Torn into a small notch, the ribs fell, knocking against other fragments, until the light and pellets of dust scattered thin. Noise drifted through the chamber, wide open now, except for the edges of feet in the shadows and the cracking of knuckles. The cracking of knuckles–it was that which finally led to the freakish color beams and over-consumption of these links. Kait Kybar – I’d cover entire walls with each scene and run into them repeatedly. Environments and mattes that simply explode of the screen. Art of Future UI – As I told one person, I like the grid layouts, color combos and awesome lack of brightly colored gradients.…
Are 3D CAD companies adding the features that users really want? We asked you, SolidSmackers, to tell us what you find most face-bashingly frustrating about 3D CAD tools today, boy, did you deliver. As it turns out…
There are several reasons why Andrey Rudenko would have wanted to print his own 3D Castle – he wanted his own backyard kingdom and rule all Makerbots, or perhaps something as simple as revolutionizing the construction industry. We caught up with this interesting man, to get under his skin and understand why a 3D Castle and not anything else.
Someone rightly stated that ‘if we don’t want a generation of robots, someone should fund the arts!’ No matter how good a read the article on Scott Eckert and the Baxter Robot is, the truth of the matter is that mechanical muscle is replace the human element. Companies like Rethink Robotics are changing the way we plan our workforce these days.
Most desktop 3D printers used by hobbyists, such as RepRap and MakerBot, manufacture objects using the ABS ‘extrusion’ method, which is great for producing objects at resolutions at 100 microns on average (like the Replicator 2). While there is nothing wrong with making objects at that resolution, sometimes projects require increased resolutions that those printers just can’t deliver. In those cases, commercial-grade printers (such as those from 3D Systemes or Stratasys) used to be the answer, however only those with deep pockets could afford to purchase one of those for personal use. But… Owl’s Nano 3D printer allows for laser-based stereolithography at precision levels…That’s no longer the case, as Old…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re coming off of a nice and long refreshing Labor Day weekend and have put together a solid mix of tracks to help ease back into the flow. We’ll start off with ‘Had to Hear’ from Real Estate and work our way through some Beach House, Tame Impala, Blood Orange, and others before wrapping up with ‘Bowls’ from Caribou. Have any suggestions for next week’s playlist? How about a playlist specific to a design task? Let us know in…