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...]
How to Calculate the Strength of 3D Prints
Calculating the strength of 3D prints can be a tricky thing to do, and is especially important when you consider your "what". Listener, Lars Ahlstedt from Sweden, wrote in asking how to do just that with calculating the strength of a 3D printed bicycle, not just for fun but for one of Sweden longest bicycle races. Using our product development background to answer his question as well as take into consideration how important the testing phase is. Listen to the podcast here: How to Calculate … [Read more...]
Discarding 3D Print Ideas to the Junk Pile
Discarding 3D print ideas can be difficult to discern, whether it be 3D designs or 3D business ideas. How to avoid "shiny object syndrome" and keep your business balanced between all the different ideas and how to know which idea to follow through on and which to discard and move away from is the subject for this Back to Business Monday. A lot of business entrepreneurs have what we call “shiny object” syndrome. It’s like saying, don’t be enamored with all your ideas. They go from one shiny … [Read more...]