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‘solidworks designs’

Kickboxer Motorcycle Wraps Awesome Around Turbocharged 2.5L Subaru WRX {Pics}

28 Oct, 2009 by Josh Mings in DESIGN, ROCKIN'
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I’m positive. If you could wrap yourself around a Subaru Turbocharged Car Engine and tear down the road, you would, you so would, and so would I. But the difference between you and I, is that I would have six bike flags and a license plate that read WHEELIE.

No matter how you cruise, there’s nothing that beats a super killer motorcycle concept. Especially a concept strapped with TURBO. Ian McElroy wanted to create it. He didn’t know how to use SolidWorks, but he taught himself enough to crank out the sweetest lookin’ ride I’ve seen eeeeevah!

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If Bats Ever Shot From You Eyes, They Would Now. Batman Mini-Tumbler Designed in SolidWorks

13 Aug, 2009 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

Don your cap and uncomfortable rubber mask bat fiends. Your friends await the sound of harrowing theme music as you serve up equal portions of fear and justice around the neighborhood.

It’s just what you’ll be doing with your head sticking out the top of your very own Mini-Tumbler Go-kart. Designed in SolidWorks and constructed over the blazing arc of 220V Welder, you now have to chance to join the ranks of the mini go-kart hero elite. Mr. T-man created the plans for this little gem. Now, they can be all yours.

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Delicious Design Process: Get Your SKI ON. Charlie Pyott’s Twin Parabolic Skis

12 Mar, 2009 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

twin-parabolic-ski-designYou better have one of those fancy skin-tight ski suits with… ya know, skulls and shiny shapes on it, cause your skin is gonna peel right off your bones with this new ski concept.

Charles Pyott had the idea of doubling the edge surface on a ski to help skiers maintain speed through turns and avoid energy loss when carving those wicked slopes. I got a chance to talk with Charlie about the ski design and the process he went through.

Here’s the brilliance of all he did in the short design cycle driving the development of one of the coolest looking ski concepts to com along. Be sure to check out all the images after the story. Enjoy.

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400+ Needles Stuck Into Skin Is Not Scary At All

25 Nov, 2008 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

nanobioscience-adminpatch-microneedles in solidworksIf your fear of needles send you into a fever-breaking sweat, there’s nano-technology being developed in the recesses of multiple research facilities that would eliminate the tension and danger of delivering meds to your drug-laden organs.

The skin, being your largest organ, is the target of a transdermal patch with microneedles to get the juice right into your bloodstream STAT. This one, the ADMINPatch from nanoBioSciencejust happens to be developed using SolidWorks.
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