3d multi-touch interfaceWow, 3D and multi-touch. Who woulda thought of that. It’s like putting peanut butter on bread. What’s interesting about this is that it’s being used in public to get some collaboration going on with residents in Helsinki.

CityWall is a large multi-touch display… which acts as a collaborative and playful interface for the everchanging media landscape of the city. The new interface launched in October 2008 also allows working with 3D objects, which enables multiple content and multiple timelines.

how to extend a microsoft vista trialSeems that most of the comments about running SolidWorks on a 64bit Microsoft Vista system are positive and there are quite a few that are curious about what will work best.

If you want to run programs on Vista, you may want to test them out first by downloading a trial version of Vista. However, the 30 day evaluation may not be long enough for you to push all the buttons. In that case, here’s how to quickly extend the trial from 30 days to another 30 days up to 3 times.

And what did he say when I peeked over the edge? Nothing. He starred at me with his glowing eye and dropped the oil bucket all over the new carpet. It’s like trying to control rebellious and highly interesting links… like these. 3D Cutaways of the Future – The largest set of 3D cutaway art…

3dprinting for solidworksTake a big, long sniff. That’s not your CAD skills that smell so sweet, it’s the smell of a slick new add-on to make your jaw drop in abject horror at the price it will cost to have a 3D model printed.

But that is ok, because Print3D has made it work right inside SolidWorks as an add-on that gives you quick pricing information as you go through design iterations. The best part about the add-on… it’s Free. Here’s a look at how it works.

It’s hard to get away from sketching if your an industrial designer. It’s at the core of conceptualizing your designs. I love the sketching and if you love it too… heck, if you’re even slightly interested in how new interface technology is changing the idea of working in 2D and 3D you’ll want to see the 3-dimensional curve sketching system called I Love Sketch.

But it’s not just virtual 2D sketching. It’s the introduction of sketching nurb-based geometry in 3D.