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‘rock your hardware’

Ask the Reader: Do You Have A Software/Hardware Upgrade Plan? {Poll}

22 Oct, 2009 by Josh Mings in TECH
3D Human CAD Models

Well, heavens ta Betsy! There are software and hardware updates exploding from every pore of the hairless cat of technology and you’ve just now realized your software and hardware are about 5 years old. Time does fly.

However, I’m bettin’ a bag of chips that several of you out there, or your savvy IT groups, have an upgrade plan in place to capture the bliss of new software releases and shiny hardware pieces. How do you handle the waves of technology? Do you even have a plan? What works for you?

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How to Buy a Graphics Card for 3D CAD Apps, in Particular SolidWorks

16 Jul, 2009 by Josh Mings in TECH

How many of you would like to take a dip in a pool of GPU’s? No? Something about pain? No worries. Greg Corke from Devlop3D takes a look at How to Buy a Graphics Card for SolidWorks in the next issue of Develop3D.

Instead of feeling like your jumping into deep, unknown waters, he lays out specifics that affect 3D performance and highlights what to look when considering a graphics card for your workstation. Here are some highlights…

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