In ROCKIN

Words to live by

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In the states here, it’s Memorial day. Our three-day weekend we turn into four, our day we mow the lawn or paint that last wall. I want to thank my grandfathers that fought, bleed, cried, laughed, went to serve, came home to live and helped me never have to wonder what it is to be…

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In REVIEWS

Using Acrobat 3d for Data Exchange from SolidWorks

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adobe 8Ok, I’m at the end of this series (Part 1 and Part 2) on Acrobat 3D and I’m going to finish it off with how it would work for data exchange of an assembly. I’m going to do what most would probably think of doing first and open up a SolidWorks assembly directly into Acrobat 3d. I’m gonna use data exchange as the method of conversion for a 2MB file.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown

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Here’s the freshest, unwashed, totally natural and incredibly entertaining and informative sites I came across this week. nVidia and Capcom announce Lost Planet Release – watch the demo, it’s incredible. 34 places to get Design Inspiration – if nothing is inspiring you this will help. Web2.0 layer styles – to use in Photoshop and make…

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In REVIEWS

Adobe Acrobat 3D and SolidWorks Revealed

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adobe acrobat 8There’s nothing more enjoyable that seeing what a piece of software can do… except for maybe not doing it and going out with friends, but since all my friends are behind a computer like me, I’ll try to break me some software. I’m continuing today from yesterdays Adobe Acrobat 3D overview where we took a quick look at what you might expect. Today, we’re gonna get dirty.

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In 3D CAD TECH

Turn your Product Ideas into Income

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How many of you have a binder of design ideas lying around? Yeah, me too, and have always been discouraged when I try to get a prototype made or quoted. NOVEdge has put out another interesting interview with the CEO of Ponoko whose new approach to turning out product just may change how and who…

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