In ROCKIN

Somebody. Please Make 3D CAD Look This Cool.

1 Min Read

There’s not enough explodin’ stuff in CAD these days. It’s all sketch this, extrude that. So, when I saw this, I just had to show it to you. Some of the 3D visualization out there just amaze me. But this video, blows my mind. “TSNStudio’s Extreme Loading® is an engineered simulation technology originally designed for…

Read More
In DESIGN

ICFF 2008: Cool Design, Inspiring Ideas

1 Min Read

Every year about this time the International Contemporary Furniture Fair ends and a bunch of trendy people have satisfied their desire for new designs and ideas about contemporary furniture. The rest of us admire it through the websites able to cover the event and hope there will be something interesting that comes of the whole affair.

This year was impressive and out of all the designs I’ve seen I come away inspired about some aspects of design I had not considered. Here are some of the Best in Show and designs that bring a lil’ bit o’ fun to functional design. These are from both established and new designers. What do you think? Could you create something like this in SolidWorks?

Read More
In RESOURCES

CAD on the Web: Toss AutoCAD, Edit DWG’s Online

2 Mins Read

edit autocad drawings onlineSlap me sideways and constrain me to X/Y coordinates. SolidWorks Labs has released a new web app, called BluePrint Now, that allows you to create/edit/save DWG files online. That… is just wild people. Whatcha think the AutoDesk folks think about this. hmmm?

Honestly, when I first tried to use it, I felt like we have a loooong way till we get to 3D CAD online. It’s a step in the right direction though – different tech I imagine. So, before you uninstall AutoCAD and swarm toward the Lab, here are some things you’ll want to know.

Read More
In CAD

27 Free Ways to Get the Most Out of SolidWorks This Week

2 Mins Read

rockin stop walk signLook, there’s a bunch of things you could do this week, but showering regularly, eating less beef jerky and discovering your unlimited potential for doing cool things with SolidWorks should be at the top of the list, don’t ‘cha think?

I’m finding there’s more and more ways of doing things with SolidWorks that have nothing to do with what I actually model in SolidWorks. But suddenly, I find it helps me with what I do actually model.

So, if you’re completely bored with your role in life and need to shed your creative angst, take at look at these 27 ways to get the most out of SolidWorks that will shake your ever-loving 3-Dimensional noggin’.

Read More
In ROCKIN

CubeScape: Your Own 3D Digital Landscape

1 Min Read

Out of NOWHERE, your overwhelming hunger to stack colorful blocks, creating cities and worlds unknown… has been satiated. CubeScape puts the ability in the tip of your mouse-clickin’ finger to build isometric creations, watch replays, and then save it to share your mad creation with others. Cameron Adams of The man in Blue came up…

Read More