Big Updates for Cura, Slic3r, and Other 3D Printing Slicers
Over the past few weeks, we have seen major updates to many of the most vital packages that we use to operate our 3D printers.
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!
Amazon Now Lets You Customize and 3D Print Video Game Characters
We knew this was inevitable and will likely prove to be a big boon to the commercial 3D printing market: tabletop and video game characters, playing pieces, and gaming terrain that you can design, customize, and 3D print (either commercially or on your home 3D printer). On July 8th, Amazon announced that their 3D Printed Products Store […]
Bet You Can’t Find a Use for This 11-Million-to-1 Gearbox
Puzzle inventor Oskar van Deventer has come up with a solution that doesn’t yet have a problem. The solution is a 11,373,076:1 gearbox.
Check Out the Open Source Chassis that will Bring 3D-Printed Cars to the Streets
Today Local Motors announces the winner of its design challenge, Project [Redacted], for a four-seater based on a 3D-printable template.
Solving A Molding Conundrum: How to Really Print Sphere Molds
Learn how to model sphere molds in CAD so that it minimizes undercut.
Formlabs Releases Tough New Resin for 3D Printing
Formlabs has been steadily releasing new materials that each provide a new property to their users. Now, Formlabs has added a new resin to join Clear, Flexible, and Castable: Tough.
3D Printed Toy Uses 104 Pennies to Walk
This 3D-printed toy uses a flywheel filled with pennies to walk like nothing you’ve seen before. The open-source 3D printed toy revisits a gyroscope design that was shelved by Mattel in the 80s.