Believe Your Eyes This Is Drawn In AutoCAD

 

This incredible sketch was created in AutoCAD. It references an AutoCAD solid model of a martini glass and uses the new free sketching add-in for AutoCAD based on the alias sketching technology. Watch the following video.

Toyota Poised to Recall 270,000 Prius Cars !!!

Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported that Toyota is poised to recall 2,70,000 gas-and-electric Prius vehicles (model ZVW30) sold in the US and Japan between May and December 2009, due to a flaw in the car's anti-lock braking system. Since May 2009, two hundred thousand new Prius cars (model ZVW30) have been sold in Japan and another 103,200 in the United States.

Rotate Models with Mouse on Inventor 2010

For those how are new to Autodesk Inventor normally find it difficult to rotate model with mouse button click itself as most of the 3D software like SolidWorks or Pro/Engineer we used middle button to rotate (Spin) our models.

SolidWorks 2010 Sheet Metal Enhancements

What is new in SolidWorks 2010 Sheet Metal ? From multi-body sheet metal designs to new dxf capabilities explained with the help of YouTube video. 

Download AutoCAD 2010 Training Books

Download AutoCAD 2010 tutorials in pdf format along with work files. These Autodesk tutorials given away free to promote its latest edition.

World’s Fastest Diesel Car – JCB DieselMax

This is JCB’s Dieselmax owns the record of world’s fastest diesel car with 350.092 mph / 563.41 kph. The previous diesel land speed record is 236mph (380km/h), set in August 1973. The Dieselmax car is powered by two turbo-charged JCB engines built at the company's plant at Rocester.

What You Can Do with Autodesk Inventor 2010 – Videos

Watch latest features of Autodesk Inventor 2010. This is a collection of videos of Simulation, Tubing, Routing, Layout design, Assembly, Plastic part modelling etc. Check out Autodesk’s YouTube channel for more videos http://www.youtube.com/user/autodesk . Seems like there are huge improvements over its earlier versions.

Download Autodesk Inventor 2010 Tutorials

Autodesk Inventor 2010 comes with several new features to compete with Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks. Simulation, Routed Systems, Tooling and Mold Design has several new functionalities that will definitely test other high end 3D software. A trial download of Autodesk Inventor 2010 for US and Canadian users with just filling a simple form.

What It Takes to Create Design Sketch for Toyota Venza

Venza Project Chief Designer Ian Cartabiano sketches the 2009 Toyota Venza in this time-lapse video. From a plain paper to the final design sketch with only using a pencil. Its just a start, you can now imagine the effort put in to make it real.

T27 – Most Efficient Electric Car On Earth from a F1 Designer

An ex-Formula One designer, Gordon Murray has revealed the prototype for what he believes will be the world's most efficient electric car. Gordon Murray showed off the petrol version of his T27 vehicle yesterday at the launch of a £9million project to develop a new, all-electric affordable urban car. The former McLaren designer will oversee the development of four prototypes over the next 16 months.

R600a Isobutene Refrigerant – The Nature Friendly Way

Isobutane (R600a) is a naturally occurring refrigerant. Isobutane (R600a) and CO₂ are the two mostly discussed and researched refrigerants for the future. And both with low global warming potential and ozone depletion potential are excellent refrigerants for a nature friendly refrigeration and air-conditioning.

Download FMEA Template for AIAG and Six Sigma

FMEA is one of the most widely used procedures for analysis of potential failure modes. This FMEA template can be used for process, design, concept, equipment, service, system and software FMEA analysis. It can also used with AIAG and Six-Sigma standards. Check this out.

A Solar Cell with World’s Highest Efficiency of 35.8%

Sharp Corporation has achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency of 35.8% using a triple-junction compound solar cell.

Tokai Challenger – Solar Race Car – A New Step Forward

Tokai university’s ‘Tokai Challenger’ is a solar race car and is equipped with a total of 2176 solar cells, which collectively cover up to 6-square-meters of area. The solar cells, which are developed by Sharp Corp, are made up of triple-junction compound that use indium gallium phosphide, indium gallium arsenide and germanium. These Sharp solar cells boasting the highest level of conversion efficiency (35.8%) in the world and generates an output of 1.8KW. The solar energy harvested is used to fuel a brushless DC direct drive motor with an efficiency of about 97%.

Honda’s Walking Chair – U3-X – An Interesting Concept

Check this walking chair from Honda named as U3-X, with a unique directional wheel system that allows it to travel diagonally, as well as right, left, forward, and backward.It's basically a robotic unicycle.

Failure - The Secret to Success

Inspiring video from Honda, Check this out. Soichiro Honda's perspective towards technologies started a new era in auto industry. Like Honda's famous slogan "The Power of Dreams" here is another inspirational thought "Failure - The Secret to Success"

GM’s 100 kmpl Mileage Car – The Volt

General motor claims that there latest car Volt will have a mind blowing mileage of  100kmpl. Isn't amazing ? Interestingly Chevy Volt is an advanced electric-drive car called as Extended-Range Electric Vehicles or EREVs. An EREV will act as an electric car until its batteries are drained to a certain level, then it starts a small gasoline engine.