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3DVia Billions and 3DVia Studio. The Mafia will Die. The Farm will Burn. You will 3D Print from Facebook.

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I hate Facebook games. Hate. them. Too the point I feel like butchering a hog over someone’s keyboard as they get a Crop Whisperer ribbon on Farmville. Those feelings may change…. I doubt it, but this… is cool.

Last week 3DVia made the announcement that the 3D Social gaming blitzkrieg that is Billions is now available to play on Facebook. Oh great. Another Facebook game right? Well, we covered the announcement last March. If you saw the images then, ya gotta admit, this would be a different game, nay, a different experience for web-based gaming.

The game is indeed interesting… and fun. Wonder what it’s like and why it could change gaming? What about 3D design and how we interact in a virtual environment? Take a look.

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DoubleCAD XT Just Might Be A Free 3D File Conversion Beast

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Sometimes when you’re weeding through your co-workers file drawers, you’ll come across a thumb-drive with all sorts of interesting files on them. Often they’ll meet your suspicions that they’ve been messing around with other 3D file formats, but what you see is strange to you.

What could they be? How can you find out? File conversion, baby! The free, give me that bacon or I’ll have you flogged with a goat leg kind of free. A relatively new 2D/3D program on the market is makin’ it happen. DoubleCAD. DoubleCAD is from California based IMSI/Design, makers of TurboCAD.

They’ve built this 2D program to rival AutoCAD and since it’s based on TurboCAD, it brings in file conversion that’ll have you opening a slew of files you’re curious about.

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In CONTESTS

Model Your Wicked Cool Organic Design in T-Splines, Win an iPad

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BEEEEHOLD!!! Oh, ouch! Ok, muscles have tensed cracking most of the bones in my upper torso, but… (deep breath) No worries, because the endorphins are kicking in and some good ol’ modeling fun approacheth.

T-Splines is holding a contest. Yes, a modeling contest using T-Splines for Rhino. The winner will be chosen from the best models in the categories of consumer products, architecture, marine, jewelry, toys, and vehicular design. It can be submitted as a T-Splines, Rhino, SolidWorks, Pro/E, Spaceclaim or Inventor file.

The Prize? An iPad and V-ray for Rhino. Ready?

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In 3D CAD TECH

You Will Be a Product Development DJ with This Table

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Actually, who cares about product development at this point. You’ll be the DJ, up in the front of your office as people tear off their blazers and patent leather loafers.

DJ Pablo Martin has launched a new MIDI multitouch controller called Emulator. The multitouch screen you’ll see is called Token and developed by Yöyen Munchausen out of Chile. Emulator is created to work on Windows7 and the best capacitive touch screen you can find. After that, it’s all up to you, your fly hat and and a dope mix to make all the party people say “yooooo!!!”

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Curb Slurper

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Tumbled! I don’t like it! It reeks of peach juice and looks like a muffled badger strung out on battery acid. I’ll say it again! Spray it with chowder and give it these links! Nicolas Ferrand – What good is being a concept artist without drawing ships, bots, worlds and creatures. Ghosts of World War…

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