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‘sketching’

Fully Reviewed: Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

29 Nov, 2011 by Jeffrey Matthias in REVIEWS, TECH
3D Human CAD Models

I declared a couple of months ago that Lenovo had marketed its ThinkPad Tablet to the wrong crowd. It’s 10″ screen and pressure sensitive stylus made it stick out as the first real contender for the title of Cintiq-on-the-cheap. Lucky me, someone at Lenovo read the post and offered up a review unit. Of course, I couldn’t pass that up. So… after a few couple of months using this thing as much as I could, I am walking away with mixed feelings about the device. Overall it’s a good piece of equipment, but depending on what you are looking for out of a tablet, it is either the solution you’ve been waiting for or yet another tease. Hit the jump for a full review.

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The Inkling. Wacom Finds a New Way to Get Sketchy

30 Aug, 2011 by Jeffrey Matthias in NEWS, TECH

Today Wacom announced the Inkling,  a new digital/ballpoint sketch pen that captures your real world sketches digitally for easy manipulation/refinement later. Say what? It digitizes your sketches so you can skip the scanner and go straight to work. Those familiar with the Livescribe note-taking pen will be familiar with the concept already, but this time, it is backed by Wacom, a company known for their drawing tablets, and geared directly at the sketchers of the world. I wasn’t initially impressed with the idea, but after digging through their press release and watching the video, I have to admit, I’d love to mess around with one. Check out that video and the highlights from the press release/product site after the break.

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First Impression: Wacom’s Bamboo Paper for iPad

21 Jun, 2011 by Jeffrey Matthias in NEWS, REVIEWS, TECH

It came to my attention this morning that Wacom, the purveyor of drawing tablets for your computer, has issued yet another iPad product under their Bamboo brand: Bamboo Paper. It’s pitched as “a natural and realistic writing and sketching application tool” as a “perfect complement to the Bamboo Stylus for iPad.” After playing with it for the day, I agree. It is the perfect compliment for the Bamboo stylus; both leave me wondering why Wacom bothered. What follows is more of a first impression than a full review.
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What’s SolidWorks Developing? Check Out their Job Listings… Cloud, Mac, Sketch

13 May, 2010 by Josh Mings in NEWS

Do you see those three words? Cloud, Mac, and Sketch? The triumvirate of contemporary CAD computing, those are by golly, and if you’re CAD slappin’ 3D code pro or have a little marketing and management panache, SolidWorks is hiring.

What’s more interesting, and also no big surprise, is what job titles these lie under. There’s definitely a drive from SolidWorks to continue to pursue development in the three areas listed and that means plenty of critics to voice their opinion, haters to hate, fanboys to drool and apparently, jobs to kick CAD development into high gear.

No matter what the job, that’s a good thing. Check this out.

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SolidWorks 2-Minute Tut! How to Create Complex “Sweeps” in a Single Sketch

22 Apr, 2009 by Josh Mings in CAD

So, you like to draw a bunch of sketches and create really complicated sweep geometry in SolidWorks huh? You should be commended for your bravery, but sometimes there’s a simpler way to get curvy with your parts.

All you need is an open part file and about two-minutes… depending on how mad your 3D modeling skills are and how quick your fingers can click the mouse button. It’s a single sketch that creates a single feature and it’s glorious. Here we go.

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Shake Your Model Maker. How To Be Better at SolidWorks in 5 Minutes Flat

24 Mar, 2009 by Josh Mings in CAD

Ok, you’re in a room of SolidWorks experts and starting to sweat. You feel like bustin’ out you modely moves, but wonder if they’re good enough. You start to twitch a little and get into the groove, but only the cat gnawing it’s paw in the corner seems to notice you shakin’ like André 3000.

Fact is, there’s almost always someone that can shake it better… so to speak. This, however, doesn’t mean you can’t eventually take over the world with your 3D modeling mojo.

Best thing about it, you can get better fast… in 5 minutes flat from what I’ve seen. Let the beat drop.

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Adaptive 3D Sketching System of the Future: AutoDesk Gets it ON… On a Mac

03 Dec, 2008 by Josh Mings in TECH

I’ve just picked my monitor up off the floor and guess what I see underneath? The warm glow of a video showing some extremely cool sketch technology coming out of AutoDesk University this week.

You remember I (Heart) Sketch? The 3D sketch system that brings conceptualization back to a native hand-drawn environment. Amazing isn’t it? Well, AutoDesk has gone one step further. Video after the jump.
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The Future 3D Multi-stroke Sketching System of Your Dreams *Updated*

08 Oct, 2008 by Josh Mings in TECH

It’s hard to get away from sketching if your an industrial designer. It’s at the core of conceptualizing your designs. I love the sketching and if you love it too… heck, if you’re even slightly interested in how new interface technology is changing the idea of working in 2D and 3D you’ll want to see the 3-dimensional curve sketching system called I Love Sketch.

But it’s not just virtual 2D sketching. It’s the introduction of sketching nurb-based geometry in 3D.

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Rock Your Product Design: IDSketching.com Shows You How

11 Aug, 2008 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

I’d have to say, forgive my Industrial Design tendencies, but then this site would not be SolidSmack if I did.

I’m not an Industrial Designer officially, but I like the drawin’ and the inkin’ and the sketchin’ and that is exactly where IDSketching.com curls up nice and snug in your arsenal of super freakin’ cool design sites.

It’s the brainchild of John Muhlenkamp and Spencer Nugent whose pure goal is to share their methodology with anyone interested.
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