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 show, I mentioned it to a few…
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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 distort the original objects and create something new. Intelligent,…
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. ‘Maker age’ is pre-emptive, but, unlike some things…
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 staff and the income to create a…
New Initiative Combines Industrial 3D Printing with Free Medical-Implant Design Software
C&A Tool (Churubusco, IN) and WITHIN (New York City) have collaborated on the launch of a patient-specific, metal-implant design and manufacturing program called WITHIN Medical that combines the expertise of both organisations. The service offering combines free downloadable software developed…
Neitra 3D Pro: Try Out 2D to 3D Photo Scanning for Free
There are two ways to get novices excited about 3D modeling programs. The first is to develop an app that makes it easy to manipulate 3D models. The second is to develop an app that makes it easy to scan…
Tutorial: Setting Up Your Sculpt for 3D Printing in Zbrush
Have you been using ZBrush for your 3D Printing? It is a digital sculpting and painting program with powerful features and intuitive workflows. Here’s a handy small tutorial on setting your sculpt for 3D Printing. Check out for more tutorials from…
Autodesk Simulation's Project Miller
Is my model geometry printable? What changes can be made to improve it? What will the 3D printed part look like? Like the ultimate Print Preview, Autodesk Simulation’s Project Miller enables you to inspect your model, visualize how it will…
3D Printing’s Looming Dilemma: File-Sharing, Standards and Regulations
As the roads diverge in the woods, 3D printing will have to make industry defining choices with accommodating its development and proliferation. 3D designs operate from design files shared similar to music and other media and information files; however, 3D…
AutoDesk Releases New Meshmixer (Free Download from Their Sandbox)
AutoDesk has released an updated Meshmixer app available through its 123D family of apps. It is a free download and allows users to edit and combine scanned files as well as repair files from scans and prepare them for 3D…
