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From Orbit to Object: Transforming Space Probe Paths into 3D Prints
A new research paper proposes a method to use interplanetary space probe trajectories as a method to generate unique 3D printable designs.
Enhancing Design Reviews: CADChat Combines Communication and 3D Viewing
A new tool for product designers has been launched: CADChat.
Book of the Week: Introduction to Electronic Packaging
This weekâs selection is âIntroduction to Electronic Packaging: Unconventional Guide to Product Designâ by S.A. Srinivasa Moorthy.
MIT Analyzes AI’s Potential in Manufacturing Innovation
MIT has released a very interesting paper analyzing the potential of using AI to generate part designs for industry.
Book of the Week: The Next Toy Sensation
This weekâs selection is âThe Next Toy Sensation: Designing and Creating the Next Toy Sensationâ by Andrew Parry.
Introducing RepRapMicron: The Open Source 3D Printer Targeting Sub-Micron Precision
RepRap is developing a new 3D printer concept: RepRapMicron.
Ancient Glassmaking Artform Meets 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine Finnish artist Sini Majuri’s seamless blend of traditional glassblowing with modern techniques.
Book of the Week: Machinery’s Handbook
This weekâs selection is âMachinery’s Handbook: Toolboxâ by Erik Oberg et al.
AMAIZE AI Co-Pilot for AM to be Integrated into EOS Printers
The software from 1000 Kelvin promises to increase productivity and accelerate engineering speed.
Beyond CAD: ChatGPT’s Experiment Paves the Way for AI-Designed 3D Parts
Can you design any 3D printable part using ChatGPT? Thatâs the claim of a new experiment.
What are the Most Popular CAD Programs?
It depends who you ask.
Additive Drives’ 3D Printed Motors Could Revolutionize EV Industry with Enhanced Efficiency
An interesting development has occurred in the automotive sector that could drive adoption of 3D printing.
Book of the Week: Value Proposition Design
This weekâs selection is âValue Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Wantâ by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Gregory Bernarda, and Alan Smith.
Whatâs New in Inventor 2024.2
2024.2 is an exceptionally loaded point release.
Trinckle: Simplified 3D Tooling Design Software for Non-CAD Users
Trinckle continues to innovate with a new version of their tool-making software.
Adapting to Disruption: How Desktop 3D Printer Manufacturers Can Compete With Bambu Lab
What must desktop 3D printer manufacturers do to keep up with their competitors?
Book of the Week: Pencil Me In
This weekâs selection is âPencil Me In: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can’t Drawâ by Christina Wodtke.
The FLOCKS Wobot: A Step Towards Greener Future with 3D Printed Wool Applications
The FLOCKS Wobot is a wool 3D printer.
Hexagon Introduces HxGN Additive Manufacturing Suite
Designed to support manufacturersâ adoption of AM on an industrial scale.
SharkNinja’s Integration of 3D Printing in Product Design and Development
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss SharkNinja’s ongoing and potential 3D printing activities and opportunities.
Fundamentals of Computational Engineering: Part 5 â All You Need is a Few Functions
With the rendering of implicit functions into the voxel field, we have created the ability to work with lattices and complex infills.
Fundamentals of Computational Engineering: Part 4 Implicits
We will dive a bit into the technicalities of a Voxel-based kernel here, how do we interact with it?
Fundamentals of Computational Engineering: Part 3 â Voxels to the Rescue
Thanks to the previous articles, we should have a pretty good understanding of the reasoning behind Computational Engineering and the fundamental technology necessary to support it.
Fundamentals of Computational Engineering: Part 2 â The Technology
After setting the stage in the first two installments of this series of article, letâs dive a bit deeper.
Fundamentals of Computational Engineering: Part 1 â A Bit of History
Letâs define what Computational Engineering is and how it differs from the way we currently use computers to design physical parts.
Fundamentals of Computational Engineering: Prologue
For the last decade, I have relentlessly pushed for a change in the way we humans engineer physical things. Our future depends on it.
Book of the Week: CAD Projects with Tinkercad
This weekâs selection is âCAD Projects with Tinkercadâ by Johannes Wild.
