With its ties to industry and manufacturing, it's not surprising that 3D printing has found its way into construction. What is surprising, however, are the novel and interesting ways the same basic principles used to work with ABS and PLA plastic filament on a desktop printer are being applied to printing houses and buildings. 3D Printing with [...]
The fashion world is really enjoying the power of 3D printing. We've touched on this briefly before, but it's worth talking about again because of how strong the potential impact could be on what we wear. Textiles and clothing have a long history of being tied to manufacturing, and at-home manufacturing is no different. 3D Printing In-Store? United [...]
The Arts are a field rooted in tradition and familiar with disruption. It only makes sense that 3D printing, one of the most disruptive technologies available, would impact it. 3D Printing is changing how people interact with art, affecting artists, museums, and the public. How? Now Anyone Can Print Art With 3D printing and scanning, it's [...]
If you are already into 3D printing, you may have noticed is some model repositories an option to make your own version of a model—often called Parametric Modeling. It is sometimes an option for wearables and machine components. The "Parametric Measuring Spoon" may list parameters to change a part. In essence, parametric modeling is a different approach [...]
NASA recently released a small library of models in 3D-printable formats that includes a variety of spacecraft, extraterrestrial objects, and landscapes. For the space-enthusiast, this provides 21 new things to print for fun from the authority on space exploration. Here are just four of the models they offer for download as both .stl and blender [...]
Common 3D Printing Materials There are many types of materials being explored in the world of 3D printing, but we will focus on the most common materials used with consumer 3D printers. In order to create a 3D printed object, you need to choose a printing material, generally in the form of a filament. Keep in mind [...]
Even though 3D printing has been making headlines in recent times thanks to it becoming much more mainstream, the technology needed to create physical 3D objects from digital information has existed for quite some time. If you look at paper printers, there are lots of ways to get a 2D image on a piece of [...]
How do you convey a revolution to someone? How hard was it for Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to convey the importance of an invention like the personal computer back in the 70s? If you had stopped anyone on the street back then and asked them if they would like a computer in their homes, [...]
Cartesian and Delta style 3D printers are the most common styles of desktop 3D printers currently available. What are the main differences? Well, to understand their unique abilities we need to recap a few technologies. Let’s briefly review the FDM process. An FDM printer takes a filament of a material (usually plastic) and extrudes it [...]
Right now 3D printing is a hot technology. The mainstream public and governmental bodies are finally beginning to catch on to the fact that 3D printing is a revolutionary technology, even though it has been a quiet revolution until now. Kickstarter.com is constantly populated with new 3D printing technologies and more and more people are [...]
