3d design

One of the barriers to a wider adoption of 3D technology is the difficulty of creating 3D printable models. For many people who may be interested in creating 3D models,…

Does the above graphic scare you off? Well, it’s designed to do the opposite! Based on JavaScript, Shapeways’ ShapeJS is a software program targeting makers and designers who want to create 3D printable…

As an artist myself I struggle with the inner turmoil of having a career as a creative while many of the people in my life have more conventional jobs. Many…

I don’t think any of the dozens of 3D model marketplaces put nearly as much effort into curating and developing a stable of highly talented and prolific 3D artists and…

On November 18-19, 2015, Webit’s DIGIT.EMEA took place in Sisil, Istanbul, where digital and technology company executives and founders from 110 countries gathered.  The gathering acknowledged an emerging startup with a promising future in…

One of the great things about 3D printing is how it inspires the imagination to make previously unthinkable objects. In fact, some 3D designers say they would not be able to even conceive of certain…

There is no shortage of online 3D printing design platforms these days. If you’re new to 3D printing, choosing a design platform involves wading through a whole lot of websites,…

A couple months ago, we were so impressed by a 3D printed self-watering planter that we thought we would share it with our readers. While talking with the planter’s designers, they…

Half a million children worldwide suffer from arm-related medical conditions, and 3D printing has already provided children and adults with customized 3D prostheses and orthotics for support. In the U.S. approximately…

There are plenty of ways to obtain 3D printable models. You can use a 3D scanner to capture exactly what you want, you can download them from websites like 3DShare,…

One of my go-to drinks is a dirty vodka martini (extra dirty, extra blue cheese olives), so I’m always on the lookout for the best one around. The key, obviously, to…

CAD and 3D printing software developer Autodesk was very clear when they announced their new Spark 3D printing platform and Ember 3D printer almost a year ago, noting that the…

We already have heard enough about climate change that I don’t have to drag you through the litany of weather-related changes we have already seen or the futuristic scenarios that anticipate rising…

This is the seventh year of the Ecuadorian Film Festival, which was started in Washington, D.C. to promote Ecuadorian film, culture and food, and its inaugural year in New York….

One of the aspects of 3D printing that I love so much is the new medium for creation that it has presented to designers worldwide. Instead of relying on subtractive…

As 3D printing technology improves, and prices of desktop machines come down, we are beginning to see the technology go from merely being utilized for rapid prototyping, to a technology…

It’s that time of the week again when we roll out the top 3D printable models from 3D Share. This week we have two creations from UK-based Tony Jones, a…

  Almost three years ago my mother passed away after over a twenty five year long battle with Multiple Sclerosis — a disease that left her mostly paralyzed. Although paralyzed in two legs…

This week news covers a broad spectrum that includes thoughts about 3D printing’s role in our future, to new services, hardware, materials, and competitions to win a printer and get your business funded. Also,…

Sketchfab is a 3D model website that has over 200,000 different models listed on it. Because of its wide selection, companies and individuals are looking to it more and more…

3D Share has so many available models for downloading that it can be a challenge to weed through them all. This is why we do the service of summarizing the top…

Cincinnati, Ohio’s Xavier University made history earlier this year with the announcement of a new maker center that will house 31 3D printers. And it appears the campus has been…

This week’s 3D printing news was filled with great designs.  From ic! berlin’s sunglass line, to Maurizio Casella’s Harley model, Polyhelo’s safer drone, and ALPA’s customized camera lens shades — 3D printing…

I remember as a child when Princess Diana made landmines an international humanitarian crisis, and vowed to put all of the resources she could muster toward risk and harm-free landmine removal.  That…