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Re: Sneak Peak of SolidWorks PhotoView 360 2010 Rendering Capability

joshmings — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:04:47 -0000

I'm bettin' HDRI.... yes ;) as for material, I know there are ways to add them and I'm hoping there's more options for this at release.

Re: Sneak Peak of SolidWorks PhotoView 360 2010 Rendering Capability

jeff_bare — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:12:14 -0000

everything is so shiny and clean. looks good, custom environments (hdri capable I hope) is a big welcome. How about the material customization. I deal a lot with specific wood grains and paint specs that I have to match pretty closely in my renderings...

Re: Bunkspeed Pumps Out the Bump Out with Hypershot 1.9

joshmings — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:41:07 -0000

Since it's in beta can't say what's in it, but what I haven't seen in it is a way to add bump maps directly to a model, but I wouldn't say it doesn't exist or does exist... a'hem.

By the way, Photoview 360 is produced in part from Luxology, creators of Modo 401. It's all their tech. Modo 401 does have bump map support that acts in real-time also.

Re: Bunkspeed Pumps Out the Bump Out with Hypershot 1.9

jeff_bare — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:17:06 -0000

is this something that will show up on photoview 360 (or is it there in 2010)? editable and custom materials w/ bump maps is what keeps me working in photoworks.

Re: So, Was Hangin’ Out in CahnCord at SolidWorks HQ, and…

joshmings — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:20:30 -0000

Sprinkles! love it. thanks Jeff. Helps to know some people know our positions as engineers/designers/manufacturers that use SolidWorks and CAD nearly every day.

Re: So, Was Hangin’ Out in CahnCord at SolidWorks HQ, and…

jeff_bare — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:13:18 -0000

i'm thinkin the bloggers were a good group of chaps to send. They hear a wide range of SW users' thoughts and feelings and can bring that knowledge to the table. I'm sure Josh was an excellent Diplomat for the community that follows his blog.

and the "wacky"ness on this site is just like the sprinkles on the great content or meat&potatoes. cuz sprinkles are great on just about anything.

Re: SolidWorks SustainabilityXpress Review. Beware, You Are Now the ‘Eco-Freindly’ Designer/Engineer.

jeff_bare — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:33:14 -0000

i dig it. i mean, ideally the designer knows the environmental impact of materials they are using, but this seems like a good tool to expose you and clients to other material choices. A tie in to ecolelect http://www.ecolect.net/ would be interesting too. A good site w/ many eco-materials w/ some reviews. this could help with my company's plans to provide 'green' bids along side all other bids. we'll see

Re: MAc Addict Alert! How To Use SolidWorks on a Mac

Dave — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:31:41 -0000

It works great. However the quadro soft mod doesn't work so you don't have realview.

Re: MAc Addict Alert! How To Use SolidWorks on a Mac

jeff_bare — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:49:01 -0000

any word on how the new nvidia 9400M and 9600M GT on the new macbooks and macbook pro will rock solidworks?

Re: Prototype This! Cranks SolidWorks to Blow Your Mind. Premieres Tonight.

jeff_bare — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:26:37 -0000

this is great. fun and interesting shows like this do a lot to promote our industry and hopefully get more students enrolled in related majors. i'l be watching.

Re: Ask the Reader: SolidWorks on Vista 64 bit. Best System Setup? What’s Important?

jeff_bare — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:55:32 -0000

I don't know how many companies are going to invest in upgrading to vista when it seems microsoft is going to keep stretching out XP's life (http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2...)
and they are talking about their next OS already.

sadly tho i have no experience to reveal the mysteries of 64 vista craziness

Re: How the Heck Is This Made? Creating SolidWorks Spirals, Sweeps and Helixes

joshmings — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:20:45 -0000

Hey Jeff, very cool. Jeff Mowrey used some spiral sweeps, intersecting 3D sketches and compound curves to make the final sweep taper. There's, as is usual with SolidWorks, several ways to create it.

I work with the typical stuff a lot too, but I started seeing how surfacing and some of the other less used features, could help with what I was working on. I found surfacing can make some sheet metal operation easier. Mixing things up can bring about some great results. Try it out!

Re: How the Heck Is This Made? Creating SolidWorks Spirals, Sweeps and Helixes

jeff_bare — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:23:02 -0000

http://picasaweb.google.com/jbareDesign/Solidwo...

hmm, well rocking 07 stil at work here, so i couldn't check out the model. couldn't figure out how take the normally straight tapered helix sketch into a 360 degree bend. ended up using the flex feature, ah well check out the pic ^

Re: How the Heck Is This Made? Creating SolidWorks Spirals, Sweeps and Helixes

jeff_bare — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:38:30 -0000

I wish my job brought modeling challenges like this to me, however dealing 90% of the time with sheet materials(metal, wood, acrylic) makes for bland vanilla modeling.

Re: 2 Freakishly Amazing Mechanized Creations

jeff_bare — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:32:51 -0000

sign me up when we can 3d print the sphere, and the spider for that matter

Re: Four Fabulous Labor Day Tips for Student Success in SolidWorks

jeff_bare — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:48:36 -0000

another suggestion is to compete. Nothing like a good competition to motivate you to get on solidworks and cook up a great design. check out design taxi for a decent list of competitions for a variety of disciplines. http://www.designtaxi.com/competitions.jsp
do this over the summer or when your workload is light.

Re: PhotoView 360: The New SolidWorks Rendering Machine Now Available

jeff_bare — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:37:49 -0000

this looks like a good move. now if theres any other mac / iMovie users out there (didn't think so) you'll see the similarity. the latest generation of iMovie was a total redesign, great UI and much cleaner looking, and fast, but lacked the deeper skill set of the predecessor, and so the imovie enthusiasts complained. so apple made both versions available, the predecessor as well as the latest version. this will probably happen until the next version of imove comes out where we see the missed skill set in the new package.
-that i hope is what will happen here. if solidworks wants to ease the transition they may want to consider offering both rendering programs and then maybe by SW 2010 complete the transition.

Re: Ask the Reader: How Do You Model? Plus A Top-Down Modeling Challenge

jeff_bare — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:57:51 -0000

i began my life as a confident slightly self-centered Top-Downer, but i have sense been converted to a Bottom-Upper. Current job uses a vault and parts get handed around more then baby in need of a diaper change. now maybe 10% of the time when i'm doing a presentation and the parts are all mine, i'll do a combination.

Re: Rock Your Product Design: IDSketching.com Shows You How

joshmings — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:59:53 -0000

Thanks Jeff, I had a 12" wacom, but (sadly) got rid of it. I need to look into them again.

Re: Rock Your Product Design: IDSketching.com Shows You How

jeff_bare — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:56:32 -0000

and tablets are coming down, around $300 for a decent wacom

Re: Rock Your Product Design: IDSketching.com Shows You How

jeff_bare — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:55:39 -0000

i appreciate the ID love, keep it coming josh

Re: ShapeWays: Print 3D Designs Fast and Easy + Beta Invites

joshmings — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:04:19 -0000

Jeff, you win the prize for awesome cross-promotional ideas. Tabitha did you see this? watcha think?

Re: ShapeWays: Print 3D Designs Fast and Easy + Beta Invites

jeff_bare — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:11:13 -0000

what about pairing up with Spore and being able to buy your own scaled down creatures. that would hit a wide audience.