The 3D Printing Wars Begin – News Around the Web
Big news coming out today is that 3D Systems is suing Formlabs and subsequently Kickstarter for patent infringement. We thought we’d do a little roundup of some of the news for everyone.
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!
3D Systems Suing Formlabs and Kickstarter for Patent Infringement
3D Systems, makers of the Cube, a $1,299 hobbyist-level 3D printer, along with considerably more expensive industrial-level 3D printers, has filed what may be the first patent lawsuit in the hobbyist 3D printer market.
DreamVendor Prints Custom 3D Objects
Students at Virgina Tech can make their 3D-modeled dreams into little plastic realities thanks to the DreamVendor, a free 3D-printing vending machine in the College of Engineering, powered by four MakerBot Thing-O-Matics. The machine was created by Virginia Tech’s DREAMS Lab (Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems). From their site: The DreamVendor is […]
Toolsday: 3D Printing, Part 1
Toolsday, a live hangout on air focusing on a different categories of tools each week. This week, 3D printing maintenance and optimization.
Host: Eric Weinhoffer
Guest: Michael Castor
Make sure to watch Part 2 for the rest of the show.
Toolsday: 3D Printing, Part 2
Toolsday, a live hangout on air focusing on a different categories of tools each week. This week, 3D printing maintenance and optimization.
Host: Eric Weinhoffer
Guest: Michael Castor
MAKE and 3D Printing
Our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing is on newsstands today! And it’s just the beginning of a new chapter for 3D printing, and for MAKE.
Toolsday Hangout on Air, Live and Online 2pm PST/5pm EST
On this week’s Toolsday Google+ hangout on air, we”ll be talking about 3D printing and 3D printing tools. No so coincidentally, our Ultimate Guide to 3D printing hits newsstands today. Pick up a copy and join the discussion tomorrow at 2pm PST and 5pm EST on Google+.