'Fabbers' could launch a revolution Lindsay France/University Photography Hod Lipson, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, right, and engineering graduate student Evan Malone work with a Fab@Home machine in the Computational Synthesis Lab in Upson Hall Feb. 22. On the stage is a Lego tire duplicated by the Fab@Home. The Altair 8800, introduced in the early 1970s, was the first computer you could build at home from a kit. It was crude, didn't do much, but many historians would say that it launched the desktop computer revolution. Hod Lipson, Cornell assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, thinks a little machine he calls a Fab@Home may have the same impact. Some day, Lipson believes, every home will have a "fabber," a machine that replicates objects from plans supplied by a computer. Such machines could evolve from the 3-D printers currently used by industrial engineers for "rapid prototyping." Lindsay France/U. "Fabbing" a Lego tire. Provided The Lego tire on the vehicle.
Natural history Museum « The Paradigm Shifter Much has already been speculatively said about the revolution that will begin when 3D printing migrates from being a niche hobby to a mainstream practice. The commentaries discussing it often focus on the industrial and legal ramifications of this innovation being as it has every potential to sound the death knell of traditional industry, doing away with mass production and ushering in a host of political changes. It is undeniable that however wide the scope of uptake of 3D printing is that it will have massive repercussions that will echo throughout history much like the printing press before it. Although it is arguable that an unhealthy amount of the discussion of the potential of this technology has focussed on its predicted impacts on consumerism to the detriment of the other likely ramifications. To begin with I will attempt to offer the briefest and least jargon heavy explanation of the fundamental principles of 3D printing possible. This post not sponsored by Nike. Like this:
Tutorial 8 - Random Points On Surface Introduction The Result of this tutorial A nice possible option in Grasshopper is to use a random generator to add randomness to your design. In this tutorial we will create a grid on a Rhino surface and then randomly pick a predefined number of grid points. This is a more advanced tutorial and it is advised to make the tutorial 1, 2 and 3 first, before attempting this tutorial. The Design The Rhino surface Before we start building the grasshopper model we need to create our Rhino Surface. Step 1 - Creating the basic grid Create the basic grid The first step is to link the Rhino surface within our Grasshopper model. We need to set the surface. RMB on the surface » select “Set one Surface” and click on the Rhino surface To create the grid on the surface we will divide the surface. We want to be able to change the number of divisions in order to change the number of grid points on the surface. Our grasshopper model should now look something like the image on the right. Looking at the list values
Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects Wiki RepRap is humanity's first general-purpose self-replicating manufacturing machine. RepRap takes the form of a free desktop 3D printer capable of printing plastic objects. Since many parts of RepRap are made from plastic and RepRap prints those parts, RepRap self-replicates by making a kit of itself - a kit that anyone can assemble given time and materials. It also means that - if you've got a RepRap - you can print lots of useful stuff, and you can print another RepRap for a friend... RepRap is about making self-replicating machines, and making them freely available for the benefit of everyone. Reprap.org is a community project, which means you are welcome to edit most pages on this site, or better yet, create new pages of your own. RepRap was the first of the low-cost 3D printers, and the RepRap Project started the open-source 3D printer revolution. RepRap was voted the most significant 3D-printed object in 2017. About | Development | Community | RepRap Machines | Resources | Policy
3D-Print Your Own Ancient Art at Museum Scanathon | Wired Design Gian Pablo Villamil watches his MakerBot print a miniature of Nandi, Shiva's mount. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired Seated Ganesha, an Indian sculpture from the 13th century, captured and reprinted in translucent plastic. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired Holding his printed replica, Christian Pramuk explains how he captured Seated GaneshaPhoto: Alex Washburn/Wired A screenshot of Seated Ganesha, imaged in the 123D Catch desktop software. Image: Courtesy of Christian Pramuk Replica of Mythical bird-man, from Central Thailand around 1775-1850. Pramuk captured just one side, then used a mirror image to complete the statuette. Digital rendering of Scene from the epic Ramayana: Kumbhakarna battles the monkeys, Angkor, 1100-1200, stitched to an iPhone case. “It doesn’t need to be perfect,” he said as he shot. He made a second pass, capturing different angles and more detail. ”I want to see surfaces from three different directions to get the full articulation of the surface.”
Rapid prototyping 3D model slicing 'Rapid prototyping' is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) data.[1][2] Construction of the part or assembly is usually done using 3D printing or "additive layer manufacturing" technology.[3] The first methods for rapid prototyping became available in the late 1980s and were used to produce models and prototype parts. Today, they are used for a wide range of applications[4] and are used to manufacture production-quality parts in relatively small numbers if desired without the typical unfavorable short-run economics. As with CNC subtractive methods, the computer-aided-design - computer-aided manufacturing CAD-CAM workflow in the traditional Rapid Prototyping process starts with the creation of geometric data, either as a 3D solid using a CAD workstation, or 2D slices using a scanning device. History[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Bibliography[edit]
Met 3-D: The Museum's First 3-D Scanning and Printing Hackathon Jackie Terrassa, Managing Museum Educator for Gallery and Studio Programs, Education; and Don Undeen, Senior Manager of Media Lab, Digital Media Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2012 «Artists come to the Met every day to be inspired, discovering visual and technical solutions in works from every corner of the world, ranging from ancient times to the present day. They might attend a program, sketch from objects, or create their own copies of original paintings, as they have done since 1872 when the Met first allowed artists to re-create works of art on display.» In that spirit, for the first time ever, on June 1 and 2, approximately twenty-five digital artists and programmers will gather at the Met to experiment with the latest 3D scanning and replicating technologies. Their aim will be to use the Museum's vast encyclopedic collections as a departure point for the creation of new work. "Printing" an image in 3D has been possible for some time.
3D Printing: Bringing Fantasy to Reality Times are changing and with time definitions of needs are also changing. There were times when necessities were few, with all other things falling into the comfort or luxury zone. With technological advancements and easy availability many luxury items have shifted into the necessary and comfort zone. Take for example 3D printing technology. It is true that 3D printers are not yet that popular but at the rate at which they are growing, it will not be long before every household also owns a piece. Every one has a dream and a fantasy world but not all have the means and ability to bring it to life. With everything being machine made this printer could to some extent take away the pleasure of 3D modeling that many artists excel in. Benefits of 3D printing are numerous and can be used for purposes such as education, architecture, art, craft, product designing, and many more areas.
Smithsonian turns to 3D to bring collection to the world | Geek Gestalt With just 2 percent of the Smithsonian's archive of 137 million items available to the public at any one time, an effort is under way at the world's largest museum and research institution to adopt 3D tools to expand its reach around the country. CNET has learned that the Smithsonian has a new initiative to create a series of 3D-printed models, exhibits, and scientific replicas--as well as to generate a new digital archive of 3D models of many of the physical objects in its collection. Representative of that effort, the museum is touting the 3D printed replica of a Thomas Jefferson statue that it recently installed for the "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty" exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. According to the museum, this is the "largest 3D printed museum quality historical replica" on Earth and is a copy of a statue on display at Monticello, the Thomas Jefferson museum in Virginia. The only problem? Still, their goal is noble.