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If you had a formal drafting class, you probably learned about making orthographic projections–engineering drawings with multiple views (for example, top, front, and right). Even if you didn’t take ...

As the years go by, folks will realize that 3D printing is the future because it’s very versatile. We’ve seen companies using the technology to create homes among other things, so we can see why many ...

It’s no secret that the 3D printer community is extremely fragmented. With three models of RepRaps, three printer kits from Makerbot, and hundreds of ‘printers of the week,’ it’s extremely frustrating ...

One of the great things about 3D printers is the fact that they allow anyone to become a manufacturer of small items. Unfortunately, however, they don't allow anyone to become a competent structural ...

The only thing cooler than learning how to use a 3D printer is learning how to use a 3D printer so well that you help push the entire technology forward. A new certificate program at the University of ...

Ordinarily, programming an industrial knitting machine to knit a certain type of item is quite a complex process. As a result, they're generally not used to create one-offs. That could change, though, ...

Watch out, Barbie: omnivorous beasts are assembling in a 3D printer near you. A new tool turns animated characters into fully articulated action figures. Computer scientists have created an add-on ...

Access to free 3D printing services is coming to ImagineIF Libraries this month, according to a release from the county library system. Patrons can submit a 3D printing request using an online form on ...

A six-week 3D Veterans program at St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas is training veterans in 3D printing, design and additive manufacturing. The program prepares participants for employment by ...