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Australia’s gun enthusiasts aren’t particularly enthused about 3D printed plastic guns. “Any experienced shooter is likely to say – no thanks, I like these five fingers. And two eyes!” said Graham Park, president of the Shooters Union, which represents around 200,000 of the country’s firearm owners. “In shooting circles they’re considered a joke because they’re… Continue Reading Download. Print. Kill? The rise of 3D printed guns in Australia

While working in 3D-visualization software such as Lumion, features such as OpenStreetMap (OSM)and satellite ground planes can provide some context for your design. They are suitable options for quickly building urban or rural environments relevant to your project’s location, but they’re also limited. For instance, OSM only provides rough building shapes, rendered white, and the satellite maps… Continue Reading How to Use a Drone to Create a Detailed 3D Context Model

While Unreal Engine has been established as a pioneering software for real-time rendering since the late 1990s, it wasn’t until the more recent boom in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), that those outside of the gaming world understood its power for industrial applications. As architects, engineers and product designers began… Continue Reading Unreal Studio Powers Photorealistic VR and AR for Product Design Teams

Eye-DNA, an optical solutions company based in Hong Kong, has launched its latest interactive virtual kiosk – the 3DNA Eyewear system – which integrates 3D scanning and design to provide user-designed and precisely fit eyewear. “3DNA turns buying eyewear into a new, collaborative experience,” said Dennis G. Zelazowski, Founder of Eye-DNA. “Instead of trying on… Continue Reading The 3DNA Eyewear system

Wings 3D Wings 3D is a free and open source tool available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Using it is straightforward. You can add objects by right clicking and picking from a menu of primitives, which includes the usual set of regular 3D polygons. It also has extras, such as a spiral and the torus… Continue Reading Review of Wings 3D and 3D Slash.

Are we tired of hearing about “paradigm shifts?” Sorry, but Fusion 360 may actually be one. There are a few situations where Fusion 360 provides real advantages over the traditional CAD systems. There’s a Tool for That Fusion 360 makes a comprehensive set of tools available to the user. Aside from the standard modeling tools, Fusion… Continue Reading Should CAD Users Switch to Fusion 360? Why and Why Not?

If you’re a motion designer, chances are you’ve had some experience in a 3D application. While motion graphics rely heavily on programs like After Effects to create interesting pieces that help communicate or sell something to the audience, you also need to integrate 3D elements into the design. Since 3D has found its way into a lot of… Continue Reading CINEMA 4D or 3ds Max for Motion Graphics?

The future of hyper-realistic graphics is here. Earlier this year NVIDIA announced a new set of “RTX” features that included support for advanced ray tracing features, upgrading a graphics technique that simulates the way light works in the real world. It’s expected to usher in a new generation of hyper-realistic graphics but there was one small problem:… Continue Reading NVIDIA’s Turing-powered GPUs are the first ever built for ray tracing

Avalanches are complex, and often unpredictable events. Researchers from the Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences and Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research have shed light on how avalanches form and transpire. With the help of 3D modeling experts (some of whom worked for Disney to help simulate the snow in the animated movie Frozen), they created… Continue Reading New 3D model treats avalanches as both solid and liquid to get most accurate results

“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” — as Cinderella’s fairy godmother sang these three words and motioned the tip of her magic wand, everything turned into what she imagined them to be. Yes, it’s magic in a film. The exact thing can’t happen in real life. But what about something like it? With virtual reality, researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute of… Continue Reading VR Helps Designers Magically Sketch 3D Models

It’s no surprise that Maya is known as the No. 1 3D application in the industry right now, and for good reason too. It’s an extremely powerful program that allows you to model, texture, render, run simulations and animate. Blender, on the other hand, is an underdog and for the most part, lives in Maya’s shadow. Does that mean Blender… Continue Reading Where Blender Functionality is Better Than Maya’s

Autodesk has announced the newest version of Netfabb, their additive manufacturing, and design software. Netfabb provides a toolset for managing printers, setting up models, simulating prints, and generating lattices. Netfabb 2019.0 brings enhancements to simulation, latticing, cloud storage, machine workspaces, and more. To begin, Netfabb 2019 has overhauled the way users access their different machines,… Continue Reading Autodesk’s 3D Printing Toolset Gets 2019 Update

By Sean Higgins Epic Games, the makers of Unreal Engine, have noticed in recent years that their visualization toolset is making huge leaps in popularity in the AEC space. That’s why they’re doubling down on the AEC market with the beta release of Unreal Studio. Unreal Studio offers VR visualization tools that will appeal to users… Continue Reading Unreal Studio: A platform for making custom AR/VR visualizations

 Instead of repeatedly standing in front of a camera and waving an LED bulb to create long-exposure light paintings, Josh Sheldon automated the process with an impressive photography rig that takes orders directly from 3D animation software. The resulting animations, made with precise camera moves and robot-controlled lights, are like nothing you’ve ever seen. https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–A9fwGSy9–/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/xmxhjgxvz6aux552j4ff.mp4 But don’t… Continue Reading Robotic Camera Rig Creates 3D Animations With Light

3D modeling brings designs to life in a three-dimensional space through the manipulation of polygons, edges, and vertices in a 3D space. It can be done with the help of specialized 3D software and a lot of dedication and imagination. What It Takes To Be A 3D Modeler The most important traits of a 3D… Continue Reading A Beginners Guide to 3D Modeling