Shape Search
Partbrowser allows you to search your 3D library using a rough 3D shape as a search query: PartBrowser – Browse-by-shape for CAD files from Andrew Sherlock on Vimeo. This technology will be REALLY interesting when we’re downloading 3D files and printing them at home.
Realtime Ridesharing – Optimizing Existing Automotive Infrastructure
What if you could easily fill empty seats in cars on existing roadways? Avego is a good first step. Avego Shared Transport “Any car that travels while occupied only by a driver is inherently inefficient. And yet, 85% of the time, that’s how cars travel. With our use of iPhone GPS technology, web services and...
Autodesk’s New Digital Sketching Technology
Al Dean of Develop3D posted an interesting video from the AU2008 conference. It looks like Autodesk is working on technology very similar to “I Love Sketch”.
Golf Balls + Computational Fluid Dynamics
If I had 300 hours, 500 fast processors running in parallel, and a PhD in fluid dynamics I still probably wouldn’t analyze golf balls. But a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Maryland did. Up to now, dimple design has been more of an art than a science. For many...
Improvised WiFi Phone
The fees on my global cellular plan are big while I’m roaming internationally. Skype is great for making calls over an internet connection, but you have to be at your computer to make the call. Most hotels have an ethernet jack in their rooms and some have WiFi for guests. I wasn’t excited about spending...
I Love Sketch
Described as an “As-natural-as-possible sketching system for creating 3D curve models,” three students at the University of Toronto have developed the most interesting 3D design interface I have seen in a long time. They call it “I Love Sketch.” One of the things that makes this application so compelling is the way the software behaves...
