In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: The Beans Have It

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It’s one thing if you’re just standing there waiting for the subway to come by, it’s a completely different thing if you’re standing there minding your business, maybe reading a paper, and someone throws beans point-blank into your face. These links help the stinging though. Creatures in my Head – The enchanting and wonderful illustrative…

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In CAD

5 SolidWorks Options to Be Quicker Than the Other Guy

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“Son, that boy is faster at sketchin’ some 3D than a greased zebra chasin’ a three-legged yak.” Now wouldn’t you want to be described like that? Well, there’s more to being fast in SolidWorks, than flipping through commands and some fancy assembly tricks.

The System Options have a few setting that are not always used, but could make you quicker if they were. After this you’ll be moving faster in sketches, dimensioning and finding parts and features than you ever were before. Go greased Zebra, go.

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In DESIGN

From Flat to Cool: Three New Twist on Product Design

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What incredibly functional complex designs could you possibly think up if you only had fabric, sheet metal or wood to work with? More than you could do carpet scraps and hot glue I imagine.

Design can be interesting, but it gets downright inspiring when you see common flat panel materials used in different areas you would never imagine. Here’s three absolutely amazing design ideas that use materials that start flat and proceed to make your mouth gape open.

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In NEWS

SolidWorks 2009 Beta. Monday?…We Meant Tuesday.

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The SolidWorks 2009 Beta program that was rumored to launch Monday (yesterday) has just gone live at the customer portal. If you’re a subscriptions service customer, and signed up to be notified for beta launch, you can download it and enjoy the new version till your eyes shoot blood. So, get on board, man the…

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