How 3D Printing can Help Businesses Shut Down by the Hollywood Strikes
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the ongoing Hollywood union strikes, the impacts on small businesses serving production studios and how 3D printing can be a solution.
Book of the Week: The Mechanical Design Process
This weekâs selection is âThe Mechanical Design Processâ by David G. Ullman.
Trane Technologies Integrates 3D Printing in US Federal Heat Pump Initiative
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how US federal funding is fueling heat pump innovation, and how Trane, Texas A&M, and Purdue University are leading the way.
LEAP71: Exploring Computational Engineering in the 3D Space
LEAP71 announced a deal with The Exploration Company, but whatâs this all about?
Embrace the Freedom: Unlocking the Full Potential of 3D Printing
Do we have sufficient imagination to truly use 3D printing?
Book of the Week: 3D Printing for Product Designers
This weekâs selection is â3D Printing for Product Designers: Innovative Strategies Using Additive Manufacturingâ by Jennifer Loy, James Novak and Olaf Diegel.
Choosing the Perfect Colors for Your 3D Prints: Introducing FilamentColors.xyz
A new service hopes to help you select 3D print colors.
The Future of 3D Design: Exploring an AI-Driven Workflow for Physical Product Creation
A Reddit contributor described an astonishing 3D print workflow that just might become a normal approach in the future.
Shifting Gears: How 3DEO is Transforming Their Approach to 3D Printing Services
There’s been a change of course at 3DEO.
Maserati GranTurismo Stuns with 3D Printed Interiors at Milan Design Week
The Trident celebrated the newest model with celebrities and a unique use of Stratasys Tech Style technology.
Rethinking Design in Construction 3D Printing: Time for a Revolution
Finally there is someone talking about the biggest issue in construction 3D printing: design.
Bridging Biology and 3D Printing: Researchers Create Groundbreaking Mesosurface Technique
Researchers have developed a method of 3D printing highly unusual âmesosurfacesâ.
MIT Develops MechSense to Integrate Sensors into 3D Printed Devices
MIT has developed âMechSenseâ, a new way to integrate sensors into certain 3D prints.
ICON’s Initiative 99: A Chance to Transform Construction with 3D Printing
ICON announced something that should have happened a long time ago: an architectural design contest.
Book of the Week: Digital Crafts: Industrial Technologies for Applied Artists and Designer Makers
This weekâs selection is âDigital Crafts: Industrial Technologies for Applied Artists and Designer Makersâ by Fabbaloo friend Anne Marie Shillito.
The Most Important Application for 3D Printing: Conformal Cooling
Conformal cooling is not only a better way to cool injection molds for plastics, but it might allow hypersonic air travel.
CoreTechnologieâs Innovative 4D_Additive Software Streamlines CAx Processes
Thanks to intelligent 3D nesting, textured surface design, a sophisticated SLS build manager, and more.
Book of the Week: Thinkertoys
This weekâs selection is Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniquesâ by Michael Michalko.
What Is the Reality of 3D Printing Car Parts?
An interesting view of 3D printing from outside the industry.
Your Personal AI Design Assistant is Coming
Start warming up your vocal cordsânatural language processing may soon change how engineers interact with design software.
Book of the Week: Hit Makers
This weekâs selection is âHit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distractionâ by Derek Thompson.
Exploring Qatar University’s 3D Printing Solutions for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi reveal the way 3D print tech was used to help create this year’s World Cup stadiums.
When a Leading Designer Uses a 3D Printer
Charles R. Goulding and Valentina Alzate review the use of personal 3D printing by a noted designer.
Book of the Week: Designing Pleasurable Products
This weekâs selection is âDesigning Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factorsâ by Patrick W. Jordan.
Did a Little French Startup Finally Get How to Optimize Designs for 3D Printing?
Cognitive Design Systems understands that lightest does not equal optimum and not all 3D prints are manufacturable.
Book of the Week: Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper
This weekâs selection is âAdvanced 3D Printing with Grasshopperâ by Diego Garcia Cuevas and Gianluca Pugliese.
Siemens and BASF Create a Concept RV for Hymer
Hymer uses the Siemens Xcelerator software portfolio and BASF new materials to reimagine motor homes.
3D Printing and Canva
Charles R. Goulding and Valentina Alzate look at how Canva could relate to 3D printing.
