While addressing animals on the endangered species list is a major undertaking, 3D scanning and 3D printing can preserve these Vanishing Legacies.
Design
Design of the Week: Precision Caliper
This week’s selection is the Precision Caliper by designer ALBERTO-TBVA8XC8.
Design of the Week: Mini 3D Printed Hammock
This week’s selection is the questionably useful, but totally admirable Mini 3D Printed Hammock by Instructables contributor jayleenli.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Earth Clock
This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Earth Clock by engineering student Simon Robert.
The First 3D Printed Art NFTs Appear
What might be the very first collection of 3D printed NFT art is now available.
Design of the Week: Tensegrity Planter
This week’s selection is the Tensegrity Planter by Instructables contributor Gammawave.
Design of the Week: SongBird Turntable
This week’s selection is the 3D printed SongBird turntable by Frame Theory 3D.
Design of the Week: Air Powered Helicopter
This week’s selection is the Air Powered Helicopter by Tom Stanton.
Design of the Week: AirTag Keyring and Mount
This week’s selection is the Apple AirTag Keyring and Enclosure Mount by Thingiverse contributor AnonymousHermit.
Expo 2020: Better Late Than Never
Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at some of the spectacle, including 3D printed and high-tech, at the upcoming Expo 2020.
Design of the Week: Spring Peepers
This week’s selection is the Spring Peeper by artist Lincoln Savi.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Rockpiquarium Screen Saver
This week’s selection is the incredible 3D Printed Rockpiquarium Screen Saver by Colton Westrate.
Design of the Week: Perfect Wireless Charger Cradle
This week’s selection is the “Perfect Wireless Charger Cradle” by Trevor Holmes.
Design of the Week: Tiny 3D Printed Washing Machine That Works!
This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Washing Machine by designer Enos Camare.
Design of the Week: Pen Shaped Mouse
This week’s selection is the Pen Shaped Mouse by Murat Çonay.
Design of the Week: Perseverance
This week’s selection is the Mars 2020 Rover Perseverance by NASA.
Design of the Week: KoalaGrip
This week’s selection is the very practical KoalaGrip.
The Epic Creativity Solving The Prusa MMU2S Buffer Crisis
A great deal of incredibly imaginative work has been done by the community to replace the sometimes-problematic Prusa MMU2S Buffer.
Design of the Week: 1:100 Scale International Space Station
This week’s selection is the incredible 1:100 Scale International Space Station print by Redditor gnome_skillet.
Design of the Week: Battle Droid
This week’s selection is the life-size Battle Droid by Droid Division.
Design of the Week: Tourbillon Mechanica
This week’s selection is the Tourbillon Mechanica by Dan / @Mechanistic.
Satori Assisting Artists With 3D Print Technology
Satori described an innovation collaboration with designer Ganit Goldstein.
3D Printed IKEA Designs Bring Some Magic To Home Sound Systems!
IKEA and Teenage Engineering have come up with a stylish audio and light system collection that can be downloaded and 3D printed!
Ian Davis Shows Off His Two-Fingered, Ninja Turtle Hand Prosthetic
We’ve all seen how prosthetics help folks with missing limbs, but we don’t always get to see them made by the same people who wear them.
3D Printing Accessible Designs Helps Private Findings Stay Private
Designs for accessibility can be rethought with 3D printing so something as personal as a pregnancy test can stay private.
Design of the Week: Bernie (In Color)
This week’s selection is a fully colored model of US Senator Bernie Sanders.
Design of the Week: Armed Chicken Arms
This week’s selection is “Armed Chicken Arms” by Max.
Matt Rittman’s Gun CAD Creations Show How The Real Things Work
It can be baffling how CAD encompasses a seemingly infinite number of fields: from animation, to product prototyping, to homemade 3D printing.
Design of the Week: Nut Bowl
This week’s selection is the startlingly simple Nut Bowl by designer Ahmad Hasan.
Design of the Week: Bicycle Parking Brake
This week’s selection is the Bicycle Parking Brake by designer Bryce Lenarcic.
Design of the Week: Air Filtration System
This week’s selection is the outrageous Air Filtration System by software engineer Mike Buss.
Japanese Designer 3D Prints Ultra-Real Masks That Resemble Real Faces!
People have been getting creative with fun or more effective face masks these days, but imagine quite literally wearing someone else’s face as a mask.
