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Well surprise, surprise. You don’t have to wait till SolidWorks 2009 Pre-release 2 comes out to try PhotoView 360, the new rendering software announced by SolidWorks and Luxology is now available for anyone with SolidWorks 2009 to poke around in.
You’ll want to see the First Look Ricky Jordan has along with Gabi Jack rendering some models for her first time ever.
I’ll have some rendering up moments from now to show you some of the capabilities PhotoView 360 has. Until then try it for yourself. Download PhotoView 360
UPDATE:
Ok, I’ve had my chance to get into PV360 and run some rendering for you to see some of the different capabilities. Here’s some rendering just created:
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And when I say TeamUP, I mean TeamUP with a capital UP a two giant arm motions that scare you into a flared fetal position. SolidWorks and Luxology are rockin’ the 3D rendering scene with a whole new technology that is gonna FLOOR you. Rob Rodriguez has all the bits of detail in his latest blog entry.
Basically, PhotoView360 is the divination of two products brought together in a new technology that will allow you to see SolidWorks models in an ultra-realistic setting… without rendering, without RealView.
As Rob puts it, it’s “real-time on screen image updates…very fast at saving high quality final images.” Does that sound like something you would want? huh?
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It is here folks. Yes, very soon, a fate better than sandy shorts and blistered skin will wreak havoc upon Orlando, Florida. The 3D modeling mass of SolidWorks users will join their compatriots in the massive gathering of SolidWorks related products, information and technology lovingly known as SolidWorks World 2009.
It’s time to prepare, bribe the boss, and get your butts on a plane to the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin February 8 - 11, 2009. If you register by October 10th you’ll save a $200 bill and there’s even a 3 for 2 special.
If anything watch the highlight video of last years conference, just to get a taste of what it’s like. So, are you going? What’s would you like to see this year?
Deadlines
- 09-15-08: Last day to submit Presentation - FREE admission to SolidWorks World for presenters
- 10-10-08: Save $200 when you register before the Early Bird Deadline.
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Have you ever seen pictures that move? I hear they call it ‘Video‘ or something. I also hear that there are some snazzy ‘video’ demos of the new SolidWorks 2009 functionality at a place called ‘the YouTube’.
Sounds kind of personal to me, but I checked it all out and I think you’ll like what you see. In fact, I’ve been told I can ‘embed’ them into this post. Now that sounds dangerous, but I’ll dare to do it anyway, just so you can have a peek at what’s in ‘em.
After this, be on the lookout for more moving pictures from the mysterious YouTuber only know as FFequals66.
Continue reading ‘Hey Look. SolidWorks 2009 Videos.’
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I’ll tell you right now, get ready to break into song if you are a SolidWorks user. In a few months, you are going to wake up, putter off to work and see that familiar splash screen pop up when you start SolidWorks. But this time it’s different, this time it says SolidWorks 2009.
Can you feel the excitement? No? Well, maybe you’ll shed your seasoned skepticism after you read this article. We are going to tear the covers of SolidWorks 09 before Beta even takes it’s last breath.
SolidWorks (hearts) users
You either love, hate or haven’t even used SolidWorks 2008, but the development team at SolidWorks has been busy on the next version that aims to please any one of those people. Their goal is simple, a big freakin’ focus on performance and scalability. What does that mean? They want all the feature to reach a level of usability that hasn’t been achieved before and they want the users to drive it. Let’s see if 2009 is living up to that.
Continue reading ‘SolidWorks 2009 Unleashed. New Features, Killer Performance.’
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I know you all get excited when you have the chance to read about CAD news and the excitement happening around our tiny globe. This week has been chock full of interesting tid-bits of info.
There’s so much in fact, that I didn’t even get a chance to tell you about them earlier, so I’ve compiled a special post you can bookmark and comeback to this weekend to find out what’s been going on.
Here’s the rundown.
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One week from NOW, yes, one week from this day we know and love as ‘Monday’, will be another day called ‘Monday’… It also happens to be the same day the veil of SolidWorks 2009 will be lifted and the lone Beta testers will be free to reveal all the goodness that is to come.
Monday, August 4th is the date. Mark your calendars. If you haven’t been a beta tester and have not had a chance to see what is new to SolidWorks 2009, here’s your chance to ask about it.
Continue reading ‘One Week From Now: SolidWorks 2009 MADNESS’
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Ahhh, it’s the middle of the summer. Vacations are planned, mosquito are biting and there’s so much going on in the world of SolidWorks the coffee pot at SolidWorks HQ in Massachusetts is on 24/7.
Yes, things are heating up and it’s a perfect chance for you to get all your incredibly helpful designs, thoughts, tips and ideas on anything and everything about SolidWorks out in the open for everyone else to be utterly amazed at with low mumblings and quiet discussions. Here’s the rundown on all the craziness.
Continue reading ‘SolidWorks News: Prizes Galore and You, Baby’
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I know what you’re going through. Every time you boot your computer the Windows ‘Bliss’ background, circa 2001, burns holes right through your retinas. You desire something with a little more snap. Maybe a cool looking product design. huh? yeah?
Then check out the SolidWorks World Wallpapers site. This isn’t new though. It was put up for the SolidWorks World 2008 iPod promo. But I figure it’s about time for a revisit and to give you a voice via the comments to let SolidWorks know what you think.
So, I bring it up for two reasons. One) to let you know about the site if you haven’t seen it and Two) to let the SolidWorks crew know that these backgrounds are pretty cool and they need to do some others. Forget software functionality. What the users really want is cool looking backgrounds for their desktop.
What product designs would you like see SolidWorks create some cool wallpapers of?
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As if our soon to be robot overlords are not scary enough, now there’s a Robot University for them to systematically learn how to take over the minds of small children and impressionable young college students.
I exaggerate a bit. This is actually a place where the academics and the automaton-interested can gather via an online campus to pursue the dream of eventual human destruction creating neat robotics solutions. Kids… get off the couch.
There are structured lessons, tutorials, event calendars, photos, videos, forums, blogs, chat, personal pages, and instruction for using SolidWorks® 3D CAD software for robot design.
You can get in if you request an invitation via SRURequest@solidworks.com and the robotic counterparts on the opposite side accept you into the collective. If you want to keep you’re distance and just play around with building robotic stuff in SolidWorks, check out all the parts at 3d Content Central that will give you everything necessary to build a bio-mechanical suit able to fend off any type of robot mutiny in the future.
More info at the SolidWorks Education Site and the Robot University Press Release
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