3D Printed UAV Wing with Printed Electronics
A collaboration between Stratasys and Optomec, Inc. has produced the first 3D printed UAV with surface printed electronics.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makers—including the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether you’re already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
Rainbow Fused-Filament 3D Apple Logo
Very cool stunt from Thingiverse user acen, using a technique he credits to “zeq.” In fact, this fully 3D version of the original Apple logo is a bit specialized, because the method would be much harder to use on a color object that wasn’t divided into clear horizontal bands of color. Basically, it involves calculating exactly how much of each filament color will go into making your model, cutting those colors to accurate lengths, arranging them in order, and fusing them together.
PopMech Likes Tinkercad for 3D Newbies
What’s the best way to get started 3D modeling? PopMech likes Tinkercad.
Makerslide: Prototyping 3D Tools Made Easier
Travis Good takes a look at Makerslide, a linear tracking and frame system for building personal fabrication machines.
Absurd iPhone Accessories on Thingiverse
Makerbot and Thingiverse just cosponsored a contest to design the most absurd 3D printable iPhone accessory! Check out a few of our favorite entries!
3D-Printed Circuit Boards
An interesting idea for printing a circuit board by Thingiverse user CarryTheWhat. The goal of this project is to enable the personal manufacturing of simple electronics, especially for Open Source Hardware — with nothing except a 3D printer, your hands or equivalent, and the basic high-technology electronic components (capacitors, motors, transistors, etc — but note […]
MakerBot TV: What Is Open Source?
The second season of MakerBot TV is off to a great start. In this third episode, MakerBot co-founder Bre Pettis talks about the power of open source.
