3D modeling

It’s certainly not a shock to see that Microsoft has been working overtime behind the scenes to take over the 3D design world. The only surprise is that it took the…

One of the most difficult parts of getting involved in the 3D printing space is turning the idea in your head into a print ready, digital file. One option would…

A lot of the news stories that you read about 3D printing involve the many amazing scientific advancements and breakthroughs that have been made possible with it. From the potential…

One of the evolutions within the 3D printing space that we are still lacking, is the advent of easy-to-use, simplistic tools for creating 3D models. I’m not talking about the…

Instructables user Aleator777 is a Californian who makes “electronic whatsits, 3D printed thingamabobs, and laser-cut kajiggers for the Instructables design team,” and his latest is a wondrous piece of what…

The Foundry, a global software company headquartered in the UK, is dedicated to making comprehensive, quality software for individuals who are serious about their creativity, and often designing for serious…

3D printing takes the idea of creating custom goods and products to the extreme. If it can be modeled in computer software, then it can probably be 3D printed. We’ve…

Back in June, we reported on a company called 3DPonics Inc. which launched in order to make available a free to download, 3D printed hydroponics system. With a goal of…

Autodesk has upgraded Memento from its status as technology preview to public beta and will soon be releasing a Windows desktop app version that’s cloud-connected. The app can be downloaded…

With the advent of 3D printing, we’re able to produce things much more efficiently and affordably, adding ergonomics and productivity — as well as aesthetics — into designs that previously…

As a child, I was quite the collector of action figures and models. Whether it was my vast collection of G.I. Joes, my complete set of every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle…

Change is apparently something that Maurizio Casella of Egypt is quite fond of. After all, he had been working doing advertising in Milan, Italy since the early 1980s, before he…

One of the first things that many owners of 3D printers tell me when I ask them if they have ever designed their own products for 3D printing, is that…

Brooklyn, New York industrial designer William Root is using 3D scanning, modeling, and printing to create customized prosthetic limbs. Currently, he is working on the prototype for what he calls…

There is something about tabletop war games that has the ability to create a kind of excitement not found in other more modern types of games. Video games provide a…

If you’ve ever gone to 3D print a model you’ve spent hours working on, designing, refining, perfecting, only to find that the print is too thin in some areas, then…

It seems like every other day we are reporting on instances where 3D printed medical models have been used in doctors’ offices, operating rooms, and surgical centers throughout the world….

When drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), make the news these days they are typically discussed in reference to military and, increasingly more often, commercial use. However, one French company…

The work of other creative talents is often a great source of inspiration for the practicing artist. One way in which that inspiration can manifest itself is through the homage…

What happens when you want to take a tangible object and replicate it through the process of 3D printing? If you are like most, you will either try and find…

Not once have I ever even considered how rock candy is made, conventionally. As 3D experimentation goes, though, rock candy is a perfect medium with which to work. It’s basically…

Many people don’t realize that math’s pages of equations have 3 dimensional counterparts and even fewer realize just how beautiful those forms can be. MIT has a series of such…