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Design Principles for 3D Printing

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Sharing our design principles for 3D printing and creating 3D printing products. Understanding the basic principles of design leads to better products on the market. 3D print designers should study elements of design in order to make items that people actually want, need, and will buy if the industry is to move forward. Listen to the podcast here: Design Principles for 3D Printing We thought we would have a deeper dive discussion into exactly what makes good design and what are some good … [Read more...]

Patriotic 3D Prints for 4th of July 2016

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Our top patriotic 3D prints picks for 4th of July, 2016. These prints are sure to get everyone in a festive, red white and blue mood to help celebrate America's 240th birthday. You can download these prints as is by following the link, or let them inspire you to create your own patriotic 3D prints for your backyard barbeque. Patriotic 3D Prints for 4th of July 2016 - Top WTFFF?! Picks Kick off your 4th of July backyard barbeque with these patriotic 3D prints from 3DShook. We've had them on the … [Read more...]

3D Print Father’s Day Gifts 2016

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Our top picks for 3D print Father's Day Gifts that will be sure to make your dad feel appreciated and bring a smile to his face. Some are personalized, some are funny, and some are unique. Father's Day is a great time to show your dad what 3D printing can do. A few of these designs are sure to inspire you to design something unique and custom for your dad, while others are good to go as direct download or order. Listen to the podcast here:   3D Print Father's Day Gifts 2016 - Top WTFFF?! … [Read more...]

XYZ daVinci Jr 3D Printer Review – Battle of the Minis, Part 2

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  XYZ Printing showed what appeared to be a real mini 3D printer at CES in January. We requested that new 3D printer for our Battle of the Minis 3D printer review. The new mini 3D printer is not available for review yet, so the display at CES was a very early preview of a product that is not commercially available. So XYZ sent us their daVinci Jr. 3D printer. At first glance this 3D printer does not appear to be a mini 3D printer at all. However, the build plate is definitely small, in … [Read more...]

3D Print Mother’s Day Gifts 2016

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Mother's Day is early this year, and there is still time to get mom a 3D print mother's day gift or design one of your own. We've scoured the 3D design sites to find the best 3D printed gifts to show the moms in your life how much you appreciate and love her. Whether it be your mom, wife, sister, grandma, aunts, or a new mom at work perhaps, there is a 3D printed gift with her name on it (literally - you can add her name to any one of these designs as a quick project!) 3D Print Mother's Day … [Read more...]

3D Printing, the Factory of the Future (“Impression 3D, l’usine du futur”)

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The design of this event is 3D printing, the factory of the future. This first French exhibition on additive manufacturing, qualified 4th Industrial Revolution, highlights its industrial, economic, creative and social issues, through achievements in the field of design, architecture, transport, fashion, health, research or food. 3D printing allows the production of customized small series, prototypes or unique. Its global market represents 2.7 billion and is experiencing growth of over 30% … [Read more...]