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Sound The Call, Creo 5.0 Now Let’s You Model In Perspective!
Creo 5.0 now lets you model in perspective! I for one am excited! I’m relishing the thought of giving my eyes and brain a long-awaited respite. It’s just not natural to process depth using trimetric or...
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Dassault Systèmes Slips Students SOLIDWORKS–Opens Joint Learning Center
Dassault Systèmes, producers of the popular SOLIDWORKS 3D modeling system, announced an educational partnership that may suggest something interesting. The company struck a deal with UMass Lowell to...
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Model of the Week: Mini Foosball Table [GOOOOAL!]
How small can a foosball table get before it’s at the border between highly-enjoyable and ridiculously annoying? About this small. Florian Bommier has created and shared a super small 6-on-6 foosball...
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Model of the Week: Kid’s Hiking Stick / Battle Staff Beads [Summit...
I just returned from hiking 40 miles with a 50-lb pack in the West Texas Guadalupe Mountains. If it were not for hiking sticks, my legs would be gelatinous globs right now. They’re a must – even for...
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nPower Software Opens Pot, Pours Out Power Surfacing 5.0 for SOLIDWORKS
If you were too busy re-topologizing that scan of your skull last week, you may have missed this announcement from nPower Software/IntegrityWare–they’ve released version 5.0 of their Power Surfacing /...
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Model of the Week: 3D Brain Puzzle + Low Poly Skull [My Thinks!]
On the off-chance you have an intact skullcap and you’re mostly coherent at this time of day, I want to introduce you this week to a model so puzzling you’ll want to finish the maze you started drawing...
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Model of the Week: Xbox One Mini-Steering Wheel [Smoke Them Tires!]
Yeah, Of course, you’re thinking that–But even if a baby attack parrot looks cute trying to beat you at Forza 7, he’s strugglin’ cause his little beak just can’t handle that full-size racing sim wheel...
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Here Are the Top Features for SOLIDWORKS 2019
Dassault SOLIDWORKS is corporately swinging down from the rafters of development mode to announce the upcoming new features in SOLIDWORKS 2019. If you’re worried about SOLIDWORKS slowing development to...
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Autodesk Consolidates Fusion 360 Tiers
Autodesk is making very significant changes to their Fusion 360 product offerings. Fusion 360 is Autodesk’s flagship 3D design tool that is offered in a cloud-based subscription service. The system...
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Shapr3D Brings Complete Parametric 3D Modeling (and Sketching) to iPad Pro
Near the end of last year, Shapr3D revealed that the kernel in their 3D modeling iOS app had been replaced with Siemens’ Parasolid. This week, they’ve revealed their sketch engine has been replaced by...
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Morphi 3.4 Adds Textures, Lighting, and Position Values to Latest 3D App Update
Morphi is a (sort of) free app for the iPad, Mac, and Windows devices that lets users push, pull, and craft 3D creations via a touchpad device. Its simple nature makes it ideal for starting kids out in...
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KeyShot 8 Arrives Today with an Emphasis on Tightening Your Rendering Workflow
It was only back on August 23rd when the master 3D rendering virtuosos at Luxion teased us with a drool-worthy highlight reel capturing what’s to come with the much-anticipated KeyShot 8. And tease us...
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What I’ve Made So Far Using Autodesk Generative Design
It’s 3am. Visions of green and red shapes are swirling through your mind. Was it a bad batch of kombucha? No – it’s Autodesk Generative Design. Autodesk Generative Design provides a surprisingly...
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Model of the Week: LEGO Technic – Bugatti Chiron [Brick Me, Baby!]
Well, you probably saw the LEGO Bugatti Chiron (42083) and the life-size LEGO Bugatti Chiron, but do you have the 3,599 piece 3D model of the Bugatti Chiron? If not, you’re about to. GrabCAD user, dk...
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DesignSpark Mechanical 4.0 BETA Now Available
RS has announced the availability of a new BETA version of DesignSpark Mechanical. This 3D CAD tool is available at no charge from RS, so long as you register an account with their system. It’s a...
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Model of the Week: Exposed 3D Printed Brain [Zombie Food!]
I think we all know, one goal of dressing up for Holloween is to bring people to the edge of projectile vomiting through a mixture of laughter and disgust. While some strategically placed foam, putty,...
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Onshape Partners With Magic Leap for Immersive AR/VR 3D CAD
As anyone who has used a AR/VR headset for gaming purposes would know, it’s always more fun to play with friends. Well, the same concept applies to AR/VR on an industrial working scale, which is why...
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Model of the Week: BB-8 Google Home [Ok Google, Play Imperial March!]
I bet you a bag of plush porglets you’ve had dreams of owning, building or transferring your conscience into your very own BB-8. If you also happen to have a Google Home device (or not), I may just...
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Model of the Week: Minimal 3D Printed Headphone Stand [Chunky!]
You know how tough it can be without a stylin’ set of headphones bakin’ up sweet sounds in your earholes, aaaaand how handy they can be to avoid talking to people. Either way you use them, you need a...
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Model of the Week: Modular Desk Organizer [Kickin’ Spleen in 2019!]
I realize that title may shock those with more mature sensibilities – “Why does he want to kick my spleen??!” But don’t worry, I’m using spleen to refer to that MESS, that is on your DESK… and it also...
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