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Nylon is the New Black.
The 3D Printed Bikini.

07 Jun, 2011 by Josh Mings in FAB
3D Human CAD Models

Lather that sun tan oil on. Summer is here and you look FABULOUS. But don’t worry about going to the mall to find that unique two-piece. They don’t do the 3D printing thing and oh, what a shame, because the latest fabric-free, platastic feat is bridging swimwear and SLS.

Designed by Jenna Fizel and Mary Huang of Continuum Fashion and brought to you by none other than Shapeways, the first 3D printed bikini’s are now making waves in the world where fashion meets emerging technology. All the details and ‘safe for work’ pictures after the break.

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Get in On the Action. GrabCAD 3D Printing Challenge

09 Nov, 2010 by Josh Mings in NEWS

Are you ready? Really, you may want to cancel the cheese squeezing party you’ve been planning and instead plan on squeezing out some extraordinary 3D models. There is but one reason for this.

You have till Friday, November 26th to submit your model for the GrabCAD 3D Printing Challenge. It couldn’t be more simple either. Just upload your model, bask in the comments of others and see what everyone else is submitting. Here are the details.

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How To Go from SolidWorks to Full Color 3D Print with Shapeways

23 Jun, 2010 by Josh Mings in FAB

Put on that shiny, gold vest that says “SUPREME MASTER of COLOR” across the back, because you’re about to get busy pitching pasty ABS prints and adding some color to your fab process.

Now that you have Shapeways plugin for SolidWorks, Duann at Shapeways has put up a quick tutorial to show you how to print full-color parts using SolidWorks. It’s simple and the steps are probably already familiar to you. Here’s the full-color, five-step process you’ll go through, that will make you even more worthy to sport that vest.

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Shapeways Plating Steel with Gold, Printing Pigs with Color

12 May, 2010 by Josh Mings in FAB

Out of all the things I’ve wanted to line my desk, hallway, car dash and gold-plated cage of wild hogs with, brightly colored 3D printed pigs is 4th on the list. Shapeways has now made that easier.

Just today, Shapeways launches Color it! making it possible for you or your little ones to color a 2D image of an oinker, upload and print a colorful masterpiece onto a spectacular sculpture of a 3D printed swine. It’s all done using their full-color sandstone material. But that’s not all they’ve got going on. Interested in a gold-plated pig?

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Fab@Home Multi-Material Sizzle for the 3D Printing Family of the Future

11 May, 2010 by Josh Mings in FAB

Oh yeah, you know you’ve gone too far when you’ve got little Johnny sprayin’ cheese spread out his nose to form building for your moon-based train station display. Those hospital trips are about to drop significantly and your family can rest their weary nostrils. Fab@home Model 2 is here.

Fab@Home is a project started by Hod Lipson and Evan Malone of the Cornell University Computational Synthesis Laboratory (CCSL). Jeffrey Lipton joined the crew later to start the Fab@Home Student Team with Lipson and push the project to where it is today.

We shot Jeffrey an email to get his take on the fab scene, automation, best 3D software for 3D printing, and of course, the future. Here’s what he had to say.

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