Ones to Watch: New 3D Technologies
These promising new printers, scanners, and other 3D technologies have caught our eye.
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
Review: Type A Machines Series 1
With bold design and progressive wireless printing, it could be a 2014 frontrunner.
Printing Without a 3D Printer
From the pages of MAKE’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2014: Don’t have a 3D printer but still want to bring your 3D designs to life? One of these services might be right for you.
MAKE Visits Rawrz Toys
MAKE follows along as Rawrz founders Victoria Rose and Ann Sidenblad demonstrate their creative process.
Replicating Ancient African Hominoid Fossils
The African Fossils virtual laboratory website is a digital archeology project that seeks to increase public knowledge about prehistory by harnessing Autodesk 3D scanning technology. Recently, they wrote MAKE to tell us about their updated, newly re-launched website featuring stunning Sketchfab integration and downloads of prehistoric humanoid remains.
The Duality of the Physical and Digital Worlds
With easy-to-use 3D printers and 3D software, we’ve come a long way in giving everyone the tools to create with confidence. Yet for most people one piece was still missing: the ability to bring physical objects into the digital world and to complete the transaction, inextricably linking the two worlds so that anyone could use one to influence the other.
A Maker’s Education in Santiago
A few months ago, I applied to a little known, first iteration program, called Exosphere. I quit my job in corporate finance, sold most of my belongings, and decided to venture to Santiago, Chile to experience something that I thought would change my life. To my extreme satisfaction, this program has exceeded every expectation that I held in my heart and mind. It has been intensely challenging, but I wouldn’t prefer it any other way.