Then, suddenly, they had an idea. What if they took it upon themselves to create a series of tutorials that would have parents and children working together on 3D printing projects? Thus was born the idea behind 3D Roundhouse.
In a press release, the company stated its mission clearly:
“We target young families who enjoy working together on projects at home. 3DRoundhouse.com is the world’s first website for 3D modeling and printing created by parents and kids, for parents and kids! Through its workshops and website, the company bonds families together by designing and creating 3D objects.”
“The videos demonstrate creating the same objects in each of the programs; users can explore and choose the software that best fits their own preferences or learn them all,” they say. “Furthermore, 3D Roundhouse offers the possibility for creating items from ten different industries, such as toy and automotive, that 3D printing will disrupt.”
The US will get a taste of these workshops at the New York City Maker Faire in September–and the company has already begun to run them in Tokyo. The founding partners of 3D Roundhouse reside in New York, Beijing, and Hong Kong, and as such the company has a decidedly international flavor with multilingual blogs and resources available and more in the works.
Is this the sort of organization your family has been waiting for? Have you checked out any of the resources this international team is presenting? Let us know your thoughts in the 3D Roundhouse forum thread over at 3DPB.com.