Showing posts with label ABS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABS. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
3D Models from Shapeways
Just ordered a couple motorcycle tire rings (in black plastic) from my shop on Shapeways. I will be sure to post a review here when I get them. I can't wait!
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Afinia H-Series 3D Printer
Just ran across another company that is making a 3D printer for home use. The Afina H-Series is another 3D extrusion ABS printer with a build box of 5x5x5 inches and with an accuracy of .2 mm (8 thousandths). The printer weighs only 11 pounds making it fairly portable and can print in natural, black, red, blue, yellow and green (one color at a time). For a basic 3D printer the Afinia H-Series seems a little expensive at $1,499. However, this printer won the Make Magazine Best Overall Experience, Easiest Setup, and tied in the Easiest To Use category out of 15 other 3D printers.
More 3D Printing News: Cubify Capture
CES has been a hotbed of announcements related to 3D printing. A number of vendors have been showing off new hardware and software solutions to make the world of 3D printing more accessible to everyone. Could this be the year that 3D printing goes mainstream? We will have to see. Check out the press release below from 3D Systems:
+3D Systems . Announces Beta Release of Cubify Capture
3dsystems.com Jan 9th 2013
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that Cubify Capture, a new portal service that allows users to upload photos and videos from their digital, smartphone or tablet camera to its Cubify.com destination and automatically transform the images into 3D models, will be demoed at CES, January 8th – January 11th, 2013, in the Las Vegas Convention Center in the Main Hall, booth 15447.
The company plans to expand the services of its Cubify Capture portal to include a full suite of thematic scan-to-print web and mobile apps. Users can capture on the go and upload pictures or video to Cubify.com where a 3D model is generated automatically and saved in the user’s Cubify account. These 3D models can be used for further modeling, customizing or fusing with other elements and readied for printing at home or through Cubify cloud printing, in monochrome, durable plastic or full color.
The company plans to develop a series of Cubify Capture apps starting with Cubify Capture: Faces, designed specifically to capture facial features and seamlessly turn them into customized 3D printable memorabilia. Cubify Capture: Faces for mobile will also be demoed at CES.
“We’re thrilled to invite users and educators to explore and experiment with the beta release of Cubify Capture, the first true real-world-to-print capture tool,” said Cathy Lewis, CMO, 3D Systems. “We are excited to see what our growing +Cubify community will capture and print.”
Be the first to experience Cubify Capture at CES.
About 3D Systems Corporation
3D Systems is a leading global provider of 3D content-to-print solutions including 3D printers, print materials and on-demand custom parts services for professionals and consumers alike. The company also provides CAD modeling, reverse engineering and inspection software tools and consumer 3D printers, apps and services. Its expertly integrated solutions replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the time and cost of designing and manufacturing new products. 3D Systems products and services are used to rapidly design, communicate, prototype or produce real functional parts, empowering customers to create and make with confidence.
More information on the company is available at www.3DSystems.com
+3D Systems . Announces Beta Release of Cubify Capture
3dsystems.com Jan 9th 2013
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that Cubify Capture, a new portal service that allows users to upload photos and videos from their digital, smartphone or tablet camera to its Cubify.com destination and automatically transform the images into 3D models, will be demoed at CES, January 8th – January 11th, 2013, in the Las Vegas Convention Center in the Main Hall, booth 15447.
The company plans to expand the services of its Cubify Capture portal to include a full suite of thematic scan-to-print web and mobile apps. Users can capture on the go and upload pictures or video to Cubify.com where a 3D model is generated automatically and saved in the user’s Cubify account. These 3D models can be used for further modeling, customizing or fusing with other elements and readied for printing at home or through Cubify cloud printing, in monochrome, durable plastic or full color.
The company plans to develop a series of Cubify Capture apps starting with Cubify Capture: Faces, designed specifically to capture facial features and seamlessly turn them into customized 3D printable memorabilia. Cubify Capture: Faces for mobile will also be demoed at CES.
“We’re thrilled to invite users and educators to explore and experiment with the beta release of Cubify Capture, the first true real-world-to-print capture tool,” said Cathy Lewis, CMO, 3D Systems. “We are excited to see what our growing +Cubify community will capture and print.”
Be the first to experience Cubify Capture at CES.
About 3D Systems Corporation
3D Systems is a leading global provider of 3D content-to-print solutions including 3D printers, print materials and on-demand custom parts services for professionals and consumers alike. The company also provides CAD modeling, reverse engineering and inspection software tools and consumer 3D printers, apps and services. Its expertly integrated solutions replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the time and cost of designing and manufacturing new products. 3D Systems products and services are used to rapidly design, communicate, prototype or produce real functional parts, empowering customers to create and make with confidence.
More information on the company is available at www.3DSystems.com
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
3D Systems Releases a New Generation Cube 3D Printer
3D Systems has announced a new generation of it's Cube printer. The new printer offers 1.5 times faster printing times while being much quieter that the previous generation. Additionally, the new Cube offers the ability to print PLA and ABS plastics. You can now print up to 16 different colors. The new printer starts at $1,299.
It's looking more and more like 2013 may be the year that 3D printing start to become mainstream.
It's looking more and more like 2013 may be the year that 3D printing start to become mainstream.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
3D Printer on Craigslist!
If nothing else proves that 3D printing is becoming mainstream then this will. I just spotted a 3D printer on Craigslist. That's right! Someone near Denver is selling their gently used Makerbot 3D Printer and laptop for $800.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
3D Printing News: The Largest 3D Printer Ever!
Objet has created the world largest 3D printer, the Objet1000 with a build envelope of 1000 x 800 x 500mm (39.3 x 31.4 x 19.6 inch). This whopper is built on the Connex multi-material 3D printing technology that "offers a choice of over 100 materials, simulating both standard and ABS-grade engineering plastics. In addition, you can print up to 14 materials in a single model to achieve the precise qualities of your intended end product." according to the Objet1000 brochure. This behemoth can print up to 16 micron in high quality mode, weighs a hefty 4,300 pounds and measures a 110.3 x 70.9 x 70.9 inches. Wow! I saw no statement of the price, but I will assume one will not be showing up at my door soon.
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