For some, releasing an open source version 1.0 is a strategy for a paid version later. For others, it is a way to ensure that in a world where the rate of change of technology is increasing at an expo…
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Make’s Slicer and Sending Software Hot or Not Guide
In Make Magazine’s “Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2014” issue, which is, to me, one of the few magazines I’d actually enjoy reading, the Make team added a huge amount of interesting material, building…
Kinect yourself a 3D printed mini-me with Shapify
3D printed figurines – or miniatures – of oneself are all the craze lately in the UK. Prices are still steep (starting at £160 for a high quality “clone”) but a company called Shapify want…
3D Printing with the 3D Builder App on Windows 8.1
Now that Windows 8.1 is equipped with native 3D-printing support, and Microsoft’s first 3D printing app 3D Builder is out, it’s time for us to take a closer look at how 3D Printing on this…
123D Catch Updated for a More Seamless Experience
When Autodesk released 123D Catch for iOS more than a year ago, I was thrilled and thought that it would be the key to making 3D printing accessible to the mainstream. If you could just take a series …
Microsoft Releases 3D Builder App for Windows 8.1 — A Building Base for Easy 3D Printing
After integrating native 3D-printing support into Windows 8.1 and partnering with Stratasys-owned Makerbot to sell Replicators in Microsoft stores, Microsoft has released its first 3D printing app for…
A Smart Software Acquisition —Autodesk to Acquire Delcam
Last week at the 3D Printshow I heard rumours that Autodesk was to acquire UK software company Delcam, a leading supplier of advanced software for the manufacturing industry. Being caught up in the sh…
Encryption Through Destruction with Disarming Corruptor
Artist Matthew Plummer-Fernandez is interested in distorting the forms of 3D printed objects as a means of conveying the translation processes that occur in the digital and physical worlds. 3D scans d…
A New Age: The Maker Age
I’ve talked about a ‘MakerNet’ before, but not the term ‘maker age.’ Both of these terms, however, appear on the site of the new product / service I review here — Blokify…
ProtoCow Provides Instant Quotes for Small 3D Printing Service Bureaux
In the expanding 3D printing market, it might be hard to make your 3D printing business as quick, efficient and clean as the larger additive manufacturing service providers. After all, they’ve got the…