Category Archives: Video
Stable Design: 3D Printing with Autodesk 123D and MakerBot [Video]
The video below shows an expert tutorial on how to create a flat surface foundation on the bottom of your design in Autodesk 123D before sending it to your MakerBot for 3D printing. This is important so that your model can stand up as it’s being printed and will continue to be stable once it leaves the printer and is used in the real world.
A Look Back at the History of MakerBot, 3D Printing Pioneer [Video]
MakerBot TV has kicked off its second seasons with a look back at the history of MakerBot Industries. Ramen noodles and pure adrenaline were the keys to early perseverance in 2009. As the first 3D printer units shipped, the team scaled from borrowed space and 1 employee to a dedicated office with a team of 85.
Watch the video below hosted by Annelise Jeske (@MakerBotTV).
Futuristic Shopping Experiences: 3D Printing Transforms Retail [Video]
As 3D printing technology enters the mainstream market, retail shopping experiences will be transformed dramatically. Physical products can be printed on demand in a similar manner that consumers print out digital photos today.
Below is a video from Materialise that shows a large part for a car being printed out and prepped for assembly. While today this technology is in the lab, tomorrow it could be in your local pharmacy or copy shop.
Old Refrigerators Recycled to 3D Print Modern Furniture [Video]
Designer Dirk Vander Kooij has taken industrial recycling to a new level. With his “Endless” process, old refrigerators were melted down and then used as raw materials to 3D print modern furniture.
His website describes the process:
It took 54 prototypes before we achieved the optimum comfort the chair now offers. After an intensive process of research and development into the engineering technique, we are now capable of producing tight lines and rounding off curves. Thanks to this rounding off technique, the chair has a distinct similarity to a thoughtfully wound up ball of string. This can only be done with the “Endless” production technique.
Below is a video of his industrial robot printing new furniture from old materials.
Via Mariella Moon
Explaining the Future: The 3D Printing Revolution by Christopher Barnatt [Video]
Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com discusses 3D printing of today and where the technology is headed in this primer video.
Key topics in the video:
- Additive product creation
- 3d printing applications: eyewear, shoes, chocolate
- Digital designs marketplaces
- Local manufacturing and reduced shipping costs
- Reduced waste in the manufacturing process
- Decomposition and digital recycling
- Open-source hardware designs and DIY
- Low-cost 3D printers targeted at mainstream consumers
