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...]
Engaging Kids 3D Printing with Barbie Armor Kickstarter Project
Engaging kids in 3D printing can be educational and will open their eyes to modern creativity. In this Wild Card Wednesday episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk about a project that is allowing kids to interact with 3D printing. A guy that goes by Zheng 3 did a Kickstarter project in 2014 called the Kickstarter Faire Play. The project is around creating what they call Barbie Armor, inspired by the medieval dress role play in England called the Renaissance fair. Be amazed by … [Read more...]
Studies In 3D Print Curriculum With Cindi Schulze Of Pride Academy In San Diego
Are you an educator or a student interested in 3D printing? If you are, this episode is for you. Tom and Tracy Hazzard have a conversation with Cindi Schulze, a teacher they met at the ROBO 3D in CES. This is a story of how one teacher went from being uninterested in the whole concept of 3D printing to loving it enough to participate in conferences. She was even asked to come up with an entire curriculum on 3D printing. If you are an educator, student, parent, or someone involved with … [Read more...]
3D Print Education Finding the Hidden Volume Discounts
Diving deeper into the issues faced getting 3D Printers in schools, we have found that 3D Print education discounts are rarely publicly disclosed on 3D Printer manufacturer web sites. Because the large CAD software companies have programs that are easy to buy from and use straight over their web sites, as parents, we have gotten used to just being able to buy for our kids by emailing proper documentation like school ID’s. 3D Printing requires a little more digging to find the hidden discounts … [Read more...]
3D Printathalon – Pull An All-Nighter With Colton Robtoy Of CD Printathalon
Are you up for an all-nighter that promotes 3D Printing to more people and businesses? Then the 24-hour 3D Printathalon is the perfect event to be! In conjunction with a 3D Printing showcase event in the Capital District area of New York, Albany, the 3D Printathalon will be going on September 18, 19, and 20. Here in this episode to tell us more about it is Colton Robtoy of CD Printathalon. With $20 billion infused into regional schools from semi-conductor manufacturers, GE, and various … [Read more...]