In 3D CAD TECH

New STEM Community Attracts Glittery, Girly-girl Generation with Science

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When a girl is applying that special shade of chemical-infused eye-liner to their lids, the last thing going through their heads is all the science and incredible amounts of process that go into it. Unless they’re a girl in science… or interested in science… or forced by their parents to watch sciency videos on making your own eyeliner so as to save a few bucks. Girls just don’t get enough credit–or have enough resources–when it comes to science and technology. Now, there’s a new STEM site to put the kibosh on that.

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Friday Smackdown: Gologem beil

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The soft grass wrapped itself around the barbs of the icy rock face. Peeled back, frozen stares of creatures chiseled in the sudden downpour of a frigid rain extended deep into the crystal space. The glow spilling forth from behind them revealed their possession–the preserved remains of their race embedded in the neck fat of…

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#SWW13: SolidSmack Sits Down With SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot

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As if SolidWorks World 2013 couldn’t have been any more bangin’–it was. We got the chance to sit down with the guy who is controlling the future of your favorite CAD package like a gypsy with a crystal ball….Mr. Bertrand Sicot! In our video interview, we talk with Bertrand about what it’s been like as CEO so far, what the new Mechanical Conceptual means for SolidWorks designers, and how SolidWorks is positioning itself in the Maker Revolution.

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First Look: Caustic Series2 Ray Tracing Acceleration Boards

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Released last week, the Caustic Series2 accelerator boards are a pair of ray tracing accelerator PC boards that use Imagination Technologies’ ray tracing technologies to bring us the world’s first chipset dedicated to high performance, fully interactive ray tracing in a workstation environment. I had the opportunity to sit down with VFX madman and Caustic user Nick Nakadate in his office at Portland, Oregon’s Animation Dynamics (ADi) to talk shop about how this product has improved his workflow and how it might help industrial designers and engineers in their workflows.

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