SW - American Chopper
SW - American Chopper
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I was watching a new American Chopper last night. The guy that does the drawings was using a tool I have not seen before. It looked like SolidWorks, but he was drawing/rotating/panning/etc directly on the monitor with a stylus pen.
Anyone know what hardware/software it is?
Anyone know what hardware/software it is?
Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 01-18-07)






RE: SW - American Chopper
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
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SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: SW - American Chopper
http://www.wacom.com/lcdtablets/3d.cfm
Thanks for the info Rob.
Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 01-18-07)
RE: SW - American Chopper
If he was using it with Illustrator (or using it at all) he's most certainly an industrial designer. (We get to use cool stuff like that all the time--that's one reason everyone wants to be an industrial designer.)
One thing--check to see what sort of drivers you'll need to run that display. It may be difficult to use one of these with good cooperation with SolidWorks. My client has had a few glitches getting his Cintiq to play nice with all the other software/hardware he has and he doesn't have SolidWorks. (If I had a Cintiq, I wouldn't use it for SolidWorks.)
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: SW - American Chopper
In the Cintiq & SolidWorks sites, I can't find anything showing any Cintiq using SW. Must have been a different 3D software on the show. Then maybe exported/imported to use in SW.
Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 01-18-07)
RE: SW - American Chopper
That would be a cool job but I'm not sure I could work in the atmosphere there :) Right numb nuts!
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
President: www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: SW - American Chopper
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
President: www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: SW - American Chopper
Alias is often used in this way with a tablet (or Cintiq)--you can draw your curves and integrate sketched stuff directly into your model more than in SW. Alias is sort of the uber ID software (but pricey--plus ADESK now owns them--ug).
My Wacom tablet was ~$300 a couple of years ago. I wouldn't use it or the Cintiq for SW--really not much point and I can move my mouse pointer quicker than my hand over my huge monitor anyway--plus there are Space Explorers, etc. to be had for model orientation.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.