There’s been some interesting things going on the past week. Here’s some links you may find interesting and the one of the best from last week here on SolidSmack Interesting Posts SolidWorks Super User’s Group – Matt Lombard and Rob Rodriguez report the Central Mass/Norther CT User’s Group is getting a visit from the SolidWorks…
Imagine not paying thousands for a crumby, burnt-looking 3D print out of a part. These guys over in Russia have done it. (This page shows you) “How to make a 3D-printer for your home lab with $340 cnc kit and some junk. It uses cheapest plastic waste or powder paint as raw material to produce…
Ready for a knee-slapin’ good time? What’s that? You don’t like strawberries thrown at you? How bout if I mash’em up real good first? Still no? You are indeed a strange one. I think it best you sit and look at these. Fuzzwich Mini-vids – make your own little animations quick and easy like. Super…
You know the things in life you’ve always dreamt you would have the chance to do? If creating an Isometric Section View in SolidWorks is one of them, get ready to mark it off the list. Actually, dreaming about something like this may be a bit odd. Harnessing frustration might be a better term. Similar…

At Siggraph this year, ATI announced its line of super-powered, new generation, 3D whooping, FireGL™ graphics cards. With features that lends itself to perform better with 3D applications, you would think it’s what everyone with slow graphics performance would want. So what kind of KILLER video card is this going to be?
Here’s what Efrat Ravid, director of Marketing and Alliances for SolidWorks, had to say,
