Hints and tips for 3D printing

Products should have a minimal wall thickness of 1mm Take care when scaling models that the wall thickness is not reduced to below 1mm
Circular shapes acquire ‘flats’. This is may be useful where holes are required in which things [...]

3D Printing A Full-Scale Turbo-Prop Aircraft Engine

The propeller blade-span is over 10 feet in this project that demonstrates how far 3D modeling has advanced.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2, 2009 — At Autodesk University 2009, Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) and Autodesk unveiled the world’s first full-scale turbo-prop aircraft engine model. It was produced using Stratasys FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) technology.

The engine’s design was created using [...]

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 [...]

How Do 3D Printers Develop Further?

The technology that goes into 3D printer is amazing, allowing you to easily build prototypes based only on a computer design which you have put together.  These specific printers have grown a great deal since their original conception, however, and you can use this to your advantage when you are trying to figure out how [...]