Tuesday, 08 March 2011 13:49
I Can Hear You in My Earhole Bell’s Concept Sketch Turns 135
Written by Josh
Seldom do we see the spark that ignites the brain butter of an idea. But, every so often we do. Take for instance, Mr. Alexander Graham Bell – the man who brought communication into the modern age with experiments in speech and voice. Yes, the telephone is his pride and joy and the sketch which [...]
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 17:11
DriveWorks Pro Your 3D Web Pumpin’ Design Automation App
Written by Josh
There’s a time coming when we’ll all transform into machines who need no sleep and could care less if cupcakes had too much icing. One company who already realizes this vision of the future, and preparing us all for it, is DriveWorks. They’ve brought automation to SolidWorks with DriveWorksXpress, DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro. DriveWorks [...]
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 01:01
The 2D Trifecta is Complete DraftSight for Linux Now Available
Written by Josh
Three different versions of a free 2D CAD program made for three different operating systems, doesn’t exactly make a program 3D, but times are lean and we’ll take what we can get. If you’ve been gnawing the meaty bone of Windows or Mac OS hankering for the fatty goodness of open source drafting, you’r 2D [...]
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Thursday, 10 March 2011 09:59
Skeletonics Mecha Design Wraps Awesome Exoskeleton Around You
Written by Josh
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Japanese animation, it’s that elbow pitts can explode and some of us will fight each other, mutant creatures and evil robots in extremely large exoskeletons. This is proof. Skeletonics is a on-going project by an imaginative, and quite clever, group of Japanese students who are using simple kinematics, [...]
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The papers and most of his arms were inked with the toenailed stains of the ages. Now, it was up to him alone to fracture the cusp of time, release the tendril sacks and shine the light upon the oozing follicles of these links. André Beato – Fabulously fabulous type design that twist letters into [...]
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Friday, 11 March 2011 16:39
The Eco Easy Button and the Design Crew Serving Up the Cool
Written by Josh
There are times in life where you think up a design, so simple, so magnificent, it could change the properties OF THE UNIVERSE ITSELF… and then suck everyone into an awesome design crushing vortex. However, if one takes the power of that idea, shares it with some friends and enters it into the Staples Eco [...]
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Oh the joys of being able to put ‘Smack’ in a headline and having it actually rhyme. Don’t forget this day folks. DON’T FORGET IT. Not for the reason of rhyme, but for the very reason that Luxology, has automated package design ecology, and is crackin’ render scenes with no apology. Check the tech-nology. Package [...]
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 11:23
Addressing the Direct Modeling Confusion Siemens first at bat
Written by Josh
When you think of modeling, you may think of features used when creating 3D geometry… or you may think of your days as a elbow model for L.L. Bean. You sexy beast. Either way, there’s a process and a need for both. In the case of 3D modeling, the process is dependent on what you [...]
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 16:46
The 3D Free-Space Modeling Future Created by a Single Person
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You may have just shaken the dust of an old set of gloves, slipped into a memory of days gone by. Days spent hitting your brother after hogging all the Nintendo playing action with your new Power Glove. “IT’S MY TURN!” No, not until I beat this dragon… WITH MY FIST!! That’s right. You were [...]
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011 09:45
Fab Your Way to Contemporary Design Fame with Shapeways ICFF11
Written by Josh
I know you have dreams. Not the one where you’re falling and wake up floating, then realize you’re just falling the wrong way and then you wake up. Not that one. The dream I speak of is the one where you go to New York City, set up a giant platform at the Jacob K. [...]
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