With the coming closing of Pirate3D’s successful Kickstarter campaign there have now been a number of million dollar+ crowd funded 3D printers in the past year. Add to that the numerous smaller, though still substantial, campaigns based off of various open source and proprietary designs and it is easy to think that the future of […]
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MakerBot Retail Store in Manhattan Recently Amazon added a whole section of 3D printing and additive manufacturing . Many sites picked this up as a sign of the increased popularity and potential market for 3D printing. Though that is one sign of the growing industry another is the increasing number of “retail” 3d printing stores. Some
Made In Space 3D Printer during a micro gravity “Vomit Comet” What if astronauts could manufacture whatever they needed while in space? That is the question behind a NASA funded small business Made In Space. After successful testing on micro-gravity flights back in 2011 (the playfully named “Vomit Comet”) plans are in place to put
Automotive X-Prize Winner Edison 2: Designed In Solid Edge The main keynote of Solid Edge University 2013 will be delivered by Dan Staples, Director-Solid Edge Development, as he presents the release of the new and improved Solid Edge ST6. Dan was one of the overly helpful Siemens team who spent time walking me through the
Social interaction seems to be a hot topic for a number of major brands. Given the expertise in IT and programming from CAD vendors it is no surprise that many of them have jumped into social with their own community. Each of these is positioned to help designers and engineers share their knowledge, learn tricks,
3D Printing has been the hot topic for months now. With investors and consumers being inundated with news and information on the subject it is important to understand what additive manufacturing and 3D printing can, and can not, do. Thankfully there are some great resources including a free webinar from engineering.com. The session is
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A few weeks ago I posted here about Gamification Of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and how it could bring about a new era in 3D printing. One reader pointed out a related infographic that shows past successes in other industries. Who knows, maybe someday soon this graphic will need a section dedicated to additive manufacturing.
Previous posts have made mention of the growing industry of service bureaus for 3D printing. Even as 3D printers lower in price and accessible to consumers it still requires a good deal of expertise to work through the details. This leaves an opportunity for experienced professionals to help part time and amateur designers turn their
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A major hurdle to wide spread adoption of home 3d printing is the learning curve to designing items to print. Cubify Draw, a free app available for iOS devices attempts to overcome that hurdle. Although it is limited in its functionality the simple app is useful in making simple designs and explaining how 3D printing
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One of the common CAD programs I keep hearing mentioned is Rhino. According to Wikipedia Rhino was originally a closed-source open beta and there is still a very active development group. There is also an active support forum for the latest release, Rhino V5. McNeel North America owns and supports Rhino and has a helpful
