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Re: Slap Me With CAD Drama. Alibre Slams Down Another Price Guantlet.

joshmings — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:25:32 -0000

I have my own personal views on this. I reviewed Alibre 12 and work in it on occasion just to compare. They did added a lot to catch up, so to speak, with the features that SolidWorks has. you can see the new features here (pdf link)

Re: Slap Me With CAD Drama. Alibre Slams Down Another Price Guantlet.

azonicbruce — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:37:38 -0000

Any plans on a SW vs Alibre SMACKDOWN to see where Alibre still lacks and where SW still smacks?

Re: The Ken Block Subaru TRAX STI Shreds Snow, Mountain, Your Face [Video, Pics]

joshmings — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:28:04 -0000

Engage E-brake! love the way that car sounds. If you like that one, you gotta check out the Block/Dyrdek video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ48NQjouoE

...have also wanted a WRX for a while now.

Re: The Ken Block Subaru TRAX STI Shreds Snow, Mountain, Your Face [Video, Pics]

azonicbruce — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:39:00 -0000

Don't know what's cooler. This TRAX STI, or just watching Ken Block drive his regular STI. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNzkutTiGs

In-sanity! Pure sickness! Test drove a regular WRX, I want one now...

Re: The Rockin’est LED PocketWatch Mod EVER, Designed With a lil’ SolidWorks

azonicbruce — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:33 -0000

When is he coming out with the wristwatch version? That thing is SWEET. So cool watching him set the time and alarm.

Re: Engineers and Designers… Prepare to Toss Your Idea In The Rubbish Heap

joshmings — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:21:28 -0000

I'm with you Bruce. I think guidelines would be better and there's certainly room to incentivize the use of certain materials rather than limiting or removing their use. I'd hope, if anything comes of this, that any restriction would push innovation around the regs for new materials that destroy any need for this type of legislation.

Re: Engineers and Designers… Prepare to Toss Your Idea In The Rubbish Heap

azonicbruce — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:30 -0000

I'm all for KNOWING about what materials are more this and that in regards to environmental impact, having a database, whatever. What I'm NOT for is being TOLD/FORCED to use some material that may not be best... FOR THE PRODUCT.

All of this stuff is just getting out of hand. Take Toyota for instance and the Tacoma issue regarding high idling/shifting issues. Response from Toyota is basically that it's designed that way... not for any performance reasons, but because of the stupid EPA/government regulations. TOTAL Bacon Sandwich!

Actual response from Toyota:

By way of background, each year the government slightly tightens emissions standards so that vehicles emit less pollution.

Modern vehicles have a very sophisticated emissions system that only works when hot or warm. If the vehicle is cold, more emissions are produced.

The only way to heat the emissions components quickly up so they work properly is to run the engine faster when it is cold.

The government wants engines and emissions systems to warm up as soon as possible so the emissions control systems work efficiently as soon as possible after a cold start.

Two things the you will notice is the the engine will run fast when cold, (engine RPM higher) and shifting will be reduced, either to lock out overdrive, or keep the shifts from happening as normal until the emissions components are properly warmed.

Reducing shifts make sense, because when you shift, it reduces the engine speed, and prevents the warming process from happening as quickly.

By forcing the engine to stay in a lower gear longer, the engine turns faster and warms up more quickly than if it is allowed to shift normally as it does when it is warmed up.

Full text here: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacoma...

Re: 5,000 lbs of SolidWorks 2010 Ham Hot From the Oven

azonicbruce — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:43:43 -0000

I practically have to wait 'til 5.1, since SW'10 breaks HyperShot functionality. I hate doing dual-version installations, but it's a must have right now.

So, I guess I can still go download it, but won't be able to run full throttle in 2010 hipness...

Re: Tap, Sketch, ROCK. AutoDesk SketchBook Mobile Hits the iPhone

azonicbruce — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:21:56 -0000

Geez, watching that video... crazy skills. Don't think I'll ever be that talented...

Re: Ask the Reader: If You Could Design Anything With 3D What Would It Be? {Poll}

joshmings — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:47:12 -0000

question...

did you actually scan meat for that texture? you did, didn't you. You scanned meat at 600 dpi.

Re: Ask the Reader: If You Could Design Anything With 3D What Would It Be? {Poll}

azonicbruce — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:05:49 -0000

Been there, done that...
http://www.60hzproductions.com/Temp/Forums/Burg...