Design of the Week: Meth Lab RV
This week’s selection is the Meth Lab RV by Reddit contributor wangthangthursday.
Design of the Week: RC SpaceX Starship Belly Flop
This week’s selection is the Radio Controlled SpaceX Starship Belly Flop by Nicholas Rehm.
Design of the Week: Glitter Bomb V3
This week’s selection is the third iteration of the porch pirate-defeating Glitter Bomb by YouTuber Mark Rober.
Design of the Week: Chirping Bird Whistle
This week’s selection is the Chirping Bird Whistle by Adam Stager.
Animal Lovers Fawn Over 3D Printed Jewelry
Charles R. Goulding, Taylor Goulding, and Preeti Sulibhavi appreciate symbolism and technology in animal-themed 3D printed jewelry.
Modeler Recreates Scenes From Studio Ghibli’s “Nausicaä” in 3D
If you’ve never watched a Studio Ghibli movie before, stop what you are doing and watch one now.
Award-Winning 3D Printed Plant-Based Designer Lamps
Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley light up with sustainably-made 3D printed lamps.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Guitar That Lights Up
This week’s selection is a 3D Printed Guitar That Lights Up by Joshua Henderson.
Shining 3D x MAGARIMONO Create Footwear For The Future
MAGARIMONO and Shining 3D Additive collaborate to create footwear that oversteps the boundaries between creativity and technology.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Rainbow Road
This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Rainbow Road by BCN3D.
Mahdi Naim Partners With Satori On 3D Printed Work-From-Home Tools
Satori announced a partnership with Mahdi Name Design Lab to produce a series of 3D printed work-from-home tools.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Diorama
This week’s selection is the detailed 3D printed “A Mother’s Joy” diorama by Michael Mandau.
Design of the Week: War Rig Truck
This week’s selection is the War Rig Truck by the folks from Honeybadger 3D print and paint.
Design of the Week: Loom Light
This week’s selection is the gigantic Loom Light by Titia Ex.
Design of the Week: Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table
This week’s selection is the Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table by Unfold.
Design of the Week: Roomba Risers
This week’s selection is the Roomba Riser by Steve Harvey.
Design of the Week: Winking Owl Key Holder
This week’s selection is the Winking Owl Key Holder by Martin Vojak.
Design of the Week: Ultimate Self-Adjusting Door Opener 9000
This week’s selection is the “Ultimate Self-adjusting Door Opener 9000” by student Xieshi Zhang, a.k.a. CrazyBlackStone.
Watch These 3D Printed Coral Light Designs Grow Into Being
It’s one thing to make a stunning light fixture, but it’s another thing to make a statement with it using a whole different medium.
Design of the Week: The VOCAL Mask
This week’s selection is the The VOCAL Mask by David Angerman.
Design of the Week: Rzhev Memorial
This week’s selection is the Rzhev Memorial 3D scan by Thor3D.
Design of the Week: Arduino Tracked Car
This week’s selection is the 3D printed Arduino Tracked Car by Instructables contributor Morrisl4.
Unique Spice Jar Cap Design to Measure Your Spices
Anyone who has spent any amount of time baking/cooking/experimenting will know the tedium of measuring ingredients but outside of pre-measured packets what could make it easier?
Design of the Week: Minimalist Quick Change Toilet Paper Holder
This week’s selection is the Minimalist Quick Change Toilet Paper Holder by Arthur Tipaldi.
Design of the Week: Heart Aortic Valve
This week’s selection is the Heart Aortic Valve by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Design of the Week: Giant Rex Head
This week’s selection is the astonishing Giant Rex Head by Simon Clark.
Design of the Week: Interactive maps for visually impaired
This week’s selection is ”Interactive maps for visually impaired” by physicist Sergei V. Bogdanov.
Liven Up Quarantine With A SelfCAD x MyMiniFactory 3D Design Competition
SelfCAD and MyMiniFactory have teamed up to host a friendly 3D design competition awarding 3D printers to the winners.
Design of the Week: The Obliterator
This week’s selection is the The Obliterator by Antonio Alonso.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed RC Subnautica Cyclops Submarine
This week’s selection is the astonishing 3D Printed RC Subnautica Cyclops Submarine by Robert Cook.
