design Archives « Page 2 of 6

Gucci and 3D Printing in Italy

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent high-profile 3D printing activity in Italy.

CASTOR Releases Unusual Trends Report

CASTOR released their 2021 annual Additive Manufacturing Trends Report, and it’s quite a bit different than you might think.

Book of the Week: Design for Manufacturability

This week’s selection is “Design for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost, High-Quality Products for Lean Production” by David M. Anderson.

3MF Adds “Volumetric” Extension

The 3MF Consortium announced a new extension they call “Volumetric”.

Carbon To Release Design Engine For Everyone

Carbon announced a major move in the software market: they will provide licenses to use their powerful Design Engine tool for anyone, even if they are not a Carbon customer.

Autodesk University: Using Part Consolidation to Optimize Parts for Additive Manufacturing

During an Autodesk University session, experts demonstrated the benefits of generative design to perform part consolidation and optimize designs.

Richard Schultz’s Legacy and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the life of designer Richard Schultz.

Onsite at MyMiniFactory

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with MyMiniFactory CEO Nebo Nikolic at their London HQ

WASP Introduces a New 3D Print Industrial Application: Clay Modeling

WASP has partnered with Honda to develop a new process using 3D printed clay.

Kvadrat Textiles Weave in 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi investigate the possibilities of 3D printing in the textile industry.

Book of the Week: The Non-Designer’s Design Book

This week’s selection is “The Non-Designer’s Design Book” by Robin Williams.

nFRONTIER Lands First AM Partner: Stratasys

nFRONTIER signed a partnership deal with Stratasys to develop advanced 3D print applications.

Book of the Week: The 3D Printing Cookbook: Tinkercad Edition

This week’s selection is “The 3D Printing Cookbook: Tinkercad Edition” by David Seto.

Dassault Systèmes Offers Low-Priced SOLIDWORKS for Makers

Dassault Systèmes announced a new low-cost SOLIDWORKS offer for makers.

Book of the Week: Ten Principles for Good Design

This week’s selection is “Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for Good Design” by Klaus Kemp.

miSHERLOCK: A 3D Printed SARS-CoV-2 Tester

Researchers at Harvard and MIT have developed a 3D printed test device to detect the virus that causes COVID-19.

PLA Stronger Than Steel? New Script Generates 3D Printable Beams

The folks at RepRap Ltd have released a new script that generates very strong 3D printable beams.

Automania, MoMA and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how art is influenced by 3D printing through an automotive art show.

New 3D Print Material: Oranges

A new 3D print material made from oranges has been used in an artistic project.

Tacos And 3D Printing: Food For Thought

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi spice it up with a look at 3D printing for tacos.

What Is Achievable With FFF 3D Print Technology?

After seeing this incredible 3D print, you realize what is truly possible with FFF technology.

3D Printing For Tokyo 2020

Olympians and Paralympians at this summer’s Tokyo games will be awarded atop beautiful podiums 3D printed from recycled plastics.

Optimizing Air Duct Efficiency With 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger take a look at an optimized design made possible via 3D printing.

Book of the Week: 101 Things I Learned in Product Design School

This week’s selection is “101 Things I Learned in Product Design School” by Sung Jang, Martin Thaler and Matthew Frederick.

The First 3D Printed Art NFTs Appear

What might be the very first collection of 3D printed NFT art is now available.

The Latest on Glass 3D Printing From Lios Design

There’s a design studio that focuses on use of 3D printed molten glass.

THEFUTUREOFJEWELRY: Hands-On With Custom Jewelry

I recently customized a signet ring brought to life via web app and 3D printing.

nTopology’s GPU Acceleration

nTopology found a way to dramatically speed up their 3D modeling operations.

Heroes of the Pandemic: The Quest for the Perfect Mask

Last year, COVID-19 caused many of us to take a step back, but for some it was a chance to take a step forward.

Book of the Week: Design Paradigms

This week’s selection is “Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering” by Henry Petroski.

