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SolidSmack 2-Minute Tut!… (soon to be video-ized)

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Allright, I’m not doing anyone any good by delaying some SolidWorks tutorial goodness just because I can’t get my video act together, so without further ado, I will introduce the SolidSmack 2-minute Tut… soon to be video-ized. 2-minutes of your time in exchange for lessons in glorious 3D SolidWorks, along with supporting images. I’ll post…

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In 3D CAD TECH

How Many Plug-ins Does it Take to Put 3D on the Web? Google Releases O3D.

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3D… on the web. It’s here… again, but this time in fine Google form with all the openness you would expect from the crew. Tuesday, Google opened the gates on their interactive 3D graphics accelerator for web browsers, O3D.

It’s a browser plug-in, complete with a fresh API for anyone interested to play with. For web users, it’s the next rich 3D experience on the web and Google’s attempt at giving you native 3D support in your browser… without a plug-in.

So gather round the screen, load the plug-in and cozy up to the virtual blaze that is emanating from your browser. It’s Google 3D time.

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Face-Tracking 3D Space With Your Webcam. Potential For 3D CAD?

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Welcome. It’s knee-slappin’, face-movin’ time again here on SolidSmack and this week we introduce to you Mr. Doob, who thought it a pleasant idea, in his Flash experimentation, to show you what it’s like to have a 3D scene position itself based on the position of you melon.

You can play with the mouse-driven version, but to really experience it, and you have to experience it, you can get in the Face tracking + 3D Scene action here if you have a webcam.

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My Single Greatest SolidWorks Tip for Large Assemblies… You Might Not Like It.

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Ok, someone has asked me what my single greatest SolidWorks tip for large assemblies is. That, all you SolidWorks Pros may know, is a large request in itself.

If I had to split my knuckles across the edge of my desk about anything, it would be the frustration that comes with large assembly management in SolidWorks. It’s actually easy to me after years of figuring it out, but really, it shouldn’t take ‘years of figuring it out’ right?

So, are ya ready? I’ll let you know what it is and why it starts here and how to move on. My single greatest SolidWorks Tip for dealing with Large Assemblies is…

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SolidWorks on Mac: CEO Speaks Out. You Have Your Say. {Poll}

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I’m sure of it. Your ankles are swelling with excitiment at the thought. SolidWorks on a Mac? Is this another post teasing of the possibility? Totally. Yes. But this time, you get to find out a little more about what’s going on in the mind of SolidWorks. Particularly, it’s CEO, Jeff Ray, courtesy of a fine, distinguished writer, Kenneth Wong.

You’ve seen how to run SolidWorks on a Mac here, porting it through bootcamp and doing a softmod to get RealView on a MacBookPro, but what if you could run it native… on a Mac?

Recently, Kenneth asked Jeff Ray about putting SolidWorks on a Mac. Here’s what he had to say…

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