Comments on: Trikes and Macs http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trikes-and-macs The blog about industrial design in the bike industry Sat, 18 May 2013 07:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: James http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-900 James Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:17:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-900 Cool. Thanks William. I downloaded the beta of MOI to play around with.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Anonymous Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-899 Months later… but my friend Mike Gibson wrote Rhino as a college project and sold it to McNeel. Now he’s working on an easier-to-use modeling program called MoI, check it out

http://moi3d.com/

-William

]]> By: BikerB http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-614 BikerB Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:57:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-614 Hope I am a bicycle designer. Unfortunately I am not. I am just a biker babe who love riding. : D. Visit my blog http://www.bikerkiss.com/blogs/blogs

]]> By: Fritz http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Fritz Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:53:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-611 I learned to use a computer after I built the thing, but that’s ancient history.

My dad’s a Mac fanatic. I’m happy with whatever’s available, which is usually a Wintel PC. Which is kind of funny considering who I work for.

]]> By: Dan Wodarcyk http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Dan Wodarcyk Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:23:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-607 Within the exhibition design field, totally different, we’re using Vector Works and the add on modelling program, both for the Mac. Common in product design applications as well?

]]> By: Phil http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Phil Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:09:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-606 Nice trikes. I did a post the other day on a trike: http://www.philvarner.com/bikes/blog/2007/03/31/so-you-think-youre-a-hardcore-rider-eh/

And another followup because of this post:
http://www.philvarner.com/bikes/blog/2007/04/02/trike-alicious/

]]> By: michael http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-605 michael Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:25:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-605 I learned how to use a computer on a Mac (Art center was stacked to the rafters with them!) and I admit I do like Macs except for those retarded single button mouses! I currently use a laptop PC (HP) and I can find no difference in performance, convenience and functionality between a Mac and a PC. I can almost here the sharp intake of breath amongst all those ‘Maccies’ out there but let’s be honest, PC’s are cheaper, more powerful, have more programs available and with the advent of Firefox there is no need to use that sad Explorer. Sure Mac’s look ‘cool’ and as a designer I would be the first to admit that PC makers have been slow to elevate their design sensibilities but when it comes to pure function there is little to choose between them. I think the almost fanatical loyalty of ‘Maccies’ is more a personality cult around Steve Jobs than a realistic comparison of function.

]]> By: James http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-604 James Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:18:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-604 Hi Chad, Thanks for the info. Now that you mention it, how could I forget the AMD processor/ Trek design connection. I think I read about on the Alias website as well as about a million other places.

The fact that you can bring 3d files into Photoshop CS3 is really cool. I just downloaded the version of 3d acrobat which is pretty slick too. Amazing stuff.

I really wish I could afford a Cintiq right now. Everyone I know who uses one is absolutly hooked. I’d love to see some of your freehand photoshop sketch renderings from it. Man, I have to get one of those.

]]> By: chadL http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-603 chadL Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:14:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/04/trikes-and-macs/#comment-603 hello,
yes our graphic design team is on mac. the ID’ers are on AMD based Dell or HP workstations. for design we use, photoshop, illustrator, sketchbook pro, alias studio and solidworks office pro. engineering is all solidworks. most of ID is all solidworks with the exception of the trek carbon frames. We do use Solidworks for carbon frames more and more. the parametric attributes are hard to pass up when it comes to doing all the sizes for each frame. actually we won runner up prizes for the Lemond Triomphe and Gary Fisher full suspension frames at SolidworksWorld’s design competition. Ned and I were real proud of that.
Regarding technology at Trek. We are constantly looking at tools that make our jobs more efficient. We all have Cintiques which none of us can live without now! our graphics team is running a beta of the new photoshop which allows us to bring 3D files directly into photoshop…it is really freakin’ cool!
there you go!

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