Cube 2
Safe and easy to use, but a closed system holds back its potential.
Safe and easy to use, but a closed system holds back its potential.
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.
MAKE recently conducted a survey on consumer 3D printing of MAKE and Maker newsletter subscribers. It offers a snapshot of the current state of desktop 3D printing.
Large print volume for less than a grand equals a big value.
MAKE is celebrating its just-released Ultimate Guide to 3D printing with an international maker meetup tonight at 6pm PT and you’re invited.
The first deltabot in our tests printed well but it’s still a machine for the hands-on tinkerer.
As we were setting up our booth at the Engadget Expand event in NYC, Digital Fabrication Editor, Anna Kaziunas France, announced the MAKE 3D Printer Buyer’s Guide on the main stage to an audience of sponsors and press