Crack out the Faraday suits and rev up those Tesla Coils, PTC is stirring the air with talks about their endeavor to define and possibly redefine (thunderous clap and loud echoing voice) THE FUTURE of MECHANICAL CAD!! CAD CAD!!
We’re out at PTC/USER 2010 in Orlando, Florida and we’ve found out as much as possible about the gameplan PTC has for product development. Could it be a new product? A new platform? Or perhaps their position on that Cloud mess and how to deliver apps to the user? Hmmm. Here’s what we know and what we think it might be.
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I tossed it in a bowl of cantankerous snails, but once you start pumpin’ those hydraulics, wooo boy! whatch out! There’s about nine other slime poppers that shoot out my pores and go straight after these links.
Willy Verginer – Just wow. Willy creates sculptures out of wood. They are incredibly life-like with the perfect amount of abstract.
100 Impressive Artworks of Robots – 100 robots! Maybe you’ve seen some, maybe you haven’t. Here are some of the best, all in one place. Thanks Rod!
The Last Airbender Japanese Trailer – Have I told you how stinkin’ cool this is gonna be. It is, and this makes me want to watch it in Japanese.
AlternativesTo.net – Looking for an alternative to certain software you can’t stand? Options for Desktop and mobile. Thanks Marijn!
Poor Man’s Porsche – ha. This thing looks to be built of PVC, packing tape and bicycle tires, but the feat in itself… astounding.
DSLR Buying Guide (for filming) – Do you really need a DSLR to shoot film? Yes, yes you do, and these are the best options.
Knuckles – Some beats to start your weekend…
This is a guest article by Michael Lord. Michael is a Design Engineer at Trakka Pty Limited in Sydney, Australia where they use SolidWorks to design Campervans and Motorhomes. I first talked with Michael on Twitter and asked if he would write up his experience using PhotoView360.
The iPad Rendering Challenge is finished and won by Dripta Roy. I can only look on with envy at his efforts. I was pleased at what I came up with, grateful for being chosen as a Top Contender and even more honored that Josh should ask it I could provide some insight into my process. So with that…
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So, you just bought a 30″ LCD screen to replace a 24″ LCD screen to replace a 17″ CRT monitor that replaced a slice of bread you stabbed toothpicks at to prove you knew the future of touch screen technology 10 years ago.
You were right, and now there’s a slew of options becoming available that will replace whatever collects fingerprints atop your dusty desktop. Some are being revealed this week at Computex 2010 where MSI is smashing everyone with their line-up, but all are impressive and show just how fast display tech is moving. Here’s five you’ll want to watch.
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You may still be waiting for Rhino for Mac to be available on the Mac to be officially released (Deelip), but that shouldn’t keep you from the joys of viewing and sharing your Rhino models on another Apple device now should it?
You, gentle Rhino modeler, are in luck. The iRhino 3D app popped up in the app store this week and is available to download for the hoof stomping price of $3.99. Imagine the looks of awe from your friends as you rotate, zoom, and pan your NURBS all over the screen, then email it to them with a flick of your finger. INTENSE.
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You know you’re cool when you pull up in a truck blasting Atreyu’s Bleeding Mascara and wearing your freaking rad bike helmet. Yeah, people know it… YOU… ARE SERIOUS.
Serious. Like the “Kiss of Death” or like Troy Lee Designs when it it comes to designing helmets that look impressive whether you’re flying through the air, slamming your head into a road or yes, driving a truck. It just so happens they use Autodesk Alias Surface to model the brain cases and Showcase to make them look badder than granny’s three meat casserole.
They have the process down too. Today we get an overview of that process, how it helps their distribution and even get a handful of tips to produce better results when bringing Alias models into Showcase. Rock it.
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You know that annoying guy who’s blocking the soda machine because he’s looking down at his iPhone? He might not be texting or leveling up on a game, he might just be designing an extremely life-changing product to serve you up a cold beverage without leaving your seat… and he might be using an app called JumiMouse to do it.
Jumitech has created a slew of apps that give you complete control over your computer, the software on it and the device connected to it. The ones you’ll be interested in are the apps allowing you to control programs like SolidWorks via WiFi.
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The stacks of statistical anomalies and stale bread substitutes towered ominously over the lush shrubberies of Canton Loopiecero. No one fathomed that weaved amidst the coiled succulents, lay the power of the fortress… these links.
Rone Marshall – Abstraction and light are two of Rone’s specialties… he tosses them straight into your hippocampus.
Iron Baby – This is cool, until you realize how scary a baby Iron Man could be.
Alternate LOST ending – Jimmy Kimmel NAILS it. This is really how it should have ended.
20 Cool Billboards – If every billboard was like these… well, there would be more wrecks and more pigeons.
30 Fresh and Beautiful 3D Typography Designs – Two wonderful things mixed together. 3D and typography. Like chocolate and more chocolate and in 3D.
Soluto – They created frenzy at TCdisrupt this week. They’re bringing the end to slow frustrating computers. Sign up.
Surprising truth about what motivates us – This animation has motivated me to show this to all my bosses and former bosses.
Well, I don’t know about you, but it’s been a tense couple of weeks watching the entries come in for the iPad model rendering challenge. The wait is over… Or is it? YES, it is!
All together we had 28 submissions and over 50 renderings from people using a variety of top-notch rendering tools – very impressive the options you all have. Here they are along with the top contenders and the one to take home the prize, a 3D Connexion SpaceTraveler.
Oh! and if you have an idea for a future rendering challenge, just drop us a note.
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Well now, some crazy weekend news to make the Mac users in the house choke on their brunch. Autodesk is indeed working on a AutoCAD version for the Mac. Not virtualized, not via Parallels, but native on the Mac.
Screenshots have been posted. Most assuredly without the go ahead from mother Autodesk. No matter, because the news is now blanketing the internet. It’s Beta 1 of AutoCAD – Mac Edition. The Sledgehammer preview. Here’s a look at what Autodesk is bangin’ out.
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