Variable material densities
3D Printing materials with variable densities, such as a concrete cylinder shown in the video below.
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The impact of design
Autodesk released a sleek looking book Imagine Design Create where they show the impact of design in different fields. Nice chapter about democratizing of fabrication, 3D printing, DIY and DIT culture.
Download the book in PDF format at their website.
Open source tools to co-create products online
The Igloo project is a great project that aims to develop open source tools for designers that let them create parametric designs. These designs can be customized by users, in the browser, like for instance this bowl shown here. Soon to be released, keep an eye on their site.
Going mobile: customizing on the way
Customization
There have been some great apps around which allow you to customize your sneakers on the way. Reebok as well as NikeID are both available for your smart phone. And then there is this app for customizing your clothing.
3D Scanning, Modeling & Printing
Trimensional lets you scan your face or a small object and you can export the scan to .STL and send it directly to your MakerBot, Ultimaker or RepRap. iSculptor is a 3D polygon modeling app, more info on the developers website. Finally, there are several .STL viewers 1, 2 and 3.
Remarkable 3D printers
Solar sintering
Printing a chair with a robot arm
World’s Smallest 3D Printer by TU Wien
TED on point
A selection of interesting TED talks.
Joseph Pine on authentic experiences.
Barry Schwartz about (too much) choice and the consequences of that.
Neil Gershenfeld about FabLabs and open manufacturing.
Assembling a MakerBot
A quick overview of the building process of the Thing-O-Matic 3D printer.
The Stepstruder MK6 1.75 mm. filament with Automated Build Platform to be precise.
