Now don’t get me wrong. You can live on more than just gravy substitutes, but with that piled around your computer as you beta test SolidWorks 2011, people will know you are DEAD SERIOUS.

There are two reason why you should get gravy’ed and beta. They were both results of cool ideas that worked, but became really, really annoying really, really fast. One I even gave a SolidWorks 2010 best new feature award. I slap myself, repeatedly with a mug of cold gravy. I’ve been waiting four Service Packs to do this post and now… the time has come.

It’s the question we ponder when putting the cat in the dryer, cutting down the neighbors tree or slicing ham with the back of a shoe. What’s 3D good for? Can you answer that?

It’s challenging I know, but the first thing that may come to mind….Braballs. I could end the post there, but I won’t, because after I spray coffee out my nose, reality sets in and I realize all of us can bring an invention to life. It’s the magic of 3D, an article on the invention process that makes the obvious, glaringly obvious, but supplements it properly with Braballs and kegerators.

At the beginning of the year I predicted a move of 3D apps toward the cloud. Anyone could have guessed that though. SolidWorks showed-off the cross-platform possibilities and Autodesk put AutoCAD on the cloud. But, working with 3D geometry via the web hasn’t been seen… till this past week.

Deelip Menezes broke the news Tuesday morning from the Spatial European Forum. (Read Really Big News from Dassault and Spatial) It’s now possible for anyone to license the technology to put 3D design applications on the web. Dassault and Spatial are making it happen.

The news has massive implications for the CAx and design Industries. So, we followed up with Deelip to get his insight. We’ll also take a look at the first rendition of the app put out by Spatial and give it a spin. Oh, did I mention you can too?

It’s just that. The sauce bottles dropped to the floor, it flared it’s jowls and that’s when I decided I would replace my interest in bar-b-que with these links. Jaime Jones – I’m loving this rough paint style. Jaime Jones has it going on with creatures, characters and more. Field- This CG animation by selfburning…

Sometimes you wake up in the morning, stretch, slap yourself and get a grin on your face right before screaming ‘PLM!’ in your best Robert DiNero voice. Sure, it’s completely traumatized the kids, but you’re amped and ready to start your day.

It goes without saying then, that you’ll want a nice dose of what Siemens is up to. They’re screamin’ PLM right along with you and what they featured this week, at their annual PLM Connection event, is a sure sign they’ve got some brilliant ideas for product development.

There are at least five things you will want to know about Siemens, NX and Solid Edge. So, down that scalding coffee and crack your knuckles, cause here we go.