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‘laser cut products’

4 Rockin’ Cool 3D Visualizations That Will Burst Your 3D Imagniation

14 Sep, 2009 by Josh Mings in ROCKIN'
3D Human CAD Models

Suddenly you hear a *pop* and all the anticipation of creating imaginative 3D models you’ve stored up over the weekend leaks onto your timesheet.There’s no stuffing that gooey mess back in, but there are a few fresh bits of 3D perfection you’ll want to view to get you momentum back.

They stretch from graphical to physical, but all have a unique look into structure and space; how we see it, how we use it and how it uses us to mess with another person’s mind. It’s all fun though, but mostly… all amazing.

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How To Go from a SolidWorks 3D Part to Ponoko Start… Fast

18 Aug, 2009 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

I bet two old tires and a bag of tortillas you’re a Engineer or Designer that loves to model flat-pack, laser cut designs in SolidWorks, but has never ventured to have them made, yeah? Or, maybe you’re curious about a company called Ponoko, but not sure how to get started creating your designs.

Well, it’s true. Ponoko is by far one of the coolest ways to have your 2D or 3D designs actually manufactured. However, there’s that step of getting a SolidWorks part into the .EPS format Ponoko needs. Here are two ways you can do it.

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Giveaway Time! SolidSmack’s “I (Heart) 3D” with Ponoko’s PhotoMake + Tips

29 Sep, 2008 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

Is all 2D stuff LAME? Absolutely not. Ponoko just blew that outta the water (thanks, SolidSmack is down -1% 3D) by bringing you PhotoMake to draw something cool, take a snapshot or a scan, upload, choose material… wif, bam, boom… instant lazer cut bliss from the masters of think, make, sell.

Even though this is elementally a 2D process, the idea behind this is even more powerful. This changes some things about design and manufacturing and how all that jazz is going to link together… IN THE FUTURE.

And because it’s so powerful, SolidSmack is gonna giveaway the very first SolidSmack product using Ponoko’s PhotoMake Tool.

I (Heart) 3D
It’s here and I know, you want it bad. The SolidSmack clear acrylic ‘I (heart) 3D” thingy. Hit the comments and tell me why you love 3D and you’ll be entered to win it. Drill a hole through it to hang around your neck or set it in your cubicle to ward off AutoCad administrators. It’s pure 3D love.

Now, how about some tips?
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