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Step 1: Determine units Start by asking yourself where the part was made, and more specifically where it was designed. A part originating outside of the United States is probably metric, but what if it was designed by an American company and simply manufactured overseas? Alternatively, what if it was designed overseas, but with the purpose of… Continue Reading How To Reverse Engineer And Model Mechanical Parts

Carnegie Mellon University researchers made it easy. You just need a computer-controlled knitting machine and their special software. Using that you can create all types of customized 3D printed stuffed toys. The team of researchers behind this innovative and fun technology is from Carnegie Mellon’s Textiles Lab and includes Vidya Narayanan, Lea Albaugh, Jessica Hodgins, Stelian… Continue Reading How To Transform 3D Models Into Stuffed Knitted Toys

There are still far too many places in the world that don’t have access to clean, safe water. With the development of new technology, however, that issue can be addressed, and 3D printing has played a part in water relief including filtration devices and delivery carts. The Solomon Islands is one country that needs water… Continue Reading 3D Printing Rescues the Solomon Islands

Auto manufacturers accelerate adoption of 3D printing The world’s first 3D-printed titanium internal combustion engine, designed and built by a team of students from New Zealand’s University of Canterbury has been completed and tested. The engine and one-person car will compete in the 2018 Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Singapore from 8-11 March. Ford has announced… Continue Reading 3D Printing and Auto Manufacturing

5. Snapmaker metal 3D printer Completed: April 2017 Target: $50,000 Raised: $2,277,182 Snapmaker is the latest addition to the crowdfunding hall of fame, with its all-in-one workshop offering 3D printing, laser engraving, and CNC carving technology. Some backers are still awaiting their machine, and there has been some confusion over the strength of laser included with… Continue Reading The 5 most successful crowdfunded 3D printers of all time

The Hasso Plattner Institut (HPI), a design, digital and engineering institute at the University of Potsdam has built up the Grafter 3D software system, which allows users to remix 3D models machines and make working mechanisms that can be 3D printed. As a major aspect of a proof of concept study, analysts from HPI’s Human-Computer… Continue Reading Remix and 3D Print Working Mechanical Parts with Grafter 3D Software.

We often see robotics and 3D printing combined, as well as 3D printing and augmented reality (AR). Cornell University researcher Huaishu Peng, whose 3D printing work has made headlines multiple times, has been working on a project that combines robotics, 3D printing combined, augmented reality. We see a wide variety of really interesting and innovative research and projects in this field, but the Robotic… Continue Reading RoMA: Robotic 3D Printing and Augmented Reality.

The Utah-based 3D modeling and printing specialist recently unveiled its DOTA 2 3D Map Model, an expansive and finely detailed 3D printed terrain based on the popular multi-player online battle arena game setting. The impressive 3D printed diorama clearly took a half year to outline and build, and required the dedication and hard work of eight WhiteClouds… Continue Reading Train Your Dota 2 Skills On a 3D Printed Map

Many makers now have at their disposal an artificial intelligence tool that automates the design process for 3D-printable parts without the requirement for 3D modeling. That means cutting out the often painstaking steps required to create functional parts, and could help make designing and engineering more consistent and proficient. Created by DM Labs, the research… Continue Reading A.I. program builds CAD models

Printing giant HP has introduced a new full color 3D printer series, Jet Fusion 300 / 500, with prices starting at around $50,000. The company has also announced a new collaboration with Dassault Systèmes. New HP color 3D printer series: Jet Fusion 300 / 500 Accurate, affordable color 3D printing is the end goal for… Continue Reading HP has introduced a new full color 3D printer series.

3D designer Bartłomiej Gaczorek has produced a mask that filters out polluted air on a Sinterit Lisa SLS 3D printer. The essentials of a mask Protective cover for the mouth and nose is some of the time essential for kids, be it from air pollution or the fumes in play-paint. Surgical masks, while effective, can… Continue Reading 3D Printed Anti-Pollution Mask With The Help Of Autodesk

An ace of transforming architecture into sculpture, Microscape, is back with another point by point detailed model of an adored American city. After the huge success of their New York City scale demonstration, they are back with another 1:5000 scale copy of Chicago. Microscape’s 3D printed cities are completely customizable. Coming in square segments that allow… Continue Reading Designers Created Detailed 3D Models of Chicago Streets Using Aerial Scans

Every part of the gun except for the springs is made with “direct metal laser sintering,” or DMLS, a technology that constructs metal parts from a 3D design by blasting powdered metal with a laser.