Design of the Week: Triceratops Skull No. 21
This week’s selection is “Triceratops Skull No. 21” by Javid Jooshesh.
Growing A 3D Printed Garden
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi delve into the charming world of gardening – with a 3D printing twist.
Some Of The World’s Largest And Smallest 3D Prints
3D printing is in the record books — specifically the Guinness Book of World Records — for some unusual creations.
Design of the Week: FLOLA Lamp
This week’s selection is the astonishingly beautiful FLOLA lamp by 3LOBIT.
Design of the Week: Quarantine Haircut Robot
This week’s selection is the scary Quarantine Haircut Robot by YouTuber Shane Wighton.
Design of the Week: Future Tree
This week’s selection is the Future Tree by a group of researchers at ETH Zurich.
Design of the Week: Impossible Table
This week’s selection is the Impossible Table by Austin Steingrube.
Design of the Week: Old Steam Engine
This week’s selection is the Old Steam Engine by Dijon 3D.
Design of the Week: 1988 Time Capsule Print
This week’s selection is a historic time capsule 3D print by James Harrison from 1988!
Design of the Week: TTGO T-Beam Shock Resistant Enclosure
This week’s selection is the TTGO T-Beam Shock Resistant Enclosure by Naomi Wu.
Patenting Pandemic Designs?
3D printing has really stepped up to the plate in pandemic response — but what happens with those designs post-pandemic?
Design of the Week: Glove Remover
This week’s selection is the Glove Remover by digital advertising agency atoll.
Cad Crowd Announces Winners of COVID-19 Design Contest
3D modeling freelancer site Cad Crowd announced the winners of their COVID-19 Design Contest.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Pen Plotter
This week’s selection is the 3D printed “d.i.d” Pen Plotter by design studio Ufficio Progetti Perduti.
How 3D Printed Candles Can Light Up The World
Charles R. Goulding and Mindy Zhu examine the ways 3D printing is helping candlemaking stay alight.
Design of the Week: ‘Tater Hammer
This week’s selection is the ‘Tater Hammer by designer Eric Au of Metro’s Q-Branch.
Planting Seeds In 3D Printed Planters Help Us Sprout Into Action
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a look at 3D printed planters as high-tech gardening helps us remain rooted in difficult times.
Design of the Week: Coronavirus
This week’s selection is the Coronavirus model by noted 3D artist Joshua Harker.
Georgia Tech Researchers Advise DIY Mask Makers with Advanced Aerosol Instrumentation
Since late March, a team of Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers have been providing recommendations for readily available materials to use as filters in homemade face masks.
Design of the Week: XXL 3D Printed LEGO Go-Kart
This week’s selection is the enormous XXL 3D Printed LEGO Go-Kart by Matt Denton.
Design of the Week: DIY 3D Scanner
This week’s selection is the OpenScan DIY 3D Scanner.
Design of the Week: Artemis Top
This week’s selection is the Artemis Top by designer Stéphanie Santos.
GE Additive Adapts With Polymer 3D Printing To Face COVID-19
A 3D printing company best known for its metal additive manufacturing has turned to a plastic solution to help produce much-needed PPE solutions.
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The VentCore Open Source Ventilator Project
A new design for an open source ventilator that can be partially 3D printed has surfaced, but there are many cautions required before building it.
Design of the Week: Strawberry Planter
This week’s selection is the Strawberry Planter by Joel Telling.
Design of the Week: Puzzle Cell Complex
This week’s selection is the Puzzle Cell Complex by Nervous System.
Design of the Week: Valved Snorkel
This week’s selection is the 3D printed Valved Snorkel by designer Robert Werner.
3D Printing and Vases
Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing put to use in creating vases.
Design of the Week: Prusa Protective Face Shield
This week’s selection is the Prusa Protective Face Shield by Prusa Research.
What’s New in 3D Bioprinting?
Scientific research into using 3D bioprinting to re-create and regenerate human limbs and organs from patient-specific DNA is progressing slowly but surely.
Going Hands-On With 3D Printing To Go Hands-Off During Pandemic
A hands-free door opener highlights efforts in 3D printing to spread design, not disease.
Design of the Week: OpenAstroTracker
This week’s selection is the OpenAstroTracker by Fabian Uehleke.
Design of the Week: Coronavirus
This week’s selection is a 3D printed Coronavirus!