| Design, Technology, CAD and FAB
Fasten your eye-buckles kiddos. Now, you know Onshape kicked off the year announcing Parametric Modeling 2.0. They got a two-for-one deal on 2.0 names apparently, announcing today Data Management 2.0. They also got a two-for-one on kickin' design problems IN THE ASS since, like configurations, multi-part and in-context design in their Parametric … [Read more...]
Mobile devices are, more and more, integrating 3D capabilities. There's 3D modeling, of course, but also social integration, interactive home models, smartphones as 3D printers and 3D scanning (all the way back in 2011!), but it's the mobile 3D scan apps that are really starting to become more … [Read more...]
My kiddos are all about the Nerf Guns--there are so many Nerf guns the Nerf guns have Nerf guns. Well, now I have an example of why we don't need any more Nerf guns--we can just MAKE THEM. Oh, I know. "Why didn't you do that in the first place?" Two answers to that - 1) I'm super lame 2) I didn't have a 3D printer, which doubles the amount of … [Read more...]
SolidWorks unveiled two new certification exams at SolidWorks World 2018, which celebrated 20 years since their certification program began back in 1998. At the 16-year mark, the program only certified 100,000 users, but since the demand for programmers, engineers, and CAD professionals has risen over the last few years, that number has doubled to … [Read more...]
When we last looked at PolyPort (formerly D3CRYPT3D), they were just buttoning up their shiny start-up pants, but already dropping jaws with their approach to 3D asset protection. They ended up winning the SXSW Interactive Innovation Award for Privacy and Security, presented at SIGGRAPH, pitched at Patriot Boot Camp (PBC) and Veteran Shark Attack, … [Read more...]
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