| Design, Technology, CAD and FAB
Dassault SOLIDWORKS is corporately swinging down from the rafters of development mode to announce the upcoming new features in SOLIDWORKS 2019. If you're worried about SOLIDWORKS slowing development to pursue XDesign interest (that just gained some new features), this release may sway your opinion. There are plenty of new features to love and, … [Read more...]
Yeah, Of course, you're thinking that--But even if a baby attack parrot looks cute trying to beat you at Forza 7, he's strugglin' cause his little beak just can't handle that full-size racing sim wheel and shifter. Plus, you know you'd like something you could just slap on your controller. Brent Scott to the rescue. Brent, aka pixel2 on … [Read more...]
On the off-chance you have an intact skullcap and you're mostly coherent at this time of day, I want to introduce you this week to a model so puzzling you'll want to finish the maze you started drawing on your belly in the middle of that meeting last week. Thomas Buseyne is no stranger to puzzles... actually, he could be stranger to puzzles and … [Read more...]
If you were too busy re-topologizing that scan of your skull last week, you may have missed this announcement from nPower Software/IntegrityWare--they've released version 5.0 of their Power Surfacing / Power Surfacing RE for SOLIDWORKS software. It was just a year ago (June 2017) they released Power Surfacing version 4.0 that brought support … [Read more...]
I just returned from hiking 40 miles with a 50-lb pack in the West Texas Guadalupe Mountains. If it were not for hiking sticks, my legs would be gelatinous globs right now. They're a must - even for kiddos and their ultra-cartilaginous joints. What's a good way to make them relish such long, arduous journeys on the trail? Well, a hiking stick … [Read more...]
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![Model of the Week: Kid’s Hiking Stick / Battle Staff Beads [Summit Achievement Earned!]](https://i1.wp.com/www.solidsmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/3d-printed-hiking-stick-medallion-beads-00.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)