In CAD

SolidWorks Doesn't Do Trains, Planes and Automobiles

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This is a story from Mark Biasotti on his journey of advanced surface modeling in SolidWorks, from a Senior Industrial Designer at IDEO to a Senior Product Manager at Dassault SolidWorks. SolidWorks Doesn’t Do Trains, Planes and Automobiles originally appeared on the SolidWorks forum. Republished with permission.

Back in the fall of 2002, while working for IDEO, I had an idea to see how far I could take SolidWorks 2003 Beta (SolidWorks’ first multi-body version) and I conceived of an idea to create the Aston Martin Vanquish V12 that was featured in the latest James Bond movie Die another Day. The SolidWorks car model was introduced to the SolidWorks community at SWW2003 in Orlando, FL in the form of a short movie (using Lightwave3D) I created and produced wryly named “Kill another CAD”.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Tirlub TiTi

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The ground cover was softer than he first imagined. A dampness lit by the reflections of light breaking through eroded the shadows, leaving the traveler distracted. But just for a moment. For within the fall of a footstep, where moisture rose like steam, a click was heard, a dry reverb, and thus appeared these links.…

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In DESIGN

Foldboat: The Classy, Urban Row Boat Made from a Single Sheet of Plastic

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Perhaps you were dazzled by the enchanting tote-and-row spectacle of the Oru folding Kayak. So much so, that you’ve been on a quest to collect, study and ascertain the benefits of small, folding watercraft. Enter Foldboat. Foldboat is a seamless, hard shell, folding boat fabricated from a single sheet of HDPE plastic and when people see you carry it over, fold it up and slap it down in the park pond, there’s no doubt you’ll turn some heads.

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In 3D CAD TECH

Lynx All-in-One Camera Scanner Sets Stage for Scanning Your Ugly Mug

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Sit up straight! Grit those teeth! DON’T MOVE. Here’s just one of the many items we missed in our predictions for this year. Hand-held camera scanners. We saw a slew of prototypes last year, from devices tied into a Kinect, like ReconstructMe, to slick, smaller versions like the ARMADA concept. Lynx Laboratories is preparing to launch a Kickstarter project on January 15th that will finally bring a more consumer-friendly version to the scan space.

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