I know you have long dreamt of taking your blueprints with you wherever you go. Well, it’s possible, or could be. The Softsheet concept by Gautham Varma is a foldable, touch-sensitive screen you can toss on your dash when you’re off to the shop or construction site. You can use it to view site plans or other large format design data, syncing from mobile devices, like an iPhone or iPad.
What’s going on in the world of Crowdfunding? Amazing things! But before I get into this edition of “Wisdom of the Crowd”, I’d like to point out that Maxifab has beat its target of $5,000, pulling in a whopping $24,393 and iZen Bamboo Keyboard past its goal of $18,000 reaching $26,436. Pretty kickass if you ask me. What do we have this week?
What do you do in the morning when you have a hankering for a fried doughy foods and a massive glass of SolidWorks API knowledge? Stop by your nearest doughnut shop? Unfortunately, they know nothing of SolidWorks API and you may not get your doughnuts if you mention anything of it. So, after you’ve grabbed a bag of bearclaws, head over to CADSharp.com and absorb the frothy goodness of video tutorials and everything you’ve ever wanted to know about creating custom programs for SolidWorks.
What could you do with stacks of 5mm plywood and exhaustive knowledge of Latin, iambic pentameter, gear ratios, Turing machines and the mechanized inner workings of computer systems? Anything you want, but mostly you would build amazing kinetic sculptures capable of computing and endless variety of data, be it fractals or the eternal bond of love. It’s exactly what Brent Thorne does and he’s created some of the most incredible looking lasercut calculating devices you will ever splinter your eyes upon.
3D printers are slow, but they can make virtually anything. Humans are slow, and most of them can make virtually anything as well. What does this mean? SHOWDOWN.