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

I had the opportunity to get to know WAZP and the big 3D printing and digitization ideas arising from this small Irish company.

How To Make Anything With 3D Printing

You can’t use a 3D printer to print anything. You can make anything with a 3D printer.

A New Meshlab, Again

I just noticed there was a new release of Meshlab, version v2020.12.

Book of the Week: Why Buildings Stand Up

This week’s selection is “Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture” by Mario Salvadori.

Book of the Week: Normal Accidents

This week’s selection is “Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies” by Charles Perrow.

Shapr3D Introduces “Drawings”

Shapr3D announced some big changes to their popular and easy-to-use 3D CAD tool.

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.

Books of the Year, 2020 Edition

This week’s selection is actually the top seven books we highlighted in 2020.

The UK’s Design For AM Network

There’s a meeting place for those working on methods for additive manufacturing design in the UK: the Design for AM Network.

Book of the Week: Feature-Driven Method for Structural Optimization

This week’s selection is “Feature-Driven Method for Structural Optimization” by Weihong Zhang and Ying Zhou.

Uppgradera: An Upgraded, 3D Printed IKEA Experience

Budapest-based designer Adam Miklosi has decided to “upgrade” existing IKEA products with his open-source collection of 3D printed accessories.

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.

5 Things We Like About PepsiCo’s Newly Redesigned Bottles

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley look at how 3D printing helped PepsiCo design new bottles with a lot to like.

Award-Winning 3D Printed Plant-Based Designer Lamps

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley light up with sustainably-made 3D printed lamps.

Why Copper Could Be The Next Golden Material For Additive Manufacturing

Copper is a relatively rare material in additive manufacturing operations, but that could change in the next few years.

Autodesk Opens Up About Generative Design

Thousands of Autodesk users, employees, and partners converged this week for the annual Autodesk University conference.

3D Printing Chess Sets

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider 3D printing as part of a logical gambit.

KeyShot 3MF Support Offers Full-Color 3D Prints

The 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file type is about to go prime-time owing to KeyShot and Stratasys.

Book of the Week: Materials Selection In Mechanical Design

This week’s selection is “Materials Selection In Mechancial Design” by Michael F. Ashby.

Bullish on the CAE Market: Tech Soft 3D Acquires Visual Kinematics

Engineering software toolkit provider Tech Soft 3D has acquired California-based Visual Kinematics (VKI). VKI develops a suite of software development kits (SDKs) called DevTools for computer aided engineering (CAE) applications.

Book of the Week: Designing 3D Printers

This week’s selection is “Designing 3D Printers” by Neil Rosenberg.

The Recipe For More Realistic 3D Printed Prototypes

Stratasys, KeyShot, and the 3MF file format come together for a stunningly realistic prototyping capability right off the 3D printer.

CAD Exchanger Adds CATIA, DWG, U3D, FBX Support

If you’re a user of multiple CAD platforms and 3D creation apps…

Two Manufacturing Processes That Excel In The Art Of Jewellery Making

It is quite challenging trying to fathom how two industrial techniques are used to create delicate jewelry. 3D printing is an additive process and CNC machining uses a subtractive technique, but both methods produce fine pieces.

Book of the Week: Parametric Solid Modeling Projects

This week’s selection is “Parametric Solid Modeling Projects” by Prof. Sham Tickoo of Purdue University.

Balancing Cost vs Features in 3D Printer Design

When you see the final design of a 3D printer, there have been many decisions made to get it to that state.

The Journey From Making To Mechanical Engineering To Additive Manufacturing PhD

Swapnil Sinha is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University whose story in moving into additive manufacturing is becoming more familiar these days.

3D Printed Designer Furniture

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata find that the idea of 3D printing sits comfortably for designer furniture.

Free Online Sculpting Tool: SculptGL

I’m trying out something called “SculptGL”, an online 3D sculpting tool.

Generating Gradient Material 3D Prints With GraMMaCAD

Fraunhofer IGD has developed a new type of software for 3D printing that enables use of gradient-style materials.

