Ultimaker Original and Doodle 3D Bundled Up for Less than €1000

The consumer 3D printing market is developing in many ways that are reminiscent of the consumer videogame market. Both are advanced technologies that have become or are becoming accessible to a larger number of people. Proponents of both, also, see…

The Other Half of Jolla’s Smartphone is a 3D Printed Smart Cover

Though it may be unfamiliar to mainstream smartphone users, Finnish smart phone manufacturer and software developer, Jolla, has been working away to make smartphone technology even smarter by relying on the crowd. With its Linux-based Sailfish OS, users can import…

3D Print Your Own Jade Rabbit Lunar Rover

UPDATE: 123D was discontinued in 2017, therefore links to the Autodesk 123D may no longer function. Autodesk may be helping its partner Makerbot in the advancement of 3D printing in education through the release of a series of new models…

Polygonica Preps for 3D Color Printing Revolution

Say you’re a company that develops CAD software for 3D printing and a new printer comes out – we’ll call it the Connex3 – that prints with a wide gamut of colours. What would you do? Well, if you know…

MakeVR Goes Live on Kickstarter

There’s been a lot of MakeVR in my life lately.  After reading up on and finally getting exposed to MakeVR’s virtual reality 3D modelling system, the software (and accompanying hardware) has finally launched on Kickstarter. I have a feeling that…

Lego and 3D Printing, a Maker’s Perfect Match

Is Lego a maker’s tool? But, more importantly, is Lego destined to play a much bigger role than previously imagined in the world of making and in tomorrow’s self manufacturing? The faBrickation team at the Hasso Plattner Institut in Germany…

MakerBot’s Thingiverse Comes To Android

MakerBot. No other 3D printing company gets quite such a harsh light shined upon it by myself. Why? In part because of MakerBot’s unique position as a brand-of-choice as part of a Brand America exercise orientated by the USA’s cutting…

AMF Format for 3D Printing Goes Wider — Now Supported by CimatronE

Cimatron, a leading provider of CAD/CAM solutions has accounced that it’s next software release will support the Additive Manufacturing File (AMF) format — a format adopted as an industry standard by both ASTM International and the International Organization for Standardization…

MakeVR Showcases VR Modelling System at 3D Printer World Expo

When my wife and I attended CES, we had originally planned to meet the makers of Make VR.  The Sixense team, which had developed the VR 3D modelling system, eagerly contacted me to show me a demo of the product…

3D Printed Jewellery Manufacturing Gets Its Swag On

3D printing within the jewellery industry continues to grow and has led to independent ventures no longer tethered to traditional jewel commerce. Most of the growth stems from capable software and a burgeoning customer base taking advantage of customizable options…