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‘3d printing’

Scuplteo Releases 3D Printing App. Make a Vase of Your Face… and More

09 Jan, 2012 by Josh Mings in FAB, NEWS
3D Human CAD Models

Nothing screams I AM AWESOME like having the faces of the people you have vanquished surrounding you. But what if you could turn those faces into 3D printed vases (or coffee mugs), put some flowers (or coffee) in them and bask in the glory of your victories? Now you can. Sculpteo has released the Sculpteo 3D printing app making it possible for you to take photos or yourself, your friends, children or enemies and create kitschy collections of your own or view and order 3d prints of design from others. A 3D printing app… You may have thought the day would never come. Well, it’s here. More details after the jump.

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Wonderful 3D Printing Timeline from iMaterlise

20 Dec, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB

I saw a clock give birth to a timeline once. It was sticky and had something to do with how Julia Child’s vocalization of the words Les oeufs brouillés changed over time. This timeline curated by i.materialise is cooking up something a little different though. It’s a look at the the past year in 3D Printing and all the plasticy goodness, mainsteam media hype and acquisition insanity it produced. It’s a quick tour of the sixty-nine events of 2011 that you’ll look back on when you’re old and grey and think, “This is where the 3D printed parts on my half-human body all started.” You can view the full timeline here.

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Digital Reality Plans To Shake Up the 3D Printing
Scene… Again.

14 Oct, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB, NEWS

It’s been just over four years since Digital Reality, Inc. made a rumbling about, what was at that time, the first web-based 3D customization to appear. Of course since then, countless online customization sites for every sort or 3D digital design has been established. Now, Digital Reality is back, with a new plan and a new name for their new online customization portal, KraftWurx. They are currently signing up service bureaus with plans to bring on designers in two to three weeks. However, there is something strange and a backstory to all of this that is sure to add a little drama to the 3D printing scene.

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i.Materialise to ATM Skimmers… We will Not Print
Your Petty Crime

05 Oct, 2011 by Eric Mings in FAB

Disclaimer: The following information is for entertainment purposes only. SolidSmack.com, its owner, authors and/or subsidiaries are in no way responsible for any reprehensibly idiotic or unlawful behavior exercised on the part of anyone other than their ridiculously good looking and civic duty minded selves.

One has to appreciate the ingenuity displayed by a recent gang of miscreants who used 3D printers to make ATM skimmers. For those of you who have never participated in larceny or watched much MTV the typical (shall we say, primitive?) method of creating skimmers is explained.

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3D Printing Round-Up: Hats, Veins, Explosions
and More

20 Sep, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB, NEWS

Cell Cycle Ring via Ponoko

With Maker Faire last week and 3D printing buzzing the skin off the ever-loving lips of everyone talking about it, there’s news galore to satiate those in dire need of a 3d print news fix. Really, what would you do if you didn’t know that researchers had found a way to print blood vessels or that a new high-quality 3D printer was on the market OR that Elvis Pompilio has a new series of designer 3D printed hats and accessories coming out? Yes, your life would be dry and empty as the dust blown off a blown off a fresh ZPrinter 650 print. Here’s what to keep an eye on in fabulous world of fab this week.

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Faberdashery. Fine 3D Printing Supplies for Gentlemen
(and Lady) Makers.

30 Aug, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB, RESOURCES

Why there’s nothing I quite like more than buttoning up the finest faux suede longcoat, donning my tophat and printing colorful componentry into the wee hours of the morning. There’s just something enjoyable about it that frightens people slightly. Part of that may be the amazing color assortment of plastic filament I have wrapped around my face. It’s all thanks to a wonderful new shop making the acquisition of such material a dream come true for plastic hacks and print shops alike. It’s the Faberdashery, a shop for the refined maker who delights in the wonders of 3D printing.

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Great Scotts! Perfect Excuse for Buying a 3D Printer.

15 Aug, 2011 by Bruce Buck in FAB

You know that burning sensation, the one where you dump crunchy granules of fertilizer all over yourself after the spreader explodes? Yeah, that one. What to do? You’re stuck because you want to finish feeding the nitrogen-depleted grass blades, but can’t. Your afternoon plans have been foiled yet again. Well, there’s no better time to dust off that ol’ 3D printer catalog and start looking for some plastic-layering power to make sure that this never. happens. AGAIN.

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Markus Kayser Harnesses Sun with Lo-Fi 3D Printing Awesomeness

02 Aug, 2011 by Jeffrey Matthias in FAB, TECH

Why mess with printing petroleum-based plastic when there are whole deserts full of sand? Markus Kayser’s Solar Sinter Project converted a hot dog cart constructed a 3D printer that uses a giant Fresnel lens to sinter sand into 3D glass objects. Done as part of his MA studies at the Royal College of Art. There doesn’t seem to be plans (as of yet) to develop this further. That’s ok (no it’s not) because this video of him dragging the printer out into the Sahara and putting the sun to work is absolutely inspiring.

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3D Printed Robot Worm Crawls Slowly Through Rubble/Your Skins

18 Jul, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB, TECH

Does the idea of a 6 foot long, 16 inch wide robotic worm crawling beneath your epidermis frighten you? Not to worry because Dr. Jordan Boyle, post doctoral fellow at the University of Leeds, is working on making it smaller. His focus is also on creating a robot that can manage it’s way through small openings and tight crevasses, rather than your skin (we think.) Mix this with the angular velocity of a high speed caterpillar and you’ve got the makings of a jumping robo-worm swarm of nightmarish proportion. But this worm is more than it seems.

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3D Print from 3DVIA. Sculpteo Churnin’ Out the Bits.

29 Jun, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB, NEWS

Who feels like printing some 3D? Oh yeah! But don’t rub it on yourself. It chafes like you wouldn’t believe and there has yet to be any partnership to produce a 3D anti-chafing cream. (I would pay good money for this.) There has, however, been a(nother) partnership to print 3D direct from a website where you store models. That site is 3DVIA, a community focused on all things 3D and that partnership is with Sculpteo, a online 3D Printing service. If you have any models on 3DVIA you now have the options to send the model directly to Sculpteo to be printed. Your life is complete.

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