In CAD

BREAKING: Sunglass.io Blast Out of Beta, Snags ‘GitHub for 3D Design’ Title

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The 3D cloud collab fire keeps burnin’ hotter and today’s news is sure to stoke the flames. Sunglass.io started out as a simple way to share models online and was one of the first to bring in a WebGL-based, plugin-free approach to sharing CAD Data. They had a basic annotation tool at the time and a hint at an app ecosystem. After bagging 1.7 million in funding they introduced support for 45 3D file formats, VoIP support, cloud rendering and a public beta. Today, they’re breaking out of beta and deep into project collaboration with the claim of a “GitHub-like solution” for seamless collaboration and project management. Here’s a look.

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In DESIGN

Luxology Plays with Minds: Turns 3D Models into 2D Drawings with NPR Kit

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Back when I was in design school my fellow students seemed to have one of two traits that were exceptional in their own right: Sketching or CAD Modeling. Ketchup or Mustard. Peanut Butter or Jelly. Alone these things are ‘okay’. Put them together and you have an unstoppable force capable of breaking the outer limits of the stratosphere with their combined awesomeness. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Somebody who can model the heck out of something can’t always duplicate that into a tshirt-ready graphic… or can they?

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In FAB

Stratsys Seizes 3D Printer from Defence Distributed, Guns A-Blazin'

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In the latest twist of the long-running 3D Printed gun debate, Stratasys revoked the lease on a printer that a company called “Defence Distributed” got. Defense Distributed is run by Cody Wilson, a student at the “University of Texas School of Law in Austin. He is a student of Bastiat, Locke, Hoppe, and Anthony de Jasay, and in all things works toward realizing a private law society.” The aim of the project is to 1) Create the World’s first 100% 3D Printable Gun 2) Adapt the Design down to Cheaper 3D Printers 3) Become the Web’s Printable Wiki Redoubt.

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In NEWS

Autodesk Gets on the CAM Track, Acquires HSMWorks Technology.

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Today, the biggest news for CAD/CAM in years happened. Autodesk announced it has acquired HSMWorks. That Autodesk acquired another company isn’t surprising. What is surprising is this–HSMWorks is a CAM Solution for SolidWorks. If you use it, you also know it’s the best integrated CAM solution for SolidWorks. Obviously, Autodesk sees this, loves this, wants this integration in their own product and with the popularity HSMWorks achieved by offering a free version of their CAM Solution, HSMXpress, they’ve built an strong user base in the CAM industry. It’s an industry Autodesk was lacking in and this acquisition is a strategy that compliments every level of their Manufacturing product line. So, with the influx of Autodesk funds, what’s the future of CAM? And exactly, what does this acquisition mean for the SolidWorks user?

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