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Benefits & Drawbacks of the New 3MF File Format

10 years ago

In recent weeks there has been chatter about the new 3MF file format and what it means for the 3D printing industry. “3MF is a new 3D printing format that will…

2015 Hawaii STEM Conference: CAD Competition

3D Academy, 3D CAD

10 years ago

The 6th Annual Hawaii STEM Conference concluded this past weekend and we had the honor of being part of it once again. This year 3D Innovations held a CAD competition that…

Optimizing Design for 3D Printing (CADSpeed Interview)

3D CAD, 3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping

10 years ago

Recently Collin Kobayashi, President & Chief 3D Officer of 3D Innovations, was interviewed by CADSpeed. The CADSpeed blog is the brainchild of Cadalyst magazine and is “devoted to helping CAD users, CAD managers,…

3D Innovations – Developing Ideas from Concept to Product

3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping

10 years ago

We have just released a new company video and are excited to share it with all of our followers. Please take a moment to view it and feel free to…

Product of the Week: BlocksCAD

3D Academy, Product of the Week

10 years ago

BlocksCAD is a “Kickstarter Staff Pick” and we can see why… This open-sourced 3D CAD program for students is a quick, easy and intuitive STEM education tool. As an engineering firm…

What’s next in 3D printing (TED talk video)

3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping

10 years ago

There is a TED video circulating the internet, What’s next in 3D printing, by Avi Reichental. If you have not yet had a chance to watch it, we highly recommend it! We…

Gartner’s Hype Cycle For 3D Printing Predicts Continued Prototyping Acceleration

3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping

10 years ago

Gartner’s Hype Cycle for 3D Printing provides a keen insight into the current state of additive manufacturing and what the future may look like for the technology. According to the research collected…

Turning Ideas into Prototypes

3D CAD, 3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping, Manufacturing

11 years ago

We recently came across a white paper by National Instruments titled, “Six Good Reasons to Prototype” and wanted to share it with you. Nothing is more exciting and exhilarating than…

Product of the Week: OneBowl

Product of the Week

11 years ago

Many of us know someone that is about to enter their first year in college and we are wondering what send-off gift to give them. This featured product on Kickstarter…

Makerspace + Engineering and 3D Printing Resource

3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping

11 years ago

Is it just us or does it seem as though makerspaces are rapidly popping up all over the world? When you go to Google and type in ‘makerspace’, not only…

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