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‘3d technology’

What Did SolidWorks Do With Dizziness, Projectile Vomiting and Stereoscopic 3D?

10 Mar, 2010 by Josh Mings in TECH
3D Human CAD Models

If you’re like me, you know there’s nothing like spinning around till you stumble and slam your head through a 3D display. The small joys of life. Much like being able to model 3D on a display while wearing some dope looking lenses and chewing on a stick of butter. At least it use to be like that for SolidWorks users.

Some people got excited when SolidWorks added Stereoscopic 3D support using StereoGraphics CrystalEyes in 2005. Technology and user’s interests changed, and two years later… they canned it.

So what happened? What did SolidWorks do with the ability to viewing models with 3D glasses and a 3D monitor or projector? We got a hold of Kirk Haller, Director of Research at SolidWorks to find out what happened and whats going on to bring back the flurry of 3D that’s all the rage with the kids these days.

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10 of the Best Tech-for-CAD Goodies of CES 2010 (and More Highlights)

12 Jan, 2010 by Josh Mings in TECH

CES 2010 just blew the doors off sales tax revenue out in Las Vegas this past week and at the same time blew our minds with some juicy new tech headed our way. Tech that could very easily find it’s application, or even it’s perfect fit in 3D product design and development.

While there was plenty of talk about the dawning of our next decade being viewed through 3D HDTV’s and upon wee tablet devices, we’ve picked the ones that stand out. Ones that not only make you flare your drool-drenched teeth shanks, but also the ones we’d love to strap to ourselves in our own office. Here are the top 10 we cant wait to get our hands on. Which is your favorite?

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10 New Technology Predictions for the Future of 3D and Design

06 Jan, 2010 by Josh Mings in TECH

Quick, while nobody’s looking, slip those goggles on that make you look as if you’ve slipped through time to warn yourself about reading this post. “DON’T READ IT!” your future self says, but curiosity grasped your eyelids and pulls them clear over your freshly shaved hairline.

You just can’t start a new decade without throwing a huge, sopping wet wad of presumption at the next one. It would be easy to make predictions about tech in 2010, but after popping out the orifice of one decade, there’s just nothing like rollin’ up your sleeves and heading toward the end of the next one. That’s what we aim to do and we’ve got 10 predictions to make you wonder how it is all going to end.

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Vats Upon Vats of 3D, Hologram, and Multi-Touch Goodness. Eat Up.

26 Oct, 2009 by Josh Mings in TECH

So, what happens when I go offline for a couple days to clean the charred remains of spiders out of my displays? A ton of news about displays… 3D displays, multi-touch displays, holographic displays, the future of displays, display gumbo…

It’s absolutely uncalled for and also pleasant to see that there’s much development going on in the world of 3D. Here’s a bit of a mish-mash-recap of what’s being talked about and a splash about how it all relates to product development.

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