount of online media a little more lean, and a lot tastier thanks to their knowledge, thought and…

It happened late one night. I was getting a special box of tree bark out for the kids. That’s when I saw them… teaching latin, throwing onions, and looking at these links. Microbotic – The freakishly amazing work of Christopher Conte. Robotic Spiders, Skulls and more. LogoInstant.com – Absolutely free logo design. Included Illustrator and…