3D Printing

Microsoft Releases “3D Builder” Touchscreen 3DP App Today

Microsoft Releases “3D Builder” Touchscreen 3DP App Today

Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Shanen Boettcher, General Manager of Product Management at Microsoft about their 3D Builder graphical touchscreen application for Windows 8.1, slotted for release at midnight GMT today, Nov. 15. 3D Builder incorporates a combination of slicer and client software plus integrated Windows drivers for several popular 3D printers to provide a easy-to-use desktop manufacturing experience that aims to make it simple for the average consumer to get into 3D printing quickly.

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MAKE’s 3D Printing Lab to be Recreated for Engadget Expand This Weekend

MAKE’s 3D Printing Lab to be Recreated for Engadget Expand This Weekend

At Engadget Expand this weekend, the MAKE crew will be reproducing the test environment we created to put 23 printers through their paces for our soon-to-be released Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. The special issue will be unveiled at the event. We’ll have five printers on hand (Printrbot Simple, Ultimaker 2, Replicator 2, Up Plus 2, Felix 2.0) and a team of testers including MAKE’s digital fabrication editor Anna Kaziunas France.

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