Crack out the Faraday suits and rev up those Tesla Coils, PTC is stirring the air with talks about their endeavor to define and possibly redefine (thunderous clap and loud echoing voice) THE FUTURE of MECHANICAL CAD!! CAD CAD!!

We’re out at PTC/USER 2010 in Orlando, Florida and we’ve found out as much as possible about the gameplan PTC has for product development. Could it be a new product? A new platform? Or perhaps their position on that Cloud mess and how to deliver apps to the user? Hmmm. Here’s what we know and what we think it might be.

I tossed it in a bowl of cantankerous snails, but once you start pumpin’ those hydraulics, wooo boy! whatch out! There’s about nine other slime poppers that shoot out my pores and go straight after these links. Willy Verginer – Just wow. Willy creates sculptures out of wood. They are incredibly life-like with the perfect…

This is a guest article by Michael Lord. Michael is a Design Engineer at Trakka Pty Limited in Sydney, Australia where they use SolidWorks to design Campervans and Motorhomes. I first talked with Michael on Twitter and asked if he would write up his experience using PhotoView360.

The iPad Rendering Challenge is finished and won by Dripta Roy. I can only look on with envy at his efforts. I was pleased at what I came up with, grateful for being chosen as a Top Contender and even more honored that Josh should ask it I could provide some insight into my process. So with that…

So, you just bought a 30″ LCD screen to replace a 24″ LCD screen to replace a 17″ CRT monitor that replaced a slice of bread you stabbed toothpicks at to prove you knew the future of touch screen technology 10 years ago.

You were right, and now there’s a slew of options becoming available that will replace whatever collects fingerprints atop your dusty desktop. Some are being revealed this week at Computex 2010 where MSI is smashing everyone with their line-up, but all are impressive and show just how fast display tech is moving. Here’s five you’ll want to watch.

You may still be waiting for Rhino for Mac to be available on the Mac to be officially released (Deelip), but that shouldn’t keep you from the joys of viewing and sharing your Rhino models on another Apple device now should it?

You, gentle Rhino modeler, are in luck. The iRhino 3D app popped up in the app store this week and is available to download for the hoof stomping price of $3.99. Imagine the looks of awe from your friends as you rotate, zoom, and pan your NURBS all over the screen, then email it to them with a flick of your finger. INTENSE.