This year the founder of MakerBot, Bre Pettis, launched a new venture in the retail of personalised gifts, including some 3D printed items. Bre & Co. 3D printed ceramic sake set retails at, wherea…
Streamlined design-to-print workflow GrabCAD Print is now live
Today, Stratasys’ GrabCAD Print software has come out of the beta stage of development. GrabCAD Print was first announced in May 2016 as ‘streamlined design-to-print workflow’ solution. Public beta do…
First look at new 3D design software WeDesignLive
The 3D printing file format, .stl (referred to by some humorously as Standard Triangle Language) was developed more than thirty years ago, an eon in terms of software. Difficulties with the format inc…
PTC to integrate 3D printing and Internet of Things design in Creo 4.0
On 15th December 2016, Boston-based software company PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) will release the newest iteration of their CAD program as Creo 4.0. At its base level, Creo software comes as a rage of applicati…
Sliced: 3D printing digest from 3DPI 22nd Nov. 2016
Because the 3D printing world moves fast – we’ve Sliced some of the news to keep you up to date. Read on for news about MatterHackers, Xiaomi, Farsoon, advances in 3D printed materials and…
3DPI visited London’s reopened Design Museum
London’s Design Museum reopens this Thursday the 24th November and, as additive manufacturing giants Stratasys have an art commission featured in the opening exhibit, 3DPI were invited along to an exc…
GeorgiaTECH put a cat amongst the pigeons with 3D printing soft robotics research
GeorgiaTECH PhD student Alexis Noel has been studying the adhesive properties of animal tongues for over two years. Originally her research focused on the sticky catapult of frog tongues, but recently…
Dubai Innovation Week opens with 3D printing events and awards
From the 20th to the 26th November 2016, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai are holding a week of events to boost innovation. At the opening the Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Cha…
Australia gets first institute for biofabrication of human bones and tissue
The Herston Health Precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, is in the center of seven of the city’s medical institutes, including the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) that already implements 3D pri…
Northeastern University’s 3D printer unlocks secrets of the heart
Under the direction of new associate professor Guohao Dai, the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern University Mass. is one step closer to The 3D Printed Heart. Being such a delicate process, …