3D Printer to Replicate Human Bones

With the help of their latest invention in science – a 3D printer, researchers managed to create the exact copy of a man’s thumb bones. The device can now be used to help surgeons restore damaged bones by creating their precise copies, which are made from the patient’s cells.

According to Christian Weinand of the Insel [...]

3D Printing in Autocad 2010

With AutoCAD 2010 software, designers can tackle their most challenging problems with ease. Designs can now exist in almost any shape imaginable, thanks to free-form design tools.  Many critical features have been automated, making users’ workflows more efficient and the move to 3D design even smoother. Sharing and working on projects with colleagues has never [...]

Rapid Prototyping As 3D Printing

When you are looking for the best way to make prototypes that you can use for a number of different purposes, you should look into everything that 3D printing will be able to offer.  One of these printers can give you the ability to make quick and easy objects that you will be able to [...]

How Does a 3D Printer Make a Model?

When you are using a 3D printer to make an actual model of something, you may be curious about how your design goes from something on a computer screen to an object that you can pick up and hold. Understanding the steps that a 3D printer takes is extremely crucial if you want to grasp [...]

3D Printing on Ceramics

This story is, literally, stone age meets digital age: University of Washington researchers are combining the ancient art of ceramics and the new technology of 3-D printing. Along the way, they are making 3-D printing dramatically cheaper.

About five years ago, Mark Ganter, a UW mechanical engineering professor and longtime practitioner of 3-D printing, [...]