If you are interested in 3D printing and you don’t have any CAD (computer aided design) skills, the first question to cross your mind often is “how will I design my own 3D models?”. While there are many solutions out there, ranging from the free Sketchup or Blender solutions to the more costly softwares like 3DS Max, Solidworks, or Catia, it is always difficult for the newcomers to find anything really easy
Additive manufacturing aka 3D printing are impacting on many different industries, including mining down under. A major primary industry and a significant contributor to the Australian economy it is important to support and keep production high
What is 3DPrintingPriceCheck? It does exactly that. Jonas Neubert, creator of the online service, just released a significant update to the service, which now includes STL upload, instant quotes from some 3D print services, more materials and even lead time estimates.
3D Systems (DDD), maker of a wide range of 3D Printers was recently ranked 4th on Forbes magazine’s “Fastest Growing Tech Companies” list of 2013. The South Carolina based company has grown both organically and through acquisition.
PCL splint produced on 3D Printer saves baby’s life. Source: MSNNow When 6-month-old baby Kaiba suddenly couldn’t breath his parents knew something was horribly wrong
Content Sponsored by Braun We recently had the chance to chat with designer Naoto Fukasawa and IDEO’s Jane Fulton Suri, who served on the jury for last year’s Braunprize selections . As keen observers of the world at large and the man-made objects and obstacles we encounter on a regular basis, both Fukasawa and Suri had plenty of interesting things to say about the current state of design and just what it means to be ‘normal.’
Content Sponsored by Braun We recently had the chance to chat with designer Naoto Fukasawa and IDEO’s Jane Fulton Suri, who served on the jury for last year’s Braunprize selections .
Chicago-based Inventables , a marketplace for technology and materials for developers and designers, has raised $3 million in new funding led by Tim Draper (via Draper Associates) with Dundee Venture Capital, Richard Yoo (founder of Rackspace), Georges Harik, and True Ventures participating. This brings Inventables’ total funding to $5 million. Inventables launched in 2010 as a marketplace for software, hardware, and materials for makers, designers, and manufacturers to create prototypes and low volume production runs.
Chicago-based Inventables , a marketplace for technology and materials for developers and designers, has raised $3 million in new funding led by Tim Draper (via Draper Associates) with Dundee Venture Capital, Richard Yoo (founder of Rackspace), Georges Harik, and True Ventures participating. This brings Inventables’ total funding to $5 million. Inventables launched in 2010 as a marketplace for software, hardware, and materials for makers, designers, and manufacturers to create prototypes and low volume production runs.
James Shorrock writes on Hypebeast his thoughts on how 3D printing could change the future of the shoe manufacturing industry.

