Matt Lombard has an inserting article on the future of Solidworks, saying that it is dying. Matt has more information, and generally better insight than I on many industry topics. Though his comments regarding Solidworks as we know it may be correct, with the change of kernels and ground up reprogramming making the future foggy, […]
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On a recent flight to Hong Kong, to review the upcoming production of the product line I helped engineer and design, the in seat entertainment offered up a documentary called “The Light Bulb Conspiracy”. As a product engineer and marketing manager for a consumer device company the primary thesis of the film struck a cord.
Since I first learned of it Google docs has been my go to storage location for anything that had to be transferred. Initially it was just a document suite for editing and documents with collaborators, but the recent overhaul and renaming (now Google Drive) has positioned Google Drive to act more as a cloud storage
Tablets are everywhere, the iPad has blown up, and it’s unlikely that this type of personal device goes away anytime soon. For CAD enthusiasts though there is still a major hurdle to clear as many of the streamlined devices lack the sheer computer power to run full CAE/CAD software suites. In time the processing power
Designing, prototyping, and manufacturing new components and devices has always been a complicated process. Computer aided design software, such as those CAD software programs reviewed elsewhere on this site, have gone a long way in simplifying the process but recent 3D Printing technology is arguably doing more to shorten the prototyping and manufacturing stages. Often
Lenticular has become increasingly popular in recent years. Especially with the mainstream coverage given to 3D movies and 3DTVs, many advertisers and merchandisers have seen ample opportunity to take advantage of the technology. For a theatrical film that is released in 3D it is almost required that a stunning lenticular posted is created and distributed
As noted in earlier posts, nice lenticular requires precision alignment between the lens and the printed imaged. Because of this the printing technology necessary for making a quality lenticular is rather advanced. There are some home kits available for lenticulars but they require significant knowledge of the capabilities of the printing hardware. Each lens LPI
Because lenticular images utilize a lens, there is an optimal viewing distance. For 3D images (those on vertical lenticules) a viewer significantly beyond the optimal viewing distance will not see any effect because the relative distance between the two viewing angles (the eyes) is null. For animation effects viewing beyond the viewing angle will significantly
As an alternative to printing directly on the lens interlaced images can be printing on a substrate and later adhered to a lens. The substrate must be a flat surface so that the lens is attached at a uniform distance, ensuring clean viewing. Printing on a substrate does have advantages, mainly, the ability to align
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Printing can be on a substrate that is adhered to a lens or directly on the lens itself. When printing directly on the lens, the ink is applied to the flat side of the lenses. In this printing method it is important that the printer is capable of aligning the interlaced image directly with the
