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Blender CAD Software Review

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Examining what Blender CAD software has to offer for beginners, students, artists, or those with a more engineering mindset because "What" you want to create can eliminate what CAD 3D modeling software you use. We've gotten several listeners who have written in over recent months as we've done other software reviews who have been saying, “How about some of the other free ones, like Blender?” Told you we would get to it. Here we are. Listen to the podcast here: Blender CAD Software Review I … [Read more...]

Top 3D Print Wish List Features

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The 3D print wish list features we want are largely different than the 3D print wish list that YouMagine put out. Looking at some "complaints" a little more in-depth on supposed issues such as filament, build plate size, lack of models, and other 3D print concerns. Our 3D print wish list focuses on the 3D print industry as a whole and issues that need to be addressed to push it further. Listen to the podcast here: Top 3D Print Wish List Features  We saw YouMagine put out a 3D print wish … [Read more...]

Solidworks Software Review

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A professional package intended for commercial application, Solidworks CAD software is definitely geared towards designers in engineering. Tom Hazzard goes through the ins and outs of what makes this software program different than other parametric modeling programs and what type of designers it was created to be used by to make certain types of 3D models for 3D printing. Before I get started on today’s software package that I’m going to talk about, I do want to just make mention of something … [Read more...]

ZBrush Software Review

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  Doing a ZBrush software review and it is a very different CAD program from anything else we have reviewed on WTFFF?! before. It's a very different kind of a CAD program in general. This is really going to be really interesting for those of you that have been listening to our different reviews in our series of CAD software reviews. Listen to the podcast here: ZBrush Software Review  We have really been talking about the different software that is available of CAD programs where … [Read more...]

Full Color 3D Printing Complexities

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We love the idea of full color 3D printing, and have been seeking a full color 3D printer that can print more than one color well since the inception of the WTFFF?! podcast. A new contender has entered the arena claiming "unlimited" color capability in an FFF 3D printer. The advances and effort are to be applauded, but how real is the claim of "unlimited" color capability? Listen to the podcast here: Full Color 3D Printing Complexities Normally, Tech Tuesdays are all more in Tom's area – … [Read more...]

Rhino CAD Software Review

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  Anything that puts "easy" in its intro always attracts everyone, especially AutoCAD users. Rhino 3D or Rhino CAD Software is somewhere in the middle of the parametric engineering intensive and free-form artistic modeling programs available. Its open architecture for 3rd Party Plugins makes it adaptable to many different specialties. In this episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss why it has been Tom’s CAD program of choice for over 14 years. It still comes down to "what” you want to … [Read more...]