Nearly as quickly as architects swapped their sketchbooks and pencils for CAD programs, traditional physical architectural models were also mostly replaced by interactive 3D digital versions. Continue reading “Could architectural 3D printing usher a comeback for physical models? (VIDEO)”
Photoshop CC Expands 3D Printing Support to i.materialise
Once only featuring a handful of MakerBots and Shapeways, Adobe Photoshop CC has added ever greater 3D print preparation and export options, including printer profiles from small manufacturers like Type A Machines and direct export to 3D modeling sites like Sketchfab. Continue reading “Photoshop CC Expands 3D Printing Support to i.materialise”
This Awesome Machine Can 3D Print Plants To Grow Into Any Shape
Too many city rooftops are barren, grey, and boring. Computer scientist Yuichiro Takeuchi, who works with the Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. is out to change that. Takeuchi has found a way to print gardens filled with herbs and flowers. Continue reading “This Awesome Machine Can 3D Print Plants To Grow Into Any Shape”
Pango takes your sketches and transforms them into 3D models, augmented reality, and 3D printed parts (VIDEO).
MIT Students Develop Design Program that Automatically Creates Fabricable Parts (VIDEO)
A new 3D modelling program from students at MIT consists of a large database of fabricable design templates that will allow a casual user to easily create 3D objects that are ready to fabricate, including any support structures, screws, brackets or braces needed to create stable furniture. Continue reading “MIT Students Develop Design Program that Automatically Creates Fabricable Parts (VIDEO)”
Cool Goggles from Concept to Final Use in 3 Days Using 3D Printing (VIDEO)
UK 3DP company Design Reality just released a quick video following a rapidly prototyped pair of safety goggles from the design stage, to being 3D printed on an Objet500 Connex3 and to being tested in the field. Continue reading “Cool Goggles from Concept to Final Use in 3 Days Using 3D Printing (VIDEO)”
Modio app turns your iPad into a 3D monster toy design company
3D printing has brought the world some pretty awesome products, but Modio could be one of the coolest we’ve seen. Modio is an iOS app that lets you design your own “monster robot” from scratch, using a selection of different modules and colors. Once you’ve finished your amazing design, you can send it to a 3D printer and your toy comes to life, right before your eyes. Continue reading “Modio app turns your iPad into a 3D monster toy design company”
SambaCan: the 3D printable drinking can holder & samba shaker in one!
Use it to support your national team in the FIFA World Cup Brazil and get some 3D printing vibes out there. You can have the SambaCan 3D printed at 3D Hubs or download the 3D model at YouMagine and 3D print one yourself. Continue reading “SambaCan: the 3D printable drinking can holder & samba shaker in one!”
This French 3-D Printing Company Has a Unique Approach to the Consumer Market (VIDEO)
French company Sculpteo offers 3-D printing services for businesses and consumers, but the way it approaches the consumer market is quite unique. Aside from offering a consumer marketplace where people can buy and sell 3-D printed designs that Sculpteo professionally prints, it also offers API integration for businesses to directly tap into Sculpteo’s 3-D printing platform. Continue reading “This French 3-D Printing Company Has a Unique Approach to the Consumer Market (VIDEO)”
Are you up for a 3D Drone Design Challenge?
i.Materialise has a special invitation for you: create your own drone using Flexbot, Autodesk 123D and i.materialise, and present it to the world. Now this is challenging, right? Continue reading “Are you up for a 3D Drone Design Challenge?”