‘solidworks design’

The Vinyl and Resin Custom ‘Toy’ Intensity of Cris Rose

30 Jul, 2009 by in DESIGN

They’re among us. Little robots flitting about, busy with the task of taking over this part of the world and demolecularizing that part of the world, exploring caves and enjoying the natural setting of coastline and atmospheric radiation. It’s all but a few know of… till now.

Cris Rose, supreme leader of all creatures mechanically inclined to be experimentally adorable and mindfully anamorphic, invites you to mingle amongst the outer reaches of a damp, mossy tundra to meet his mighty armada of vinyl/resin figures.

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The Vault Door Designed in SolidWorks. A Cutting Torch and Some Drama Please.

11 Jun, 2009 by in DESIGN

I know, you have a few Class III Vault doors already and probably regifted a couple last Christmas, but maybe this will give you a little appreciation for the amount of torching and hammering these massive doors can take.

Vault Structures has been creating security doors for a while. Their newest 9000 lb. vault door, the VSI 360 (pdf link!) was created entirely within SolidWorks. SolidWorks issued a Press Release about it and the rest is unfettered drama.

So I followed-up with Vault Structures to find out more about what the press release didn’t mention. Here’s the scoop.

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Heat it UP! The Vertigo Self-heating Container Keepin’ SolidWorks Design Toasty.

08 Apr, 2009 by in DESIGN

What could be more exciting than a thermos filled with your favorite soup flying across the room and hitting you in the neck? A heated, self-illuminating thermos filled with your favorite soup, that’s what.

Nicolas Bernal, from Montreal, Quebec, has been busy finding ways to keep his mama’s best recipes warm on a long hike and sending SolidSmack some juicy insight to the design. What I’m wondering from you is, do you think this is a feasible concept?

Could it help developing countries? Take a look and join the discussion!
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Caption This! Two Robots Made of Automation Components Looking Very Suspicious

19 Mar, 2009 by in DESIGN

Bruce Buck was nice enough to send a link about Salem Design and Manufacturing – a company using SolidWorks to create custom machinery that uses automation components from Misumi, the people responsible for the photo above. The image is for their Empowering Young Engineers (EYE) program to support Robot competitions with their automation components.

So, time to get creative. Write your best caption down in the comments!

Example:

Just look at this mess! Wait, is this Ted? Is Ted laying in bits on the ground?! What the..!!

The Surreal Artform of Anthony Tammaro’s Rhino/SolidWorks Modeling

18 Feb, 2009 by in DESIGN

anthony-tammaroDo you ever wake up from a dream, encapsulated in a bony structure surrounded by a translucent fleshy film? Not recently huh? Well, Anthony Tammaro is an artist from Philadelphia exploring that world and the medium of create art with 3D CAD, CAM and Additive Fabrication.

We looked at DDM (Direct Digital manufacturing) with 3D Color Printing yesterday. Anthony is the perfect example of putting this to use, turning designs into art that also happen to be product.

Curious about the process? I was and caught up with him via email. Here’s what he had to say…
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