I don’t know about you, but the Tauntaun scene in Empires Strikes Back was EPIC. In one captivating scene, it taught us the single best way to survive a blizzard is to have the carcass of a very large, very smelly animal with you.
Scott Holden was equally inspired and decided to create his own Tauntaun costume. He lays out the process he went through, start to finish. You won’t have the warm entrails of a tauntaun to burrow in to, but you will see how he used SolidWorks to make it happen.
Good news for all of you who inadvertently stick your hands in the front fork of bicycles from time to time. You’re gonna have to go back to sticking them in the chain with this new, totally functional bike design from Olli Erkkila.
Olli, graduate of Lahti University Institute of Design in Finland, not only came up with a super slick, cruiser-style bike, he used his ingenious power of design to boot the front fork right out to give the two-wheeled transport a completely unique, almost floating appearance. Check. it. out.
I know. It’s dinner conversation that goes right along with slamming your hand in the potatoes of the person right next to you. POTATO HAND SLAM… “So, What in the world is Qi Pan up to these days at the ol’ Cambridge University Engineering Department?”
One word for ya. Rowdiness. The boy has spun out a doctoral paper featuring new scanning technology he’s named ProFORMA. He explains it as ‘On-line Rapid Model Acquisition’, but we all know those are just fancy words for what we all lovingly know as… 3D SCANNING. How does it work? Take a look.
In one week we’ll be smackin’ ourselves (and you) with some Autodesk University coverage. Why would we do that? Well…for good reason party people. 1) product dev tech 2) Las Vegas 3) ponies 4) they invited us. We’re probably excited. In fact, we’ll probably give some awkward high-fives to people we hardly know.
What else is in store? I have no idea actually, but based on my goal of running through crowded areas with my eyes closed and camera flashing, there’s bound to be some mildly interesting blurriness caught.
Here’s the buzz we’ll be lookin’ for and some details on the conference if you happen to be going along.
Why I remember clear as cankers. It was an ancient foe, deserving the worst of our back-hands and bayonets, until it bestowed unto us pajamas, warm and cozy and then these links. Yukari Masuike – Haaayt! Mythical skull tigers? Ice dragon. yes and yes. The 10 weirdest Physic Facts – For instance, it’s a fact…