What? You haven’t tried Smoth Mealer’s special recipe stew? Well empty out those stomach pouches and get ready for an all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it in your neck skin! Send it on in to
Both Autodesk and GrabCAD have made some exciting announcements this week with Autodesk’s Fusion 360 launch on Tuesday and GrabCAD’s new Workbench which will allow even more powerful sharing features the CAD community. We had a chance to sit down with GrabCAD CEO Hardi Maybaum and Autodesk’s Director of Mechanical Design Products Prabakar Murugappan. So what does all this mean to you as a designer, engineer or maker? Listen in as we find out more about CAD in the Cloud, what Fusion 360 means to existing CAD users, and where GrabCAD’s new Workbench fits in with all this. Rock.
You all know the Playstation 4 (PS4) and the Xbox One are preparing to stock the shelves of many a store and the TV console of many a gaming fiend. With all the attention each new console systems has been receiving, the exclusive games for each and the updated box-tastic designs, the choice is becoming hard, nay GRUELING. Which is best? And why? And who do I have to spray in the face with a hose to get a cupholder port on one of these, huh!! We’re reaching out to you, the SolidSmack community to let us know and we’re doing it a bit differently.
It’s a toss-up, but typically, I prefer to strap the skull of a massive Zebu or Longhorn to the handlebars of my bike, just to stay stylish. In the common situation where I need to access my phone for directions to the local skull buffing facility, I risk gouging myself or others. On top of that, the ocular cavity of a cow skull is no place to stash your mobile device. Fortunately, there’s something much more stylish, safer and functional. The Handleband solves all the problems of having access to your mobile device while dodging horns, tusks or oncoming traffic. They have a Kickstarter campaign that has blown past the $12,000 goal. We talked with Daniel Haarburger, designer of the simple solution about how the project came together.
Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on with Google Glass, one thing is for certain: it will most certainly come in handy at times. Google Glass user Todd Blatt recently used his Google Glass to capture photos hands-free at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The photos were then sent to Autodesk’s 123D Catch, and assembled and cleaned in Meshmixer. Let’s take a look at the results.