Archive for November, 2006

Autodesk Sues Open Design Alliance for Trademark Infringement
No Comments November 25th, 2006

I hate to say this but Autodesk and their stable of software from Maya to 3D max and many more lack of innovation. Every two years the guys from Autodesk launch a new version of AutoCAD with minimal improvement, upgrading would cost a bomb and once the deadline is up upgrading is virtually impossible.
Autodesk is [...]



Shoe Parking and Landscape Parking
No Comments November 23rd, 2006

First was the PARK(ing) a Temporary Urban Park concept, now comes the shoe parking by British designer Felix de Pass.

Felix de Pass is a British designer who has come up with an original way of keeping shoes organized. His design ShoeParking simply consists of a sticker that is to be stuck on the floor near [...]



Pocket CAD for PDA
No Comments November 22nd, 2006

Based on AutoCAD technology from Autodesk and Bentley (microstation), PocketCAD is able to read Autodesk DWG files as well as Microstation DGN. Since I own a Dell Axim x51v, I decided to download the demo version of PocketCAD 4.0 and review it.
PocketCAD PRO 4.0 is easy-to-use, feature rich CAD software. You don’t have to be [...]



Six Storey Building Trading Places
No Comments November 18th, 2006

Found this article in TheStar papers. My first thought was - Wow! I never knew that it is possible to move a building that is structurally rooted to the ground. China is booming and I guess everything is possible.
A six-storey building is being moved slowly on jacks in Xiamen, in south-eastern China’s Fujian province on [...]



Bill Gates in Curtin University
No Comments November 17th, 2006

I lost my Curtin University student card last year and I’ll be going to Curtin and complete my studies soon, I need to lodge a report and get a new card and guess what I found. Mr.Bill Gates works in Curtin University. The world’s richest man is in Perth, Australia. Click here for more information.

Technorati [...]



Dolce & Gabbana Gold Restaurant
No Comments November 15th, 2006

Fashionistas need a new way to make their uber-slim cellphone draw wows, it was the pink Motorola Razr that create this pink revolution soon to be followed by Sony with their Pink PSP. Few months ago, Iconic Italian fashion label Dolce & Gabbana, launch the Motorola Razr Gold. It won’t sing lullaby or make coffee [...]



Freelance - 3D Perspective
No Comments November 14th, 2006

What do you do when you are not able to meet the deadline given? Cry? Panic? or call 1-800-calvin? Here are some 3D perspective my friend’s final project (college homework). Not sure what is the title of the project and its objective but I hope the three perspective below is of good use to him. [...]



Shali Lodge
No Comments November 13th, 2006

The Shali lodge is an example of beautiful and authentic traditional architecture. The lodge is constructed of rock salt, originally built by nomads and abandoned in 1980’s, the lodge was given a face lift and turn into a beautiful resort with eight housing for the rich. The Shali lodge reminds me of Luke Skywalker’s family [...]



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    Colophon

    Currently studying Architecture in Curtin University, Western Australia. Calvin loves web designing and photography, occasionally he blogs about his thoughts and opinions.

    Every morning he refill himself with weird energy-inducing substances known as coffee and tea and then off saving the world, I mean studying and blogging of course.

    The author is not a CAD expert nor a web genius. Just another guy spending too much time online (believe me, way too much). The tutorials featured here are meant for basic level understanding.








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