A stick lattice fence grew against the prairie hills, looking half forgotten, but for the kempt hedgerow and berries picked clean. We watched for days wondering when their days started, ended and what they did between. It wasn’t that we meant to harvest them, but to learn how they moved. With lop-sided heads, half fur and nine legs we were convinced it had something to do with these links. Juan Pablo Roldan – Out of this world art from Columbia-based artist, Juan Pablo Roldan, who is a master of ships alone, but chracter and environments as well. Small World – The 2015 Nikon Small World in Motion winners, from microscopic…
3D printing is rapidly becoming the one and only way to manufacture parts – making anything from little action figures to wearable clothes. But, no matter how expensive or fancy your printer is they all have the same problem: getting finished parts out of the printbed. Doesn’t sound so bad, right? It wouldn’t be if you didn’t wait hours for your project to finish only to have it ruined by a sticky printbed. Luckily, there is a solution out there by the guys from MatterHackers, a team dedicated to letting people bring their 3D designs to life. Introducing the Automatic Print Ejector, the solution that not only works, but is…
Onshape has had a bang-up year. After launching in March, upending CAD pricing, and locking down additional $80M funding (for a total of $144M), there were only two things left to do in the year: break out of beta and launch a freakin’ app store.
You grip that mouse so tightly at times, you hear its wee screws buckle and pop under the pressure. It’s ok. That’s just the result of the constant roller-coaster of excitement and frustration that consumes the life of those who use CAD software all day. We’re always on a lookout for a mouse that can take the abuse, while not damaging our delicate CAD hands. So today, we’re looking at the 3Dconnexion CadMouse.
Star Wars fever is real and running more rampant than ever. Seething, even. Before you ready your wardrobe for the movie this Friday, you’ll want to prime your 3D printer. The official BB-8 Builder’s Club just released open-source plans on how to print your very own BB-8 replica just in time for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows! 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@www.solidsmack.com. Hit it! Drafts 4 “Drafts is the quick, easy way to capture and share text. In Drafts,…