In 3D CAD TECH

Rule Your CAD with the Ultra-Secure HP BLADE Workstation

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MCAD is running like heck from the desktop. The possibilities of where CAD data is accessed from and where you are when you access it just keeps on growing I tell ya. First you have laptops coming out sporting the AMD Turion X2 Ultra to integrate processor and graphics card capabilities. That equals more power, anywhere.

Now you have HP bringing thin-client workstations to MCAD, workstations that move that box right off your desk and into the depths a server room.

That’s right, all the 3D CAD data is accessed, not from your hard-drive, but from a data-center somewhere else. Can it possibly work? Lets take a look.

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In NEWS

Bow to Your Robot Masters: SolidWorks Robotic University

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As if our soon to be robot overlords are not scary enough, now there’s a Robot University for them to systematically learn how to take over the minds of small children and impressionable young college students. I exaggerate a bit. This is actually a place where the academics and the automaton-interested can gather via an…

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In CAD

Smack! The Complete Guide to SolidWorks Layout Sketches

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Oh man, your SolidWorks assembly is looking a little crooked my friend. In fact, I’d say it’s just about to tip over and probably hurt a small family of mice or a vagabond waiting for you to set some scraps out on the porch.

I’m going to suggest a way to improve assembly creation, so take a couple slow breaths, have a pot of coffee and avoid the loose boards over in the corner by the shedding dog.

With SolidWorks 2008 came the ability to add Sketch Layouts to drive all the parts in your assembly. Sound formidable? Well, there’s not much in the SolidWorks Help, so here’s all you need to get up to speed with the amazingly sturdy world of SolidWorks Sketch Layouts.

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In 3D CAD TECH

The Possibilities of 3D Displays In Vapor Gettin' Closer

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That atomic rubidium vapor you’ve been storing in those old canning jars may soon be put to good use as a storage medium for images which, in turn, could allow 3D data storage, display and possibly manipulation. A group of physicists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel… yeah, that place, warmed up…

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In CULTURE

The 2 Step Trick to Kill Email and Take Back Your Day

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I was working on a somebody’s computer this morning and their email notification kept popping up asking you to choose to go to the email or not. For one thing, that was incredibly annoying, and incredibly inefficient for another.

A little experiment
So it made me want to offer up a little experiment to show you how to get rid of the biggest time consuming and utterly destructive tool that is… email.

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