Altia, Incorporated announces a major step forward in its GUI innovation capabilities with the new 3D Scene Object. For companies developing embedded GUIs for automotive, medical, consumer and industrial applications, this offers a tremendous benefit – the capability to integrate beautiful and informative genuine 3D content into their displays. Continue reading “Altia Announces Powerful 3D Integration for Embedded Graphical User Interfaces”
Deskartes Updates Expert Series 3D Printing Prep Software
Deskartes has announced the release of version 10.2.1 of its Expert Series additive manufacturing and simulation data preparation software. In its newest incarnation, Deskartes includes a new 3D CAD conversion package that enables color 3D printing. Continue reading “Deskartes Updates Expert Series 3D Printing Prep Software”
Synthesis Architects & Stratasys Work Together on 3D Printed Ergonomic Rocking Chair
Artists, designers, craftsmen, and the like will all find ways to express their creativity no matter the tool set, but their quest to continually innovate has through the centuries been greatly responsible for many techniques and tools available today. Continue reading “Synthesis Architects & Stratasys Work Together on 3D Printed Ergonomic Rocking Chair”
Will 3D Printing Make Drones Part of Our Everyday Lives? (VIDEO)
When Amazon announced it would one day be using drones for rapid delivery of goods most laughed. Only a few months later that dream is looking a lot more solid, as a team from The University of Sheffield has developed and tested a drone that could be built form scratch in less than 24 hours and is so cheap that it could be used as a disposable tool for one way flight. How? With 3D printing, of course. Continue reading “Will 3D Printing Make Drones Part of Our Everyday Lives? (VIDEO)”
3D printing event, 11 seminars and workshops, dedicated to your profession
From the law to fashion, from business models to software tools, and everything in between.
The 3rd edition of the 3D printing event will contain over 11 seminars and workshops during the week, each focused on a specific profession or an application field. You can choose the topic of your profession/application field. In half-day you will learn what 3D printing means for your profession. In each seminar issues like materials, designtools, business models, do’s and dont’s will be covered. You will meet your colleagues with whom you can discuss what has been presented, and what it means for your profession/business.
The following seminars are being planned for during the week:
- 3D Printing and fashion, shoes and accessories
- Workshop Developing business models for 3D printing (max. 20 participants)
- 3D Printing and the Law (IP/Patent issues/regulation)
- 3D Printing and Marketing and Retail
- 3D Printing and Design (Product, Interior and Architectural)
- 3D Printing and Art + museums
- 3D Printing and Prototyping and from design for manufacturing to manufacturing for design
- 3D Printing and Industrial Additive Manufacturing
- 3D Printing and education
- 3D Printing and the Home market / Hobbyists
- 3D Printing and the future of tools (hardware, software or platforms), open source or propietary
Weekschedule:
Every weekday two or more seminars will take place. Each seminar will exist of two sessions and one short break. The morning seminar starts at 9.00 and ends at 12.30 hrs. The afternoon seminar starts at 13.30 and ends at 17.00 hrs. An attendee can register for one or more sessions. If you want to register, please click here.
The virtual Pottery wheel and 3D printing in clay
For L’Artisan Electronique, Unfold created -aside from the ceramic printer- a virtual pottery wheel in collaboration with Tim Knapen (video). Continue reading “The virtual Pottery wheel and 3D printing in clay”
CAD in the cloud with Tinkercad
Tinkercad is a new and faster way of creating designs for your 3D printer. Continue reading “CAD in the cloud with Tinkercad”