3D modeling

University Professors Design Educational Hybrid Video/Board Game Using HP Sprout

HP announced its user-friendly Sprout 3D Capture Stage scanner back in 2015, and the Sprout Pro was released about a year ago. While HP was busy unveiling the Sprout Pro G2 at…

earnotz Personalized Earphones, Available on Kickstarter, Are 3D Printed to the Exact Size of Your Ears

From large desktop computers going down to laptops and tablets, learning to embrace the Blu-ray disc if you were once an avid VHS devotee, to the behemoth cell phones of…

Formlabs Engineer Models, 3D Prints 1:25 Scale Model of New Apartment

My husband and I moved into our first house about eight years ago, on an abnormally rainy July weekend. Since everything got wet bringing it into the house, all of…

3D Systems Launches 3D Sprint 2.0 Software, Developed for Their Plastic 3D Printers

Just a few months after 3D Systems released their Geomagic Control X software for 3D inspection and metrology, they’re at it again, with their official launch of 3D Sprint 2.0…

Gambody Reveals Surprise 3D Printed AT-AT Walker in Time for “Rogue One” Movie Release

Gambody has done it again! The online 3D printing marketplace, which is dedicated to the designing, buying, and selling of 3D printed game models, and who we’ve also enjoyed writing…

Free 3D Modeling Tool and Platform VECTARY Launches First Public Beta

Early in 2016, we were first introduced to the innovative and intuitive online 3D modeling tool VECTARY. Both a platform and a tool, VECTARY was designed so that anyone, regardless…

3D Modeling Helps Loopcreative Rethink Hanging With Sculptural Clothing Rack

We’ve all seen stores like this. Boutiques with fewer items of clothing for sale than you might pack for a weekend at your parents’ house. I rarely buy anything at…

Mount Sinai Unveils Medical Modeling Core: Will Provide Virtual Reality, Simulation, and 3D Printing Services

The wonders of 3D printing in the medical field are far-reaching. You can create better spinal care, make a wide variety of prosthetics, or even 3D print amazing, origami-inspired self-folding medical implants….

Case Study of YSoft 3D Printing Classroom in Czech Republic Yields Important Results

It’s pretty clear by now that 3D printing in the classroom is extremely beneficial to students; they enjoy learning and using the technology, and it helps prepare them for the…

For the 3D Printing Novice: Shapeways Offers Insights into CAD & 3D Modeling

For those just beginning to try their hand at 3D printing, often it’s easy to jump in with only the end goal in sight as you imagine that sophisticated looking…

The Lord of Sipán: 3D Scanning and Modeling Recreate the Face of Ancient Peruvian Royal

No one really knows what happened to the Moche civilization, which populated Peru between the years 1 and 800 CE. They were artistically and architecturally advanced, with several monuments and…

Dassault Systèmes 3DExperience Platform to Play Role in Start-Up India Initiative

“We are all entrepreneurs.” – Dassault Systèmes As India works to encourage startup success within the country, offering goodies like tax incentives and even special funding, it has occurred to…

B9Creations Releases B9 Model Curing System; Offers Spanish Version of B9Creator 3D Printer Software

Have you ever visited a business where you felt like the customer was the last priority in the room, as everyone was bustling about worrying about their own tasks and…

A 3D Virtual Tour is Underway for Recently Discovered Sunken Ship

In 2008, an Australian ship called the HMAS Sydney was discovered in the Indian Ocean, about 200 km off Australia’s west coast. Why is this important? Well, of course, sunken ships…

Materialise CEO Calls for Improved Clinical Measurement Standards to Help Expand Medical 3D Printing

There’s no denying that 3D printing technology is steadily changing the shape of the medical industry, whether it be through anatomical models, guides, implants, or the many other applications that…

3D Model of Centuries-Old Skull from Battle of Culloden Reveals New Information

Every now and then we have to freshen up on our military history. Why? Because 3D modeling and printing technology is being used to enhance artifact research and produce replicas of weapons used in historic battles. Occasionally it is also used…

Cappasity Easy 3D Scan: Make High Quality 3D Models of Objects With Just One Click

It’s still a common misconception for much of the public that if you want to 3D print something—horrors!–you have to be knowledgeable. Today, that’s truly a matter of perspective, and…

Sculpteo Offers Sound Wall Thickness-Related Advice for 3D Printing

I have said it here before and I will say it again: wall thickness is one of the most important things to get right when you are preparing to 3D…

Solid Edge’s Monthly 3D Software Subscription Service Helps Designer to Make it Snow

As Northeast Ohio winters go, this one hasn’t been too bad. There have been a few miserably cold days, and a couple of unpleasant driving experiences, but for the most…

3Durak Offers a New Online Platform; Upload 3D Models and Get Prints Delivered to Your Door

3Durak has only been in business for a year, but they’ve already become a leader within the Turkish 3D printing industry. The Istanbul-based company has been a versatile player in…

3D Printed Bronze Pendant Creates Topographical Link Between Lovers

One 3D designer and printer took the idiom “home is where the heart is” literally when he created a unique Valentine’s Day gift for his girlfriend earlier this month. With…

3D Technology Helps French Forensic Artist Reconstruct Head of 17th Century Plague Victim

Thomas Craven wasn’t much different than most young adult children of well-to-do Londoners. He was brought up in a privileged, protected environment and his parents had high hopes for him….

Modelo is the Cloud-Based 3D Collaboration Tool the Design Industry Has Been Waiting For

Being a luddite is generally looked down upon by most of the tech and design industry, and it’s pretty easy to see why. The inability for some people to understand…

What Did Jesus of Nazareth Really Look Like? 3D Modeling Helps an Anthropologist Get Closer to the Truth

I went to Catholic school for twelve years, so I was often surrounded by pictures of Jesus. His likeness was depicted by a variety of artists, in a variety of…