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Re: Design Business Review

the Idea Collector — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:24:24 -0000

Thanks for the feedback, Sidney. I have passed your comments on to the rest of the DBR team. In the future I'm sure you will see more in-depth articles. Any suggestions for topics you would like know more about?

Re: I Love Sketch

the Idea Collector — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:51:21 -0000

Raymond, I haven't heard anything about a public release yet. It's still in development as far as I know.

Re: More “I Love Sketch”

the Idea Collector — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:06:43 -0000

Mark, I'm using direct modeling in UG NX4. Apparently the tools I'm using will be superseded by the Synchronous Technology tools in NX6. I'm eagerly awaiting the upgrade.

I posted a typical Direct Modeling workflow over on Product Design Forums:
http://www.productdesignfor...

Haven't used the Catia Imagine and Shape tools. Just did simple parametric prismatic modeling with it back in college.

Have any more info on your Modo/Maya modeling techniques?

Re: More “I Love Sketch”

the Idea Collector — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:53:55 -0000

Mark, yeah, I'm all over direct modeling. I was all over the capture-design-intent parametric modeling for about 7 years then, for the past 2 1/2 years, I've been embracing direct modeling. I'm really looking forward to UG's new Synchronous Technology. It looks pretty slick.

I took a look at Modo a while back. I decided that if I was going to learn a new CAD package I should first focus on something that is more industry standard so I'm working in AliasStudio now. For me, it's really important that I be able to get my 3D data into a CAD tool and maintain high surface quality through tooling.

Re: Shape Search

the Idea Collector — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:55:11 -0000

Andy, my mistake stating Siemens as developer. Edited my comment to state ShapeSpace. Thanks for commenting and keep up the great work.

Re: More “I Love Sketch”

the Idea Collector — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:07:05 -0000

Metophile, according to the published paper [http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/...] the app generates NURBS splines.

Line recognition on existing sketches would be a nice feature, too. For now I would be happy to just to be able to import a scan of an existing sketch to use as reference.

I can see all 3D apps using this type of natural interface in the future. No matter how much time I spend behind NX, Pro/E, SolidWorks, or AliasStudio the apps always feel clunky.

Re: Shape Search

the Idea Collector — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:51:21 -0000

Metophile, I like your idea of arranging data based on two properties along each axis. I haven't actually used the app so I don't know how they're sorting data. Regarding scale, I agree. An indication of size would be very useful, as would searching by size. You wouldn't want your models rendered to exact proportions though; you wouldn't be able to see a 2mm part next to a 200mm part. There are a few ways to indicate size, like a scale bar or even a number stating the rough size in the corner of the part frame.

Have a look here: http://vimeo.com/1811163. Overall dimension shows up when zooming in on a part.

This software is fairly new and my guess is ShapeSpace will add features in the future. I'm sure Andrew Sherlock would like to hear your feedback. He's at http://www.shapespace.com/

{edit: Not a Siemens product. Updated to reflect ShapeSpace as developer.}

Re: One New Typeface Everyday

the Idea Collector — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:23:09 -0000

Chuck Norris does not check his closet for fwistype before going to bed. And why the hell are you bringing up a played out internet meme?

Re: Ideas About Innovation – Marissa Mayer at Stanford University

the Idea Collector — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:27:47 -0000

Yes, Burhop. This is a very popular post.

Re: Tell Me About It

the Idea Collector — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:36:05 -0000

The narrow width works well on the iPhone.

Re: Rocket Bridge

the Idea Collector — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:57:16 -0000

Seriously. I wish that rockets were a viable solution to the problems I
encounter.