3D Printer Saves Turkey Day!
Oh, no! The turkey cookie cutter couldn’t be found. No problem. 3D printer to the rescue!
3D Printing
Stratasys Sues Afinia: Ramifications for the Desktop 3D Printing Industry
Earlier this week Stratasys, a longtime fixture in the commercial/industrial 3D printing world and recent purchaser of desktop printer company Makerbot, announced that it was filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Microboards Technology, LLC, the company behind the Afinia H-Series 3D printer. This lawsuit is a big deal that could have huge ramifications for the entire desktop 3D printing industry. Afinia is a well known 3D printing brand which was named โbest overall experienceโ in MAKEโs inaugural 3D printing buyerโs guide last year. It is also widely available from mainstream outlets such as Radio Shack
Ones to Watch: New 3D Technologies
These promising new printers, scanners, and other 3D technologies have caught our eye.
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.
Replicating Ancientย African Hominoidย 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, weโve 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.