Book of the Week: Make It Fit
This weekâs selection is âMake It Fit: Introduction to Tolerance Analysis for Mechanical Engineersâ by Jason E Tynes.
Book of the Week: The Engineering Design Process
This weekâs selection is âThe Engineering Design Process: An Introduction for Mechanical Engineersâ by Peter Ostafichuk, Markus Fengler, and Antony Hodgson.
Womp’s New Shareable 3D Modeling Service
A new service for shared 3D model development has been launched by Womp.
Adobeâs $20 Billion Bet on Design Digitization
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the implications of Adobe’s bid to acquire Figma.
A New DnD Character Creator Service With a Surprise
A new service to generate printable DnD figurines has a unique pricing structure.
Book of the Week: Create Stunning AI Art
This weekâs selection is âCreate Stunning AI Artâ by Antonis Tsagaris and Andreas Pampoukkas.
Design Strategies Needed to Unlock 3D Printingâs Potential
A Protolabs engineerâs perspective on the right DfAM approach.
Only Games Gets Color, And An Exclusive Reader Discount!
Only Games announced a new full color 3D printing capability.
Herman Miller and Knoll Merger Creates 3D Printing Opportunities
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafé look at how innovation could be enabled by more 3D printing by major furniture producers.
Benefits of ECAD Tool for 3D Circuit Design
Charles R. Goulding and Matthew Selman look at the shift from MCAD to ECAD tools for electronic circuit design.
Christian Dior Design Center and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the use of 3D printing in the high fashion industry.
Adidas and Carbon Create 3D Printed “Supershoe”
The new 4DFWD running shoe from Adidas demonstrates what is possible with advanced software driving 3D printing.
Adobeâs Solutions Open the Way for 3D Innovation
Charles Goulding & Andressa Bonafe look at Adobe’s innovations in the 3D print world.
3DEO Adds Design Services
3DEO added a new service: DfM / DfAM.
NVIDIA Omniverse: A New World for 3D Creation and Simulation
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa BonafĂ© look at NVIDIA’s contribution to 3D design and 3D printing.
Hyperganic, EOS and Strata To 3D Print 10X Efficiency AC
A new partnership demonstrates the way forward for 3D printing technology.
Wikifactory Launches Manufacturing Marketplace
Wikifactory announced a new collaborative manufacturing marketplace to complement their existing services.
Book of the Week: Integrating 3D Modeling, Photogrammetry and Design
This weekâs selection is âIntegrating 3D Modeling, Photogrammetry and Designâ by Shaun Foster and David Halbstein.
Adobe Software, Stratasys and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the powerful combination of Adobe 3D software and Stratasys full color 3D printing equipment.
BuildBee’s Thoughts On 3D Intellectual Property
We had a chat with Matthew Griffiths, CTO of BuildBee about 3D model intellectual property.
The Most Complex 3D Printed Part Ever?Â
Hyperganic may have produced the most complex model ever 3D printed, a revolutionary aerospace engine.
Question of the Week: How To Get 3D Models For Printing?
This weekâs question is about obtaining or making 3D models for printing.
Book of the Week: Neri Oxman Material Ecology
This weekâs selection is âNeri Oxman Material Ecologyâ by Paola Antonelli, Anna Burckhardt, Hadas A. Steiner, and of course, Neri Oxman.
ICON Unveils 3D Printed “House Zero”
Construction 3D printer manufacturer ICON revealed a prototype 3D printed house design they call âHouse Zeroâ.
Looking At Carbon’s Design Engine Pricing
Carbon has now officially released their Design Engine software.
3D Scanning Company Launches NFT Fundraiser
Thor3D announced an unusual project to raise funds for a green non-profit organization.
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 itâs quite a bit different than you might think.
Book of the Week: Design for Manufacturability
This weekâs selection is âDesign for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost, High-Quality Products for Lean Productionâ by David M. Anderson.
3MF Adds “Volumetric” Extension
The 3MF Consortium announced a new extension they call âVolumetricâ.
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 Schultzâs 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 weekâs selection is âThe Non-Designer’s Design Bookâ 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 weekâs selection is âThe 3D Printing Cookbook: Tinkercad Editionâ by David Seto.