I'm going to have to work on ver. 2.0 though, cause that first one just didn't have enough taste/texture to it. Maybe a little HyperShot action will give a bit more flavor.

Re: SMACK! CATIA-SolidWorks Translator. Your Move Dassault.

azonicbruce — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:13:48 -0000

The last company I worked for, our parent company was in Germany, and used Catia. My boss had me look into the matter, and I ran into the same roadblock/runaround. No direct translator. Craziness.

Oh, and that picture is so money...

Re: One 3D Desktop Printer Down (Maybe), One To Go, and A Comparison Chart To Boot.

azonicbruce — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:04:08 -0000

I remember a guy who we got LOM prototypes from, except it used paper/glue, not plastic. Could make large builds. Cool to see it doing plastic, and in desktop form.

Re: Skinless, One-Eyed Robots More Likely to Fool/Consume Skinless, One-Eyed People

joshmings — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:53:39 -0000

ya know. I actually do try to keep a head on my shoulders about all this robot tech. I like seeing what's coming out but man, some of the stuff is creepy.

Re: 10 Things That Still Sucks the Big Lemon in SolidWorks 2010.

joshmings — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:20:32 -0000

ok, yeah, it was a lemon. You know how hard it is to find an image of a lemon to use? huh? :) so I switched it out to one that looks more like the lemon we all know and love. Thanks Charles!

Re: Skinless, One-Eyed Robots More Likely to Fool/Consume Skinless, One-Eyed People

azonicbruce — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:27:55 -0000

Crazy...and scary...

Re: 10 Things That Still Sucks the Big Lemon in SolidWorks 2010.

azonicbruce — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:18:23 -0000

Is is just me, or does that look more like an orange than a lemon...

Re: SolidWorks 2010 Review. A Big, Fat Taste of the Best, New Features.

azonicbruce — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:38:50 -0000

I've been using NX's "Radial Menus" since January, and yes, it definitely speeds things up. It will be interesting to see how SW implements this; looks like it already is good, seeing you can customize them. How far do you have to "throw" the pointer to activate? NX, it's instantaneous, you don't even have to wait for the icon to pop up. Just click and throw.

Re: Should 3DContentCentral, Ponoko, or 3DVia Buy ShapeWays?

joshmings — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:43:51 -0000

Have you tried an .STL? I had to use that. It's been a while since I've used their service. I need to check out their new materials.

Let us know your experience Bruce if you get something up!

Re: Ask the Reader: What Kind of 3D Model Check Process Do You Have?

joshmings — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:31:59 -0000

automation of any sort definitely helps, especially if hte checks are happening against the drawing. Best aspect of using drawing against model checks is that the drawings serve and production checks as well. So there's a good link in there, even though I'd prefer the link to be directly between the model and production.

Re: The Raddest CAD Magazine Cover in the History of CAD Magazine Covers

joshmings — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:28:11 -0000

He was mostly concerned with the HP ad on the back "Aliens vs Monsters" - loved it. started telling me stories about it. :)

Re: Put the Badgers Down. The KUBIK Facade Projection Is Freagin’ Cool

azonicbruce — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:03:35 -0000

Wonder what kind of hardware is needed to project that bright/clear of an image on a building?

Re: Should 3DContentCentral, Ponoko, or 3DVia Buy ShapeWays?

azonicbruce — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:55:42 -0000

Shapeways would have been cool, except I could never get it to take the STEP files from SolidWorks, so I've never been able to really use the service.

Re: Ask the Reader: What Kind of 3D Model Check Process Do You Have?

azonicbruce — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:53:38 -0000

Well, until I learned how to start automating all that type of info on drawings with Custom Properties, it was always an issue. Biggest was when something was changed on a drawing (a weight, length, add config) and the model wouldn't get updated. Drove me nuts. Maybe I should have taken jowl kicking lessons.

Linking all that stuff to Custom Properties has alleviated a lot of that, until a bug crops up. Then it's back to the hair pullin'.

Re: The Raddest CAD Magazine Cover in the History of CAD Magazine Covers

azonicbruce — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:46:02 -0000

Big pimpin' spendin' cheez...

The real question is, what article has Sebastian so enthralled?