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Geeks in space

Geeks in spaceIf I had the moneyI would be SO there! That would be the first investment if I won the lottery. The second would be to buy a seat on a Virgin Galactic flight :DWhy? Because they are the forward thinkers.I mean if they weren't "futurists" they wouldn't...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Kinematics, Mother Earth, monument, AIAA, aerospace, cage

Discussion threads 2004-10-06

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CyberMotion 3D-Designer 14 (Windows)

CyberMotion 3D-Designer is an integrated 3D-graphics program for modeling, animating and rendering photorealistic 3D-scenes, terrains and characters. It features a vast number of 3D modeling tools, a landscape designer including complex atmospheres, 3D-fonts, subdivision surfaces and boolean operations, hierarchical animation, inverse kinematics, skeletal deformation skin and bones, global illumination rendering...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Reinhard Epp Software, CyberMotion 3D-Designer, Research & Development, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-09-16

PiXELS 3D 5.6b (Mac)

PiXELS 3D delivers cutting edge compatibility and professional results for Mac 3D enthusiasts, at a remarkably affordable price. PiXELS 3D delivers a feature set with innovations that are sure to surprise even the most seasoned 3D/Animation veteran. Key Features Include: Tempest - Tempest brings Micro-Fine Displacement TechnologyTM to the Mac,...

Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, Pixel, Pixels Digital, PiXELS 3D, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-01-04

Toon Boom Animate 1.0 (Mac)

Animate brings together the most advanced animation feature set available on the market, all embedded in a flexible environment: vector, bitmap, symbols, pegs, camera, morphing, inverse kinematics and advanced lip-sync to name just a few. Toon Boom Animate user friendliness and advanced creative capabilities make it a cool addition to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Animation, Toon Boom Animation, Toon Boom Animate

Software downloads 2008-12-04

Toon Boom Animate 1.0 (Windows)

Animate brings together the most advanced animation feature set available on the market, all embedded in a flexible environment: vector, bitmap, symbols, pegs, camera, morphing, inverse kinematics and advanced lip-sync to name just a few. Toon Boom Animate user friendliness and advanced creative capabilities make it a cool addition to...

Tags: Animation, Microsoft Windows, Toon Boom Animation, Toon Boom Animate

Software downloads 2008-11-10

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

Photo gallery:Adobe Flash CS4 ProfessionalWith Creative Suite 4, Adobe aims to make Flash easier for newbies to learn and less of a hassle for veteran users to use. Flash 4 offers a fundamentally different approach to animation with object-based tweening. In addition, the workspace is more elegant and options expand...

Tags: Flash 4, Adobe Systems Inc., animation, Flash CS3

Product reviews 2008-09-23

10 Years of Continuous GPS Measurements for Geodetic Tying of Antarctica and India for Geodynamical and Strain Accumulation Studies in the South of Indian Peninsula

Very few studies have been conducted on the larger oceanic part of the Indian plate using space geodesy. To holistically determine the kinematics of the Indian Ocean Basin between Antarctica and India, the data available are very sparse and characterization and the delineation of the plate boundaries especially in the...

Tags: Antarctica, India, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

White papers 2008-07-01

A UMan robotic arm

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a mobile robotic arm which can manipulate objects by 'seeing' its environment through a digital camera. This robotic arm, dubbed UMan, or UMass Mobile Manipulator, can 'approach unfamiliar objects, such as scissors, garden shears and jointed wooden toys -- and learn...

Tags: Environment, UMan, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-06

Beating The Yellow Light 1 (Windows)

A physics kinematics interactive simulation. Beating The Yellow light uses tutorials, interactive and graphical exercises, and simulations to investigate the design of intersections and the role of the length of the yellow light. This seemingly simple problem is affected by many variables, from the velocity of the car to the...

Tags: Multimedia, Multimedia Science, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-03-18

Company Delivers Innovative Customized Solutions to OEM Customers

Prima Industries, established in the early 1980s, is a leading supplier of parts and systems for industrial vehicles. The company wanted to provide custom solutions and work as partners with auto OEMs and speed development cycle and boost efficiency. They deployed Siemens design software that is compatible with customers and...

