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Design for Disruption: 3D Printing Design for Installation

With 3D printing we have the ability to redesign existing parts. We can do this to get them to work in a 3D printed form, or to optimize for cost….

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Epic Games Buys Sketchfab: Analysis

Epic Games has acquired Sketchfab, an online platform for displaying 3D content. The site has over 4 million files on display and 5 million members. With Sketchfab, companies, designers, and…

The Brittle Spear, Part I: A Disposable World

As the tip of a spear grows ever sharper, it also becomes more brittle.  Much has been said about planned obsolescence where companies engineer products to fail earlier than they…

ANET N4 V1.60 DLP 3D Printer Product Review

This is a brief overview of the Anet N4 V1.60 resin printer. I have praises mostly for Anet with a few areas of improvement that are brought up in my overall product review.

The Eng Case: Kickstarting your Smartphone into Gear Thanks to 3D Printing

Smartphones are in nearly everyone’s pockets or handbags these days. Now that they are everywhere, the market for gadgets and gewgaws available to adorn them has exploded. Phone fashion has…

Akemake Creates the World’s First 3D Printed Speaker From Wood – Design is free to download

When most people think about FDM 3D printers, they picture these machines printing in PLA or ABS plastic. Recently, more and more people have begun using other materials like nylon. However,…

MakerBot Workspace Creations Are Now Available in the MakerBot Digital Store

Back in January, MakerBot officially launched the “MakerBot Digital Store”. Up until just recently the digital designs offered in the store have been targeted mostly towards children. They have mostly…

The Most Astonishing ‘Must Have’ 3D Printable Easter Memorabilia & Decor Available This Year

With Easter only a couple of days away, we have seen an enormous amount of 3D printable designs that relate to the holiday, become available online. There is no need…

Man Creates the Drooloop: Totally customizable 3D air printed flowers

Each and every day, new creative designs pop up on MakerBot’s website, Thingiverse. They range from 3D printer parts, to full ‘Iron Man’ body suits. However, one man by the…

MakerBot Digital Store Releases Dragons of Glastonbury Chess Set & Chunky Trucks Collection

The MakerBot Digital Store launched a little over a month ago, with 4 different figurine collections.  These collection are designs made by MakerBot, and they can be purchased for $0.99…

3D Printing is Helping the Handicapped in More Ways Than One

With 3D Printing catching on so quickly all throughout the world, more and more people are getting creative with their ideas.  Not only are designers coming up with ideas that…

Forget the Rubik’s Cube – This Puzzle Designer Has Taken Shapeways by Storm

Shapeways has become the go to marketplace for designers who wish to create a 3D design and have it brought to market.  Over the past couple years, the site has…