March 2011
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February 2011
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Print An Orchestra!
We’ll get to the full orchestra, but another step on that path has been taken—a guitar. SonicState.com covers it: http://www.sonicstate.com/amped/2011/02/17/in-the-future-will-you-print-instruments-off-your-computer/
A Penrose Triangle →
“Ulrich Schwanitz is a Netherlands-based designer who has tapped a rapid prototyping service to produce what he claims to be a bona fide 3-D Penrose triangle. Mathematically, that’s impossible…”
Shapeways on Flickr →
Lots of great Shapeways models show up on Flickr. Here’s a cute one discovered today.
MaPZone, a Free Texture Generator
Create professional textures for your models with this free (as in beer) texture generator.
MaPZone Editor website
A Short Poem About the Ideal Digital Fabrication...
What would the optimal Digital Fabrication Lab be made of..?
Perhaps of Lasers that splice, or 3D Printers real nice..?
Maybe it should be an assembly of Machines that Sinter, Glue, and cure - to make objects Very precise and pure…
Perchance it should use bits that are small, to build things most tall..?
Or be conceivably conceived by a designer, to make a wedding-ring, or even a diner..?
Could it...
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25 (Free) 3D Modeling Applications
Technically, 3 Dimensions refers to objects that are constructed on three plans (X, Y and Z). The process of creating 3D graphics can be divided into three basic phases: 3D modeling, 3D animation and 3D rendering.
Three dimensional (3D) computer graphics are widely used and they are almost too common to see anywhere, let it be movies, products designs, advertisements, etc. Although they are...
Shapeways for Gamers →
Shapeways is a great way for gamers to create all kinds of cool pieces for their hobbies… and for us at Shapeways to learn about many cool games we might not otherwise have discovered.
Wearable Plants
Re: PSFK | A Wearable Planter
Now you can get fresh oxygen under your nose all the time! Well, at least the times when wearing this necklace. Now, this would be a cool thing to 3D Print, yeah? Customize your own Planter Necklace. How about your own Planter Belt Charm?
There may be a few iterations in the design so you don’t get dirt specks all over your shirt, but still.. novel idea!
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Continuations: Sketchup + Shapeways = My First 3D... →
continuations:
One of my personal projects for 2011 was to design something and print it on Shapeways. This weekend I decided that I had a couple of hours to do that and so as the first step I installed Google Sketchup.
Having never done any 3D design before, instead of jumping straight into the…
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3D Food Printing available at the French Culinary...
Cornell students and faculty, in partnership with Fab@Home are making 3D Printed Food. I can see the potential for some delicious desserts. Sort of like a mix between Willy Wonka and Star Trek, eh?
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot, anyone?
3D Printed Vibrating Perler Bead Hopper by...
via Makerbot
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Valentine's Day Bottle Key →
For Valentine’s Day, I like this key because it also has functional utility—it’s a bottle opener!
Makedo... anything!
These little doohickeys by Makedo, lets you put together cardboard boxes, cups, any random thing around the house. It’s sort of like K’nex for everyday household items. Turn your entire living room to your K’nex set!
Now if people can turn some of these into electronics, that would be awesome!
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nervous system @ MoMA design store
Congratulations to Nervous System with their digitally fabricated jewelry now available at MOMA
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Three Advantages Of 3D Printing In Schools →
Three Strengths Of 3D Printing In Colleges
3D printing is an progressive fast prototyping technological innovation that utilizes a 3D printer to manufacture an actual three-dimensional object. It is at the moment utilised in various industries due to the fact it is identified to boost a company’s profit. Nevertheless, small is nevertheless identified of its advantage in colleges.
Equally...
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3DTin gets Smooth →
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WatchDale Dougherty: We are makers
