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Buy Small Test Batches of Color Filament
As a creator of 3d products, I find myself visualizing the shape of the print, then the color it would be best in. When I want to print a tiny goldfish model in orange, I usually give up, because who … Continue reading
USPTO Additive Manufacturing Meeting Recap
The US Patent and Trademark Office held a meeting today of the Additive Manufacturing Partnership. The open sessions seemed to be informative as a 3d printing introduction, but with an unclear overall purpose. Presenters on behalf of Stratasys and 3D … Continue reading
Interview with Mixee Me Co-Founder Aaron Barnet
Mixee Me makes it easy to make 3d printed cartoon versions of yourself and friends with their free online figurine designer. Mixee Me Co-Founder Aaron Barnet took some time to answer our questions about Mixee Me’s growth, its technology, and … Continue reading
3d Print your Facebook Profile
The creators project teamed up with three noted designers to create 3d printing apps for facebook. The facebook apps use data from your usage of facebook to create a unique 3d printed model that reflects your profile and its connections. … Continue reading
Obama’s Gun Control and 3d Printing High Capacity Magazines
On Wednesday, President Obama delivered a speech advocating gun control legislation. One provision he endorsed was to limit magazine size to 10 rounds. While adding the provision might limit the spread of larger magazines among hobbyists, 3d printing provides an … Continue reading
iMaterialise Working on Dual Material models?
A reporter from People.com.cn recently got a tour behind the scenes at the Brussels factory of Materialise, the parent company of iMaterialise. Among the slideshow showcasing many beautiful 3d prints were two glimpses at a print done with mixed transulucent and … Continue reading
3d Printing Dinosaur Fossils Instead of Digging
Palaentologist Sergio Azevedo could have dug out the fossil he found by hand, painstakingly chiseling away rock bit by bit, hoping he didn’t accidentally shatter a dinosaur tooth with one misstep. Instead, he 3d printed the bones. He used a … Continue reading
MakerBot Replicator 2X
At CES, MakerBot announced their newest model 3d printer, the MakerBot Replicator 2x. This new model increases the build volume from 410 cubic cm, and uses a sturdier, stronger ABS plastic for its extruder. It can deposit in layers up … Continue reading
Photos to 3d Models with Cubify Capture
3d Systems is challenging Autodesk’s 123d Capture tool with their new Cubify Capture. The website allows you to upload a set of images, and the server will generate a 3d model from the images. As we said in the 123D … Continue reading
3d Printing Computational Architecture
We have seen brief glimpses into what the future of architecture has been with stories about 3d printed houses. But only when 3d printed architectural components are inexpensive enough to realistically use in houses will we see the true capability. … Continue reading