If you’re using a 3D printer, you’ll need something to print. There are a wide variety of 3D-printable models to choose from online, but if you want to make something truly your own, you’ll ...

Things to Consider Before You Print Before you pick a place that’s going to make your 3D object, you need a 3D model to actually print.

3D Design Tools to Create Your Own Models Of course, the magic thing about 3D printing is that you can create something from scratch that’s never existed before.

Before you even touch a printer, you'll need a design—a precise computer-generated model that will tell the printer what to make.

The best way to simplify a complex model for 3D printing is to reduce its triangle mesh. Sometimes called decimating, this process takes away a lot of the complex geometry that is great to have ...

Math is just one of the many ways that 3D printing will change the educational landscape. From sciences to history, 3D printing allows educators to have a greater line of communication with ...

Class 2: Build a 3D Model Plane - Part 2: Tinkercad Tinkercad is the computer aided design program that Conánn uses to create a 3D model version of Harry’s plane.

While there are 3D printers that actually will create chocolate creations and three-dimensional models of the Captain's chair, 3D printing does have production constraints and design limitations.

As the cost of 3D printers tumbles, researchers have begun using them to make everything from bespoke equipment for experiments to realistic models of human organs.

As of now, radiology departments across the country are adopting 3D printing as a new 3D medical imaging representation, he says. Due to increased acceptance, 3D printing will become a reimbursable ...