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by Sarah Saunders | Jul 2, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Education
In elementary school, we all had to make a diorama in a shoebox that depicted a scene from one of our favorite books; for the life of me I can’t remember which book I chose. That was the big project of the year, the one that all the students took home and begged... 
by Clare Scott | Jun 30, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
It feels like it was just the New Year, but it’s already almost the Fourth of July, aka Independence Day, aka an excuse to eat and drink a lot and blow things up! And just like any other holiday, it’s an excuse to 3D print some cool stuff. Whether... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Jun 16, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
Born in India but now working in Beijing, Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi is an architect and designer who also meets the very definitions of maker and tinkerer—as well as clockmaker. We have been following his 3D printable designs for several years now, to include such marvels... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Jun 11, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
The 3D Models of Loubie vary to offer everything from grinning pumpkins to knighted pigs to singing serpents, frog dolls and far more. The British 3D artist (also known as Louise Driggers), now hailing from Texas, owns several open source 3D printers and loves to... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jun 9, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Education, Exclusive Interviews, Science & Technology
If you took our month-long, Formlabs-sponsored Beginner Design for 3D Printing course in March, it’s likely that you remember 3D printing educator Poppy Lyttle, the educational advisor for 3DPrint.com’s design courses. The session she taught was called... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Jun 5, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
One Italian police officer is very no-nonsense about his job—as many are—but he’s even more so as a maker. Searching for greater efficiency while working in the lab, Giuseppe Finizia has created a new iteration of his PCB workstation, putting the power of 3D printing... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
Musician and sound designer José Luis González Castro has a lot of experience with video game sound effects and creation, which paved the way for his current project. Castro is working to develop an 8-bit, reprogrammable modular synthesizer, which he dubbed the... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 16, 2017 | 3D Printed Art, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business
There have been many clay 3D printers over the years, from the EXtrace and the LUTUM to the 3D PotterBot and the WASP delta style clay 3D printer. But I bet they don’t all come with their own 3D model library, like the user-friendly, desktop ClayXYZ 3D Clay... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 3, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials
Do you ever make New Year’s resolutions? While I love New Year’s Eve, I’ve never been a fan of making a big resolution once midnight has come and gone; I think the last one I made was in the fourth grade, when I swore that I would write in my diary... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 16, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
The other day, we heard about Belgium-based La Miam Factory, and its 3D printed chocolate Easter confections, and beer bottles, and Easter has been on my brain ever since. There are all sorts of 3D printable Easter designs out there as 3D printing makes its mark on... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 15, 2017 | 3D Printing, Education, Exclusive Interviews
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: teachers work really hard every single day for their students, to foster a learning environment that is safe, interesting, and educational. From elementary school all the way up through college and university,... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 14, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business
The Indian government’s flagship Start-Up India initiative, which was launched last January, aims to build a strong ecosystem to nurture and empower innovation and startups across India. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform by Dassault Systèmes played a part in the... 
by Michael A. Parker | Apr 13, 2017 | 3D Printer Reviews, 3D Printers, 3D Printing
It never ceases to amaze me all things that 3D printing is capable of creating and just how far the industry has come over the past several years. I recently wrote about how easy-to-use 3D modeling software, like Morphi, has made 3D modeling more accessible. The... 
by Scott J Grunewald | Apr 1, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
Welcome to Ten 3D Printable Things. Every week I’ll be showcasing 10 fantastic and FREE 3D printable projects, designs and models from all over the web. As always, you can email me your feedback and theme suggestions, and I always love to see what 3D printing projects... 
by Sarah Saunders | Mar 13, 2017 | 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing, Robotics
While I never participated, I remember students in my high school’s more advanced science classes working together for the egg drop challenge, where teams built a container that would hold the egg during the drop and cushion it as best it could – the goal... 
by Sarah Saunders | Mar 3, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business
Popular in-browser 3D design and modeling tool Tinkercad, which was acquired by Autodesk and joined its 123D product family in 2013, is offering something new in the way of connections. I’m not talking about connections you’d want when working with 3D... 
by Clare Scott | Feb 22, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business
Time for everyone’s favorite topic – intellectual property law! It’s a big part of the creation of a smoothly functioning 3D printing economy, especially with the rise of sites that rely on user-generated content, such as Shapeways and Thingiverse.... 
by Kirby Downey | Feb 22, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printed Art, 3D Printing, Editorials / Opinions
When you first google and research 3D printing you are introduced into a world of innovation and engineering. A place where people are pushing the limits of the technology to change the world. But as an average Joe you might be looking at it to make fun toys, little... 
by Clare Scott | Feb 3, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
So it’s February. The shortest month of the year, yet somehow it feels like the longest. It’s been winter long enough that everyone’s really sick of it, and it’s grey outside, and when the sun comes out, it’s just kind of a tease. Perhaps... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jan 25, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Education
Have you ever found an animal utterly fascinating, while also being slightly creeped out by it? I feel this way about snakes – I think they are really interesting animals, and I’ve handled them before, but I also wouldn’t want to just happen upon one... 
by Clare Scott | Jan 17, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printed Art, 3D Printing
Italian engineer Angelo D’Angelo has two big obsessions: travel and 3D printing. Worthy obsessions indeed, even on their own, but the creative D’Angelo has come up with a way to combine his two passions into an ongoing project that he shares with the world... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jan 10, 2017 | 3D Printing
Desktop 3D printing has had a big impact on what and how students can learn in school, and also how professionals work. However, many people simply don’t realize what is possible with 3D printed objects. It can be more than an early concept model, teaching aid,... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jan 4, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
Miguel Zavala, a US Army vet, 3D designer, and Dungeons & Dragons player, was the focus of 3DPrint.com’s most heavily trafficked and shared article of 2016…or rather, the impressively detailed collection of 300 3D printed D&D monster models he... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Dec 31, 2016 | 3D Design, 3D Printed Art, 3D Printed Guns, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, 3D Software, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Editorials / Opinions, Education, Exclusive Interviews, Medical 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, Robotics, Science & Technology
2016 has been — let’s say a mixed bag; while this year saw the loss of beloved celebrities, a heated US election, Brexit, Zika, an escalating crisis in Syria, and many other globally divisive happenings, it was also a year of unprecedented development... 
by Sarah Saunders | Dec 28, 2016 | 3D Design, 3D Printed Art, 3D Printing
I have always enjoyed New Year’s Eve. I usually end up at a friend’s house wearing glittery nail polish and fun pajamas, playing Cards Against Humanity or Rock Band or Mario Kart, eating potato chips, and drinking champagne out of plastic flutes. To be... 
by Clare Scott | Dec 28, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing
3D printers are getting more affordable these days, but for many crafty makers, building their own printers is more than worth it – not only financially, but in terms of the satisfaction that comes from creating something useful. I love seeing the ingenuity that... 
