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Z-Space : Holographic 3D with Spatial Persistence
The Z-Space display is being developed by a California company called Infinite Z. By tracking user’s eye movements with 3D glasses, the display creates not only the illusion of 3 dimensionality – but unlike most 3D systems – it persists … Continue reading
Digital vs. Analog Design – Støckel quests the limits of Representation
It’s difficult to teach young architects how to make objects (and surrounding spaces) relate to one-another in an intentional way. Intentionality requires the mastery of abstract concepts like order, harmony, contrast, proportion, scale and repetition.. not to mention enviable craft … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Tech, Architecture, Artists, History, PaperCraft, Physible, Reviews, SketchUp, Uncategorized
Tagged 3D Model Making, Analog vs. Digital Design Methods, Architecture Design Studio, D-school, Danish Artist Tommy Støckel, Design Intentionality, Design Pedagogy, Design Theory, Digital vs. Analog, Intenionality vs. Expressiveness, paper art, papercraft, Rhino, Sketchup, Teaching Architectural Design, The Design Studio
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STAPLES – Introduces 3D Printing Service in Europe
STAPLES, the office superstore, has been doing some serious shape-shifting in response to the global economic chaos. It recently laid off hundreds of workers in Europe, and closed under performing stores in the U.S.. STAPLES is also leaning out to … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Printing, 3D Tech, Architecture, Digital Cutters, Digital Fabrication, Kirigami, Maker Movement, PaperCraft, Physible, Services, SketchUp, Technical Origami, Uncategorized
Tagged 3D Printing with paper, Joseph Feldman, Mcor Iris, paper, Paper craft, paper vs. plastic in 3D Printing, Staples, Telsey Advisory Group
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De-hyping 3D Printing; Assessing its Economic Impact
Not long ago, market research firm GARTNER declared 3D Printing to be at the peak of its hype cycle. Empirical evidence would seem to back this up. The hype is slowly being replaced by more critical examinations of additive manufacturing … Continue reading
3D Gesture Interface for Mobile uses electric fields, not Cameras
Gestural interfaces normally rely on cameras and light sensors. An interface that uses an electric field instead could expand the use of gesture control to many more devices. And now, there’s a new chip that will bring 3D gesture control … Continue reading
3D Library Services at the University of Michigan
FormFonts 3D has the world’s largest 3D library of professionally developed SketchUp components, and we have a fondness for library sciences, and all things 3D. So we are delighted to see the University of Michigan is keeping up with the … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Printing, 3D Tech, Augmented Reality, Digital Fabrication, Holographic Technology, Physible, Reality Hacking, Virtual Reality
Tagged 3-D, 3D and university libraries, 3D Printing, library science, Michigan 3D Lab, MIDEN, photo gallery, SketchUp Components, virtual reality
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ShadowScan(TM) – 3D Building Models from the Sun’s Shadows
We’ve all seen laser scanner’s that work by projecting laser lines (or grids) over the irregular surface of an object to capture 3D shape. But now some genius researchers at Washington University (which is in St. Louis, Mo BTW), have … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Tech, Architecture, GeoDesign, GeoPorn, Reality Hacking, SketchUp, Uncategorized
Tagged 3, 3D Content for GIS, 3D content for Google Earth, 3D content for maps, 3D from Sun Shadows, 3D Models of buildings from sun, FormFonts 3D Models, Geotypical content, GIS buildings, Heliometric Stereo, shape grabbing from video, SketchUp Components, SketchUp Models, Sun Shadows, University of Washington
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SketchUp Basecamp – Day Three
The weather changed decidedly early this morning in Boulder.. back to a crisp Fall day with lots of wind and fall leaves blowing about. Today’s more seasonable Fall weather called for a real breakfast, and I knew just the place… … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Tech, Architecture, Dynamic Components, Landscape Architecture, Maker Movement, SketchUp, Uncategorized
Tagged Aidan chopra, Basecamp design charrette, Basecamp in Boulder, Boulder restaurants, Bryn Fosburgh, designing a system for organizing portable devices, Designing the wired-wireless classroom of the future, Fran Ryan, Impact on Education, Luciles fine food, SketchUp Basecamp, SketchUp Unconference, Trimble Sketchup
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SketchUp Basecamp – Day One
It’s unseasonably warm in the People’s Republic of Boulder, which means its a gorgeous fall day here. Yesterday many of SketchUp’s 280 Basecamp attendees were making liberal use of the streets and sidewalks, overflowing between sessions and soaking up the … Continue reading
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