3D connexion, win a workstation!

We all know the 3D mouse's, maybe you own one (unlike me :-( ) and hold it dear. But maybe you thought, this mouse could be so much better if...

Now is your chance to fill in the blank and win a €3500,- workstation in the progress!
 

Tutorial: How to make your rendered car look fast, fast!

Wonder how to make it look like your car is moving?
Well, look no further, I'll tell you how to achieve such a result fast and easy.

(Have to warn you though, don't expect ultra-realism ...)

Even more HDRI's!!!

Back in April I posted a post about HDRI's, it's a lot of links... but what if I tell YOU that there is even more!

Click below and find a lot more legally free HDRI's!

Do YOU love HDRI's? Well, I do.

 Searching the web, I collected all the sites where you can download free HDRI's legally.
I hope that they will be of use for you!

solidworkslessons.info Your new SW-bible?

Matthew Perez, known for his excellent Camaro tutorial, has finally released his solidworks tutorial website.
It looks fresh, it looks solid, it looks promising!
link: solidworkslessons









Click below for a detailed review of his website.

First Solidworks Tutorial: The Cup

Today we start with the first solidworks tutorial. The first tutorials will be basic, for people who have just started with SW and want to create some models easy and fast.

Like the title says, the first tutorial will explain how to make this cup:

Dell & HP: serious workstation notebooks, serious competition.

Dell or HP, which one would you choose? If you cannot make up your mind, you can use this Dell vs HP showdown. I'll compare the features, parts, design and price. After reading this review, I hope you can make a choice.

Just click below ↓

Making your own spherical HDRI's, the cheap way.

I assume that you must have thought at least once in your brief existence: damn this environment could be really awesome for rendering purposes! Not? Well, I did.

Read further to see a quick 'n dirty rundown on how to do this.

Keyshot getting update 2.2 soon SW2011 support

If you are using keyshot and solidworks 2011, you are in luck.

 Solidworks, as always, is lazy in updating their API. Most of the time, the new API is released three months after the release of a new SW version.
The keyshot team integrated the latest SW API, so importing your models won't be a problem anymore.