In DESIGN

Troy Lee Designs, Cracker Jackin' Alias Surface with Showcase

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You know you’re cool when you pull up in a truck blasting Atreyu’s Bleeding Mascara and wearing your freaking rad bike helmet. Yeah, people know it… YOU… ARE SERIOUS.

Serious. Like the “Kiss of Death” or like Troy Lee Designs when it it comes to designing helmets that look impressive whether you’re flying through the air, slamming your head into a road or yes, driving a truck. It just so happens they use Autodesk Alias Surface to model the brain cases and Showcase to make them look badder than granny’s three meat casserole.

They have the process down too. Today we get an overview of that process, how it helps their distribution and even get a handful of tips to produce better results when bringing Alias models into Showcase. Rock it.

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In 3D CAD TECH

JumiMouse. Control SolidWorks (or anything else) from Your iPhone or iPad via WiFi [Givaway]

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You know that annoying guy who’s blocking the soda machine because he’s looking down at his iPhone? He might not be texting or leveling up on a game, he might just be designing an extremely life-changing product to serve you up a cold beverage without leaving your seat… and he might be using an app called JumiMouse to do it.

Jumitech has created a slew of apps that give you complete control over your computer, the software on it and the device connected to it. The ones you’ll be interested in are the apps allowing you to control programs like SolidWorks via WiFi.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Triumble Vumble

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The stacks of statistical anomalies and stale bread substitutes towered ominously over the lush shrubberies of Canton Loopiecero. No one fathomed that weaved amidst the coiled succulents, lay the power of the fortress… these links. Rone Marshall – Abstraction and light are two of Rone’s specialties… he tosses them straight into your hippocampus. Iron Baby…

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In CONTESTS

Winner of the iPad Model Rendering Challenge!

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Well, I don’t know about you, but it’s been a tense couple of weeks watching the entries come in for the iPad model rendering challenge. The wait is over… Or is it? YES, it is!

All together we had 28 submissions and over 50 renderings from people using a variety of top-notch rendering tools – very impressive the options you all have. Here they are along with the top contenders and the one to take home the prize, a 3D Connexion SpaceTraveler.

Oh! and if you have an idea for a future rendering challenge, just drop us a note.

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In NEWS

Autodesk Slams the Hammer. AutoCAD on the Mac in Beta *Update*

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Well now, some crazy weekend news to make the Mac users in the house choke on their brunch. Autodesk is indeed working on a AutoCAD version for the Mac. Not virtualized, not via Parallels, but native on the Mac.

Screenshots have been posted. Most assuredly without the go ahead from mother Autodesk. No matter, because the news is now blanketing the internet. It’s Beta 1 of AutoCAD – Mac Edition. The Sledgehammer preview. Here’s a look at what Autodesk is bangin’ out.

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