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Wild West Motors Gets the AutoDesk Vibe, Tells SolidWorks.. ByeBye

08 Oct, 2009 by in NEWS

Strap on your chaps, slide on your shades, and assume the motorcycle rider position as your co-workers push you around the office. All custom bike heeeeeck is about to break loose.

Wild West Motors, outfitter of wicked custom motorcycles, based in San Diego, California, has decided to replace SolidWorks with AutoDesk Inventor. Why? They just so happen to use some other AutoDesk products. Was it a good decision? Is it a column knocked from the SolidWorks cool customer foundation? Read on.

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Get Your Shweeb On: The Story of the First Human-Powered Monorail

27 Aug, 2009 by in DESIGN

That’s it. For the last time you’ve tossed your bicycle over the bridge. The traffic is maddening, the weather is ruining your stylish hair, and you’ve had just about all you can take of your leg being eaten by gear teeth as you round that one curve.

If only there were a human-powered, weatherproof container that rises above all of the madness. It just so happens, there is, and it’s called… the Shweeb. The goal is simple, provide an urban transportation system that elevates the rider above the bustle of the city, providing a clean, fast commute.

There’s an interesting story of how the Shweeb came about and Geoffrey Barnett, Inventor and Director, was kind enough to lay out the design process and trials he went through along the way.
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