Color, pattern, and surface textures are the first things we react to when evaluating a product. For consumers to connect to 3D print products, 3D print textures need to be carefully considered and created as a part of the design process. This has been a challenging part of the 3D design process. Fresh from the Project Captis episode, Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard look back on the previous episode on technical tips for creating 3D print textures and surface materials and provide an … [Read more...]
Bringing Surface Material Details into the 3D Creator Ecosystem with Project Captis and Josh St. John
Rarely in 3D design and anything 3D printing-related do color pattern and texture get a lot of focus and attention, even when they are the first things buyers notice in a product. On a mission in this episode to shed light on these overlooked 3D printing areas, Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard interview Josh St. John, a passionate, creative technologist and the Head of Creators of Z by HP with a background in design and digital manufacturing. Beyond form and function, Josh brings surface … [Read more...]
Designing 3D Print Workstations for Innovation Growth with Merrill Mathew
When you are creating 3D print outputs, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the software. Yet the hardware component of 3D printing is as important as the software in making your workflow better. On today’s podcast, Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard talk with Merrill Mathew about his work with HP on designing 3D print workstations for innovation growth. Merrill is a product designer at HP. Today, he gives an exciting look inside his work with the ZBook Studio workstation - from … [Read more...]
How Generative Design Has Radically Impacted Rapid Prototyping and Digital Manufacturing with Bruce Blaho
If you’re keeping up with the 3D industry, you may have heard about generative design. It’s part of the evolution of the way things are made from 2D to 3D, and it’s the next big thing that’s giving designers the superpowers to make things. Bruce Blaho defines generative design as letting the computer do some of the heavy lifting in coming up with the ideas. Bruce is the Chief Technologist for HP’s Workstations global business unit where he is responsible for driving business growth via … [Read more...]
3D Printers Shifting to Mind-to-Market 3D Manufacturing – Updated 2020
With fast industry growth of 3D print products and expansion in the 3D manufacturing sector, 3D printers are moving from makers to business owners. 3D printers are putting us back in a mindset to manufacture and make, causing a shift that reaches out to the need for more personalization and mass customization. In this updated conversation, Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard look at how this move puts 3D printing as a means to manufacture and sell parts and products, not just prototypes. The … [Read more...]
The Role of 3D Reverse Engineering in the Digital Manufacturing Workflow with Dillon Patel
Many 3D print designers love building from scratch. However, when a project comes across your desk that requires fit or creation with something that already exists, working your way back can offer some pretty great insights into the best 3D manufacturing process. In this episode, Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard discuss the role of 3D reverse engineering in the digital manufacturing workflow with Dillon Patel, a mechanical R&D engineer working for HP in the 3D scanning and 3D printing … [Read more...]