Tapping your fingers on the edge of your desk in rapid, chaotic motions may typically annoy your cube mates, but if you’re all users of one of the two Autodesk Design Suites or Simulation tools, it may prompt a head-bobbing sing-along. Autodesk just announced the release of the 2014 Design Suites and with it, they they add a measure of of assembly performance, a folder-full of factory assets and a smidgen of free surface liquid simulation to round out top new features.
For those in the greater London area, get ready to see a whole lot more 3D printing buzz. Today, iMakr announced that it will be opening a two-story, 2500 square-foot 3D printing retail store in Farringdon in Central London. Could this be the ‘office supply store’ of the future? Take off your Google Glass at the register, please.
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week features an Electronic and Trip-Hop inspired playlist including Cut Chemist, YACHT, Africa HiTech, Portishead, and LCD Soundsystem. Get ready to blaze through the week!
For those with ‘well-behaved’ dogs, carrying a leash at all times in order to obey leash laws can be…well, extremely annoying. Between trips to the park, hikes through the trails, or even a jaunt downtown, finding and carrying a leash can be a cumbersome experience. Rollo co-founders Tony Lord and Sid Fohrman saw this overlooked problem and teamed up with the Portland, Oregon design consultancy INDUSTRY to develop what human dog-spokesman Cesar Milan is calling “the only collar that allows you to obey both the laws of nature and the laws of man.”
It’s no longer a secret–modo 701 is going to kick butt in major ways. Luxology’s Brad Peebler gave an online presentation this morning where he showed off the best of what’s new for those of us eager to dive into the new release. From updated edge beveling enhancements to a new animation workflow, Luxology has proved that not only can they make a great software package, but they also listen to the needs of their strong community of users. Here’s a collection of some of the best of what’s new…presented by Mr. Peebler himself.