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June 2010

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Oh, it was a dark and formidable time. There was the constant sound of gears churning in the distance, the laughter of bears jumping on trampolines, and these links popping you in the eye whenever you turned a corner. Dennis Allain – Fabutastically detailed architectural work. Be sure to check out the design process on…

Whether you’re a render scene slayer or just want to pose like you’re the HDR playa, Luxology has you covered… literally, with soft, preshrunk cottony goodness. Each year the crew behind the modo all-in-one modeling, rendering and animation program put out a ‘limited-edition’ tee to help you show just how much modo mojo you’ve got.…

What’s better than exporting out an .STL file and uploading your precious 3D geometry to be printed? Not exporting an .STL, that’s what. Today Shapeways releases their 3D print add-in for SolidWorks which allows you direct upload capability from the SolidWorks user interface. There are other 3D print add-ins for SolidWorks but none with the…

Why I remember when we would empty that rusty container… so long ago. It smelled of butter and when you saw what crawled out… son, you’d throw these links right at’em. Dan Blomberg – This chunky, dark illustration style of Dan Blomberg pops of detail. Scenes, vehicles and fabulous buildings. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World…

Very, very slick of the robot sympathizers over the past few decades. Distract the humans with fear of robot attacks, while they slowly integrate them into the working class and family life. Yep, you’ll be surprised when you come home and your baby has been replaced by a multi-appendage, potato-peeling chubbling that ‘sleeps’ through the…

We wrapped the entrance in meat and fear, but that didn’t stop them, no. We heard the foot-steps… tiny… peculiar… footsteps, and when we turned, our minds we’re frozen by… these links. Bradley W Schenck – The retro-future illustration of Mr. Schenck is a little bit Mucha, a little bit robot and a whole lot…

I tossed it in a bowl of cantankerous snails, but once you start pumpin’ those hydraulics, wooo boy! whatch out! There’s about nine other slime poppers that shoot out my pores and go straight after these links. Willy Verginer – Just wow. Willy creates sculptures out of wood. They are incredibly life-like with the perfect…

This is a guest article by Michael Lord. Michael is a Design Engineer at Trakka Pty Limited in Sydney, Australia where they use SolidWorks to design Campervans and Motorhomes. I first talked with Michael on Twitter and asked if he would write up his experience using PhotoView360. The iPad Rendering Challenge is finished and won…