Soon, anyone will be able design an object in 3D and then print it out -- provided Sixense's upcoming Kickstarter campaign for the MakeVR technology is successful.

3D models drawn in Blender work great in a computer animated virtual world but don’t always when brought into a slicer for 3D printing. Slicers require something which makes sense in the real… ...

Is 5-Axis Direct to Object Printer Possible? In the paragraphs above, we outlined two ways to get art on to a 3D object – direct to object and printing 2D art and then forming it to a 3D object.

Plummer-Fernandez says the idea for obscuring 3D-printable objects came to him when the 3D-printing firm iMaterialize refused to print an object he'd designed as an artistic variation on Mickey ...

We pick our favourite objects to 3D-print, including a mathematical cookie cutter, a wormhole and a New Scientist holiday tree ornament inspired by fractals ...

And when you 3D-print something, the file doesn’t have to be cleaned up to be made more accurate. It prints correctly the first time, Hansted said. If you have your own 3D printer, you can use that.

Discover how 3D printing can solve real-world problems and overcome corporate replacement policies, as demonstrated by a ...

The first 3D printer in space housed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has run off its first object. The item was a faceplate embossed with "NASA and Made In Space, Inc" and is part of ...

An evolutionary algorithm works in conjunction with a deep neural network to create models of three-dimensional objects, which are then 3D printed.

Shapeways checks whether the object can be made and provides a real-time cost estimate. Within 10 working days, a tangible 3D product is produced and shipped globally.

Experimental new software analyzes designs for 3D printed items, and adds features to ensure that the finished product is structurally sound.