Tags: Siemens AG, OEM, Supplier, Channel Management, Marketing

Case studies 2007-09-01

Animation:Master 14.0 (Mac)

Now anyone can create 3D pictures and animation at home or in the studio with Animation:Master. This remarkable program includes everything you need to create fabulous computer graphics; including complete sculpting features, powerful animation tools, superb rendering, and all this is compatible with the most popular computers (PC and Macintosh!)...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Animation, Research & Development, Business Operations

Software downloads 2007-08-10

General Physics 4.21 (Windows)

Get Physics help with our award-winning interactive physics tutorials, featuring quizzes with feedback, simulations, and other exercises to help with both the basic and difficult topics in physics such as vectors, quantum mechanics, kinematics, Newton's law, nuclear theory, formula derivation and electromagnetic theory. General Physics is ideal for AP high...

Tags: Theory, Physics, Microsoft Windows, MCHMultimedia

Software downloads 2007-07-20

Physics Formulas and Tables - FREE Laws of Science and Weights and Measures chapters in the trial (Mobile)

An essential reference guide for Physics and Engineering students. You will use it from college to graduate school and beyond. FREE Laws of Science and Weights and Measures in the trial version.Features Clear and concise explanations Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms Illustrated with graphs and diagrams Includes: Laws...

Tags: Optics, Mobile, Biology, Thermodynamics, Physics Formula, Law

Software downloads 2007-06-20

Physics Quick Study Guide - FREE Laws of Science and Weights and Measures in the trial version. (Mobile)

Boost Your grades with this illustrated quick-study guide. You will use it from college to graduate school and beyond. FREE two chapters in the trial version.Features Clear and concise explanations Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms Illustrated with graphs and diagrams Laws of Science Classical Mechanics Heat, Gas, and...

Tags: Optics, Mobile, Biology, Thermodynamics, Law

Software downloads 2007-05-31

CADSM 1 (Windows)

CADSM is a basic 3D CAD with advanced Motion Simulation capabilities. It is suitable for anyone interested in learning 3D CAD and Motion Simulation inexpensively before using more sophisticated packages. Its motion simulation capabilities are comparable to the best and can provide accurate answers to engineers and scientists in diverse...

Tags: 3D, Askoh, CADSM, Assembly Data, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-03-02

Tera-Scale: What Would We Do with All These Cores and How Would We Feed Them?

Last week’s Tera-scale announcement at the International Solid State Circuits Conference ISSCC certainly created a lot of buzz in the press and on the Web. I have to admit being somewhat surprised by how extensively the story was picked up, not just in the technical press, but the popular press...

Tags: 80-core, Hardware, Memory, General, Software

Blog posts 2007-02-20

MCTA: Target Tracking Algorithm Based on Minimal Contour in Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper proposes a Minimal Contour Tracking Algorithm MCTA that reduces energy consumption for tracking mobile targets in wireless sensor networks in terms of sensing and communication energy consumption. MCTA conserves energy by letting only a minimum number of sensor nodes participate in communication and perform sensing for target tracking....

Tags: Algorithm, Network, Wireless Sensor Network, University Of Minnesota, Wireless, Minimal Contour Tracking Algorithm, Research & Development, Business Operations

White papers 2007-01-21

With 3D, Productivity Is Better and More Design Alternatives Can Be Considered

Kassbohrer Transport Technik ranks among Europe's most renowned automotive manufacturers. Kassbohrer Transport Technik wanted to design transport equipment to customers' unique requirements and comply with all legal requirements. The company deployed easy-to-use software with tutorials and excellent support from local reseller. They also deployed smart assembly models and integrated kinematics...

Tags: 3D, Siemens AG, Manufacturing

Case studies 2007-01-01

Cool Codes

Monday of last week was one of those “convergence” days. I’m sure you know the feeling. Besides being my 29th wedding anniversary, it was the first day of the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University. Before my wife and I drove out to Half Moon Bay to celebrate, I was...

Tags: Fig, Hot Chips

Blog posts 2006-09-01

OpenFX 1.5 (Windows)

OpenFX is an Open-Source 3D modeling, animation, and rendering suite.A powerful feature-set includes a full renderer and raytrace engine, NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, morphing, and an extensive plug-in API. Plugin capabilities include image post processor effects such as lens flare, fog and depth of field. Animation effects such as explosions,...

Tags: Animation, Microsoft Windows, Plug-in, Dylan De Hoedt, OpenFX

Software downloads 2006-03-16