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Bevel 3D Scanner Review

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  We're going to review the Bevel today. This is a 3D scanner that goes on your phone, a handheld scanner. It was a Kickstarter by Matter and Form. We're going to share how we tested it and tried out, and what results we got from it. We're also going to discuss some of the areas that we think could be improved, both with the product itself and from a business standpoint. Bevel 3D Scanner Review This is a review of the Bevel, which is a 3D scanner that goes on your phone, a … [Read more...]

Matter and Form 3D Scanner Review

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  In today's episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk about their experience with the Matter and Form desktop 3D Scanner. They explain how they needed a 3D scanner for their professional business and how they came to the decision of buying one instead of going for other options.  They also go through what they liked about it and what they were impressed by. They review this 3D scanner from a very use case perspective so that you can think about how you can maybe use it too. There are also … [Read more...]

MakerBot Replicator+ 3D Printer Review

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In October MakerBot launched their first new 3D printer in years, since the 5th Generation 3D printer was released back in 2013. Ever since the Smart Extruder+ was released in February 2016, there has been hope that MakerBot, with the backing and resources of Stratasys, is on a path to deliver best in class products, and continue to be a leader in desktop 3D printing. Here at WTFFF!? and 3D Start Point, we were given the opportunity to work with MakerBot’s latest 3D Printer, the Replicator+, as … [Read more...]

M3D Printer Review – Battle of the Minis, Part 1

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In January at CES it was clear that the trend in desktop 3D printers was all about “mini” 3D printers. It seemed that every company was either introducing a mini 3D printer as an additional product to their assortment, or was entirely built around a mini 3D printer. We reached out to all of the companies that make a mini 3D printer in an effort to review as many as possible, we are calling our series of mini 3D printer reviews the “Battle of the Minis.” We contacted all of the mini 3D printer … [Read more...]

Tinkercad 3D Print Software Review

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It is Tech Tuesday and it's time to do a Tinkercad 3D print software review. We have been doing a lot more reviews lately of different things just like the Battle of the Minis with the mini 3D printer reviews, and we have been doing those mostly on Wednesday more than Tuesdays. We then decided that we need to be reviewing some popular CAD software packages because we had a lot of questions about that. Today is going to be the first in the series, as once a week we are going to address a new CAD … [Read more...]

Lessons Learned After 1000s of Hours Designing 3D Prints

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Thousands of hours spent on designing 3D prints has led to more than a few lessons learned about how to best create 3D printed products. The order of the design process has to be right for the product to end up right so we are sharing our five top lessons about 3D printing, 3D design thinking, and what to do and consider at each step of the process. Listen to the podcast here: Lessons Learned After 1000s of Hours Designing 3D Prints We've been doing a lot of reflection on the thousands of … [Read more...]