Doodle3D – Simple Sketching Tool for 3D Printing Goes Live on KS

Doodle3D – not to be confused with the 3Doodler pen – is a simple software based sketching tool, specifically designed by the creator Rick Companje of FabLab Amersfoort for WIFI compatibility with 3D printers. Doodle3D allows people to digitally design…

Sad but True — Tinkercad Winding up Operations

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Founder & CEO, Kai Backman, has just announced, via the Tinkercad blog, that he and his partner have made the ‘difficult decision’ to wind up this entry-level 3D design application in favour of “an innovative new simulation environment called…

New Version of Ultimaker’s 3D Printing Software: Cura SW – 13.03

Ultimaker has launched a new updated version of its one-stop 3D printing solution software Cura – with a version numbered 13.03. So what’s new? Some integration touches on several icons, a bigger view of the actual 3D model instead of…

Cimatron forms 3D Printing Advisory Board

Cimatron Limited, a CAD/CAM software company with over 40,000 installations worldwide, recently announced that it is establishing a 3D Printing Advisory board, naming the 3D printing expert Terry Wohlers as the first board member. Terry Wohlers, with more than 20…

Deja Vu – Makerbot Wows at SXSW

Makerbot has, once again, gone all out to maintain its place in the 3D printing spotlight. Said spotlight was glaring down on the company’s CEO, Bre Pettis, once again on Friday, afforded by the occasion of the opening day of…

3D Systems Completes Acquisition of Geomagic

As of yesterday, Geomagic is fully incorporated into 3D Systems. The company has reported that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Geomagic for $55 million in cash. The Geomagic portfolio of 3D authoring solutions including design, sculpt and…

Moedls — An Inclusive 3D Scanning Option

Moedls is a new, consumer-friendly mobile laser scanner that processes data via a smartphone. According to the company’s website, the official launch is still a few weeks off, but the product has been highlighted as one of 10 semi-finalists in…

3D Systems and Creaform Deliver Go!MODEL for Go!SCAN 3D Scanner

One of the limitations that 3D printing technology faces, when looking at the process from a mass audience and average home user perspective, is that creating 3D models requires a high level of design skills as well as technical skills…

Free SCENECT App Opens up 3D Scanning to a Wider Audience

One of the biggest hindrances to replication in the 3D printing world is the lack of affordable 3D scanners, with the least expensive industry-grade scanners costing anywhere from $2,000 to $20,000.  Autodesk is one company that has been trying to…

Creating 3D Models in Photoshop CS6 Extended

Because 3D printing started in the industries of engineering, manufacturing and architecture; the software used to generate 3D models is rooted in traditional CAD, which can be difficult to use for many artists and hobbyists.  Luckily, as the technology becomes…