You may be at a boil trying to run SolidWorks on a Mac or just looking for a way to model some product ideas on a new install of Linux. Maybe you didn’t even know there are CAD applications available for Linux. Jack Wallen of GHacks put together a post on CAD Programs for Linux this morning and had some great suggestions. I have another one for ya, and it just so happens to be a 3D modeler you’ll likely relate to a little better than some of the 2D options.

I should say, at first, I tried standing up the better half of two days. It was only when I lost feeling in my neck and the bats started nibbling my eyelids that I turned to these links. Magical Hyperspace Narwhal – I don’t care if it’s abstract. It’s 3D and wallpaper size so it’s cool to the 3rd power. Neurosonics Audiomedical Laboratory – How do you drop the beat? This is one way. Requires a few heads that have rhythm. Sweet. The Facebook Office – The only office where you can use Facebook all day, every day. 10 Resources for Job Hunters – Of course, there’s nothing as direct…

It’s not much of a surprise, ya think? The poll last week asking “If You Could Design Anything With 3D, What Would It Be?” did in fact show that approximately 30% would love to hunker down for a nice evening of modeling vehicles in 3D. And by pure coincidence the very next post was a teaser for a How to Model an Audi R8 using SolidWorks. Pure coincidence, I swear. So, until the time that becomes available, I thought I’d gather some resources to help out with your swelling interest in car and vehicle design.

How many types of CAD modeling can you stack atop your chest before collapsing a lung? Most draw the line at two, solids and surfacing, and even then, aortas start rupturing. Little do people know there’s a third that can be applied to give you, YES, TRIBRID MODELING. Delcam has had Tribrid modeling capabilities in their PowerSHAPE Pro product since the 2008 release, but many people haven’t had a chance to see it, let alone even fathom what it could possibly be. Fortunately for you, Al Dean, of Develop3D is on site in South Korea at the Delcam Asian Technical Summit to get all the meaty details on the power…

You’ll need 67 terabytes just to contain the excitement your storage-deprived mind is about to feel. How do you build huge cloud storage? This is how. Online backup company, Backblaze, now providers of one of the cheapest cloud storage solutions known to man, gives you the cloud storage step-by-step scoop. It’s storage on a budget for sure. Not only do they give you the full overview with material list and wiring, they also provide the full SolidWorks 3D model, with every stinkin’ feature intact.

Sometimes, even for the gifted such as yourself, it takes more than the power of the mind to form massive chunks of steel into structures that look cool and don’t crumple when hanging bits of mountain from it. For Corbett Griffith of Instinct Engineering, it’s completely natural. Since graduating Georgia Tech with a BSME and Minor in Sculpture, Corbett has churned out the most insane mechanical constructs you could imagine. It’s engineering mixed with aesthetics. Here, he fills us in on the process.