In CAD

Sunglass.io Updates Collaboration Platform, Announces $20 PDM

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Your choices for web-based collaboration are ever-growing towers of storage, sharing and data-viewing options that are turning into quite the trend in the 3D software space. Sunglass was one of the first on the scene with viewing CAD files in the browser and the widest support for 3D file formats, 3d software plugins, cloud-based apps and an API that links it all together. Now, they have new features, a new pricing model with versioning and data-management functionality that make the plugins more useful and the entire direction of this company (and this space) even more interesting.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Magical Hurt Blaster

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The timber was cold. All around stood the frozen furbunny army of the first war, some caught mid-stride. Others caught, as if, warming their hands by the icy ashes of a darkened fire. Surely, no one would ever again underestimate what runs through the veins of these links. Andrew Bell – A special treat this…

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In DESIGN

Herman Miller Introduces Mirra 2 Chair's Sleek New Design

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I don’t care what people say. There are not enough well-designed office chairs in this world. From stumps of wood and rubber balls to cockpit office consoles that come with a 5,000 page manual, we’ll always need some way of looking ultra-efficient and ultra-stylish while our butt and legs slowly blend into two slender columns of skin and bone. Doing that in comfort is of extreme importance and if you’re a fan of Herman Miller’s design aesthetic and love their cushy office chairs, you’re familiar with the beautiful Mirra office chair. I swore I was going to get one, delayed, but am spinning circles in my current, worn office chair at the site of the Mirra 2. Once again developed by Studio 7.5, introduced at the 2013 Salone Del Mobile Milano and a feature at the upcoming NeoCon 2013, the chair is a complete redesign, lighter and sleeker than ever before.

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In CAD

GrabCAD Workbench Launches. CAD File Viewing & Versioning For Engineers and Design Teams.

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Two weeks ago, GrabCAD launched Workbench. It’s not the worn countertop in your Grandpa’s garage. Rather, it lives on the internet surrounded by the warmth of Amazon’s S3 secure server architecture. More specifically, Workbench is the revamped version of GrabCAD’s project collaboration platform that adds a new interface, viewing of all major CAD file formats, secure sharing of files, versioning, revision control and, low and behold, a pricing model. Yes, GrabCAD has forayed into the world of freemium business models with three tiers of pricing – Professional, Team and Enterprise. Team and Enterprise details and pricing are yet to come, but the free Professional level (currently in closed beta) allows unlimited projects, unlimited collaborators, unlimited storage and mobile access. Are your collaboration woes solved?

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In FAB

Matterform's Photon 3D Scanner is a Point Cloud of Beauty

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What would you do if you love lasers, 3d modeling and had an obsessive-compulsive knack for software development and uber-functional design? You would design and launch a 3D scanner that made all other 3D scanners look like shop-class throwbacks. We like the cost of DIY scanners and the resolution and scan area of some high-end scanners, but for quick, desktop, on-the-fly scanning of everyday objects, we’re simply in love with the Photon 3D Scanner from Matterform. As you may know, their Indiegogo campaign is nearing the final days and, having blown past the $81k goal, they’re prepping to provide 1,100+ backers a stylish new gadget for their desktop scanning needs.

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