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Category Archives: Digital Fabrication
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 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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The 3D ‘Content Problem’
by Fred Abler A problem with most CAD software companies is they are not abundant thinkers. They operate in a paradigm of scarcity. The market is a zero-sum game. There are ‘winners and losers’, and so content creators and other … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Printing, 3D Tech, BIM, Digital Fabrication, History, Maker Movement, Physible, Reviews, SketchUp, Theory & Concepts, Uncategorized
Tagged Apple Maps fiasco, CAD content, CAD Marketing, copyright on 3D objects, DEP for 3D, Digital Rights Management, DRM for 3D, Google Maps, Intellecutal Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold, Patents for 3D Printing, quality 3D content, software industry, the content problem
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5 things to Know about MakerBot’s new 3D Printer
MakerBot released its Replicator II last week to much fanfare. I largely ignored the press release, as 3D Printing is officially now at the height of it’s Hype Cycle. This is when I generally tune out. Just to underscore this … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Printing, 3D Tech, Digital Fabrication, Maker Movement, Minimalist Movement
Tagged 3D Printing, 3D printing Hype, Additive Manufacturing, Bre Pettis, Businessweek, Downloadable Design, Gartner, makerbot, MakerBot industries, material manufacturing, rapid prototyping, Replicator II, Slate
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The Cube – A Personal 3D Printer
If FisherPrice and 3D Printing had a love-child, it would be The Cube – an adorable 3D printer made by 3DSystems in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Cube (so named for its 5.5” cubic print space) costs $1250, and makes … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Printing, 3D Tech, Digital Fabrication, For Fun, Maker Movement, Physible, Tools
Tagged 3D Models for Printing, 3D Printing, 3D Printing for kids, Co-branding, Crayola Crayons, Cubify, FormFonts 3D Models, Manufacturing On Demand, My Robot Nation, physibles, Serious Toys, The Cube
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Papyrus: Tall Grass On-Trend
Ornamental grasses have become the eco-friendly standard for residential lawns in the United States. One of the biggest sources of non-point pollution in the United States is our lawns (i.e., fertilizer runoff during storms). They are also prized for their … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Modernist, PreViz, SketchUp, wire benders
Tagged aquatic gardens, cyperus papyrus, dry river beds, kinematic landscape design, modernist residences, ornamental grasses, Papyrus, rain gardens, strcutrual grasses, tall grasses, water gardens
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Origami Trend’scends Interior Design
by Fred Abler I am a folding freak. I love Origami – its craft, spatial economy, and especially the conflict-of-perception between the complex finished form vs. its simple construction. And recently, Origami has become on-trend in Interior Design. Designers have … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Models, 3D Tech, Architecture, Digital Fabrication, Interior Design, Maker Movement, Minimalist Movement, Origami, PaperCraft, Theory & Concepts
Tagged 3D Model of Real Good Chair, action origami, conflict of perception, Etsy, Expensive Minimalism, Folding Freak, Folding Furniture, furniture-as-art, Interior Design Trends, Kada Stool, Kirigami, origami coin tubes, Origami Fabrication Techniques, Origami Lampshade, Origmai, origmai packaging, PennyRevolution, reusable coin tubes, simple living, Spacify, Studio Snowpuppe, technical origami packaging
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