Play tetris on a 3D display made of water
Here’s a pretty awesome 3d display, that uses synchronized droplets of water to project a 3-layer image.
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3D capture at 60fps using a webcam
Kyle McDonald shared his latest efforts in video capture with me, and the results are pretty impressive.
Flashback: SketchUp 101
This month’s theme of Make Space for Crafting has got me thinking about designer/hacker/artist Emily Albinski’s helpful 101 feature on SketchUp, Google’s free 3D modeling software, which originally appeared on the pages of CRAFT Volume 09. As Emily writes in her intro: For decades, computer-aided design (CAD) applications were expensive tools used only by a […]
Get started in accurate design with Sketchup
Sketchup is an easy-to-learn program for 3D modeling. While it gives you an easy way to design creatively, it is a bit more challening to design accurately. If you are going to make physical models of your designs, you will need to make them small enough to fit on the tool that will make the part. You can send the 3D models to a number of toos, including the ShopBot, CNC Mill and MakerBot, among others.
If you follow these pretty easy steps, you can get yourself and your students into the habit of designing accurately dimensioned objects. Here is a set of screenshots and a sample file that show the steps of this process.
Flashback: Homebrew Digital 3D Movies
All the buzz about the movie Avatar has me reminiscing about the Optics issue of MAKE. In Volume 14, award-winning filmmaker and digital artist Eric Kurland showed us how to build a 3D dual-camera rig, and make a live 3D video monitor and PSP stereoscope to go with it. Here’s Eric’s intro and backstory, and […]
3D Painting Street Art
I’m really inspired by the perfect 3D illusion created by Felipe Perdomo and Ausias Perez of D.O.C.S. for the Festival Cuarto Asalto in Spain. Using just spray paint, the artists create organic lettering that appears to be growing on the wall. Here’s one of the artists in action and a closeup of one of the letters.
Fluid sims in Blender
Blender is an open source software project that allows users to create three dimensional objects which can then be rendered into animation sequences and more. From ~kronick Does your school use Blender? What great things have you designed with Blender? What is the best way to get started learning Blender? Add your ideas to the […]
