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Eeny, Meeny, What Comes Next? High End CAD on OS X.

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Just look at all the shiny mac-induced fun that happens when a highly branded product company *cough*Apple*cough* wants to develop it’s products, with it’s own product…. or so some would think.

Well, for some of you, it’s time to put that Apple sticker back on your rear windshield. Siemens PLM software has announced the commercial availability for ‘native-support’ of NX6 on the Mac. This makes Siemens PLM the first CAD/PLM company, with Windows PC, Linux and full-on Mac version of their software. Did we ever think it wouldn’t happen?

The NX6 for Mac release has all the 3D modeling features of the Windows and Linux versions, including that good ol’ Synchronous Technology for all your history-based/history-free modeling enjoyment. Here’s some quick facts on the release, one that may surprise you and some video to prove it’s actually real.

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In 3D CAD TECH

Back to The Drawing Board: 4 Key Features For Dead Serious Multi-Touch and 3D Design

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Imagine, you’re five years in the future, trying desperately to get a handle on the new touch-screen gestures for CAD and it’s not all it’s cracked up to be… for designing products. Suddenly, it seems easier to strangle the people forcing multi-touch tech down your throat, along with the bloggers that keep going on about how cool it is.

Whoa there tiger, before you get out the piano wire and menacing look, let’s take a step back… together, have a drink and discuss what’s being done to make 3D design and multi-touch a time to look forward to.

There are people working on the concepts to make it happen. Here’s one of them and four features that are more important as the fruitfulness of multi-touch devices approacheth.

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In CAD

The Giant Foot of Google Wave Will Crush CAD and PLM

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Ok, maybe not ‘Crush’ so much, maybe more like, boot it into the future. You need to drop your bagel, Blackberry or coworker on the ground and run, nay I say sprint, to read Oleg Shilovitsky’s 6 reasons Why Google Wave will Change PLM Collaboration.

Pivotal, my geometry-glazed friends. Oleg briefly points out how Google’s Wave application has direct applications for how we will collaborate in the future. It’s 6 things, I’m convinced, hardly anyone has realized or is even thinking about. How do you think this is going to affect how you work?

Here are the 6 reasons. Read them, read his post and let me know what you think!

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Full-On Chop Core

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Mwuuhaha!! I’m telling you, this is a viciously cool amount of noodles. I could never throw this many noodles at innocent people enjoying a leisurely stroll through the park, but I shall! Noodles at you! Noodles and links!! Marek Denko Buggy Series – We all love buggies, but these by 3D ar-test Marek Denko are…

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In DESIGN

The Vault Door Designed in SolidWorks. A Cutting Torch and Some Drama Please.

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I know, you have a few Class III Vault doors already and probably regifted a couple last Christmas, but maybe this will give you a little appreciation for the amount of torching and hammering these massive doors can take.

Vault Structures has been creating security doors for a while. Their newest 9000 lb. vault door, the VSI 360 (pdf link!) was created entirely within SolidWorks. SolidWorks issued a Press Release about it and the rest is unfettered drama.

So I followed-up with Vault Structures to find out more about what the press release didn’t mention. Here’s the scoop.

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