It’s time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device(s)! The Weekly App Smack is the best of new or updated design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy design or engineering professional and this week we have a list sure to make you more efficient. Do you have an app suggestion that has made your life easier or changed up your workflow? Let us know in the comments below or send it into tips@solidsmack.com. Hit it! MyScript Calculator 2 (iOS — $2.99) Calculator 2 turns your device into an interactive piece of paper. Simply write a calculation…
The first SOLIDWORKS World was in 1998. Tack on 20 years, a new dress shirt, clipping your toenails 87 times and all those bags of chips you shouldn’t have eaten and suddenly, it’s 2018. There are a few days to go and, whether it’s your first, fifth, or twentieth time to go to SOLIDWORKS World, you’re ready to head to sunny southern California to roam the innards of a conference center for 86% of the day, stabbing your brain sponge at any semblance of increased CAD enlightenment. SolidSmack is here to help of course and, thanks to ever loyal readers like Mr. Ion, we have a couple videos to get…
If you’re a CAD specialist in Colorado with a love for all things bicycles, then you might be in luck. Yeti Cycles, a high-end mountain bike manufacturer, is looking for designers who can help them come up with unique bike designs from conception to execution. Specifically, they are looking for a Design Engineer and a Composite Testing Engineer. The Design Engineer will have the luxury of flexing his or her imaginative mind (as well as their hamstrings), as they’ll be working with the talented engineering team to create CAD models and prototypes for upcoming bikes. Unlike other CAD specialists, however, they’ll have to know the ins and outs of bicycle…
While nearly any tech or mechanical junkie can appreciate a hulking giant robot, one should always leave room to admire its smaller brethren. Sure, bigger may be better, but giant robots don’t always have the level of precision that many smaller robots come equipped with. Delta robots consist of three individually controlled arms connected to joints at a single base, making them ideal for manufacturing, packaging, and welding. Going as far back as the early 1980s, where professor Reymond Clavel and his team designed them for use in a chocolate factory, these tri-armed machines are extremely precise in their operations—no matter what size they may be. But what if they…
As far as colored pencils go, Prismacolors have just about everybody else beat. Whether you’re a designer, engineer, or even a professional artist, the quality of Prismacolor in a variety of applications is just simply unrivaled. And for those looking to sketch intricate details with defined lines and crisp edges that just can’t be done without a constant sharp point, the brand’s Verithin line of colored pencils feature a hardened core that resists crumbling for ultra-detailed sketch sessions. We love this 24-pack variety of Verithin Colored Pencils to keep around the shop because each pencil lasts seemingly forever—thanks to that hardened core—and can be used for just about any other…
So, maybe you haven’t been turned into an old lady who ends up in a walking castle powered by a wee fire-demon but, you gotta admit, a walking castle is pretty darn cool. I don’t think it’s ever been better illustrated as it has in the 2004 animated film Howl’s Moving Castle (written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki). The trailer… https://youtu.be/iwROgK94zcM 3D Design/Printing hobbyist, Mag-Net, has an appreciation for Japanese animation and 3D printing. His incredible 3D print of Howl’s Moving Castle is what happens when you combine the two. When I try to combine the two, I get the final scene from Akira… and screams, lots of screams. Mr.…