Book of the Week: Feck Perfuction

This week’s selection is “Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life” by James Victore.

A Reader Checks Out The Powerbelt3D Zero 3D Printer Kit

One of our technical readers took a deep dive into the new Powerbelt3D Zero 3D printer kit.

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.

Crocs And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider how 3D printing helps to individualize and make some unique footwear market-ready.

How To 3D Print Tensegrity Structures

Researchers have found a way to use 3D printers to produce tensegrity structures.

Another High-Temperature DIY 3D Printer Design

It’s been brought to our attention that there is another freely downloadable design for a high-temperature 3D printer.

Dan’s 1st Law of Drawings

An engineering drawing is a specialized type of communication tool. It’s also a contract.

Posh Pool Houses And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a dip into 3D printing for new outdoor hangouts.

Mesh Modeling, Part 3: Autodesk’s Fusion 360 Aspires Subdivision Modeling

The discussion about subdivision modeling has opened up significantly since the start of this series.

Autodesk Limits Functionality In Free Version Of Fusion 360

Autodesk abruptly announced some significant changes in the functionality of the free version of Fusion 360, their flagship 3D design tool.

Entirely New Form Of 3D Design Developed: Computational Design Synthesis

Researchers have developed what appears to be a far more accessible method of developing highly complex 3D models for 3D printing.

Roberta Cassese: “I Recommend To Not Be Afraid Of Making Mistakes And Experimenting”

Roberta Cassese is an Italian designer who went from being a jewelry maker hobbyist to being the CEO of KOD Design, a 3D printed jewelry brand.

Book of the Week: Designing 3D Printers

This week’s selection is “Designing 3D Printers” by Neil Rosenberg.

SME’s 2021 Digital Manufacturing Challenge Now Open

SME is sponsoring a major design challenge for students.

Desktop 3D Printed Air Management System

Art and utility come together in the sleek 3D printed Air Management System (AMS) Mini.

Book of the Week: Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists

This week’s selection is “Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists” by Ivan Law.

Susana Marques’s Journey To Real 3D Printed Fashions, Part 2

We had a chance to interview Susana Marques, a designer who has been using a number of 3D printers to develop functional and attractive fabrics.

Susana Marques’s Journey To Real 3D Printed Fashions, Part 1

We had a chance to interview Susana Marques, a fashion designer who has been using a number of 3D printers to develop functional and attractive fabrics.

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.

Book of the Week: Steal Like An Artist

This week’s selection is “Steal Like An Artist” by Austin Kleon.

McLaren’s Speedtail Aileron Design Inspires 3D Printed Solutions?

Supercar maker McLaren’s new Speedtail includes an unusual feature that might inspire some new 3D printed designs.

Gravity Sketch VR Launches CoCreation Beta

Good news from the folks at Gravity Sketch.

12th Century Lost Wax Casting Replicated In 21st Century 3D Printing

The Gloucester Candlestick has been faithfully recreated in a new 3D print.

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.

When Complex Internal Structures Are Cricket Tubes

3D printing is well known for creating complex designs with intricate internal structures; sometimes those structures serve as tubes for crickets.

Book of the Week: Generative Design

This week’s selection is “Generative Design” by Benedikt Groß, Hartmut Bohnacker, Julia Laub, and Claudius Lazzeroni.

3D Printing Makes “She Shed” Dreams Come True

Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe dive into the fabulous world of the “She Shed,” made all the more personal with 3D printing.

Design of the Week: Impossible Table

This week’s selection is the Impossible Table by Austin Steingrube.

Planning On A Move To Fusion 360? Deal Available Until July 17

We’ve learned Autodesk has an excellent promotion this month for their very popular Fusion 360 suite.

Book of the Week: CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies and T-Shaped People

This week’s selection is “CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies and T-Shaped People: Inside the World of Design Thinking and How It Can Spark Creativity and Innovation” by Warren Berger.