How to Export a Printable STL File from Chief Architect

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Recently, Studica started offering Chief Architect for education. Chief Architect is a CAD program that makes it incredibly easy to design a building from scratch. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the program and learn my way around it. One of the big new features in Chief Architect X6 is the ability to export your model as … Read More

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How to Activate NI LabVIEW

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I have been getting a lot of support questions regarding activating LabVIEW lately. To be more specific, users are saying that their serial number is invalid when they try to activate the software. In this post, I am going to detail how to activate your LabVIEW software properly. Using the LabVIEW Installer If you purchased LabVIEW through Studica, you most likely … Read More

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Adobe Premiere Help: How to Enable CUDA Graphics Card

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I recently built myself a new computer a few months ago. I decided to treat myself with a brand new GeForce GTX 770 graphics card, which has worked wonderfully for all intents and purposes. Part of the reason I went with an NVidia graphics card was because I do video editing using Adobe Premiere. I had read that Adobe Premiere … Read More

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NI Help: Solving LabVIEW Device Identifier is Invalid Error

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Ever since Studica started offering National Instruments’LabVIEW software, there has been one error that seems fairly common but has a very simple fix. When a user runs a lab, they will be presented with an error window that says something along the lines of “Error – 200220 occurred at DAQmx Create Channel (AI-Voltage-Basic).vi:2. Underneath this error, there’s a section that … Read More

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How To Reset Unity Licensing

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Recently, I found out we had Unity 4.0 beta licenses. I went to download the beta, which can be found here. I went ahead and installed it and I got a message when I booted up 4.0 beta: “This Pre-release version of unity 4.0 can only be run by 4.x license holders”. The option listed on the box was “Quit … Read More

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How to Remote Control your Car with an iPhone

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And you thought texting & driving was Dangerous… it turns out you CAN remote control your car with iPhone. The two dudes from Waterloo labs, Hunter & Doug, made this sick video on how to remote control your car with your iPhone. With the help of LabVIEW software, a couple of motors, a wireless real time controller, an iPhone and … Read More

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How To Build a Solar Tracker

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For this post, Studica’s Co-op student utilized all the skills they have acquired the past few weeks with products such as the National Instruments myDAQ and fischertechnik models. They built and programmed a solar tracker using the fischertechnik Oeco Tech Renewable Energy kit as well as various spare parts as well as National Instruments LabVIEW with the myDAQ and a … Read More

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How To Use the Installer for Autodesk 2013 Suites

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The installer for this year is simple and direct. As in previous years, you must silence any virus checking software while running the Autodesk Installer. Here is our quick and easy guide to using the installer for your Autodesk 2013 Suites.

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