Top 4 3D Printed Halloween Ideas
Halloween is just around the corner, but there’s still time to unleash the power of your creativity by creating an unforgettably terrifying 3D project. The possibilities are only limited by the scope of your evil plans. Whether you need to add some finishing touches to your ghostly costume or add eerie props for your house for warding off the kids, 3D printing will help you put your unique spin on one of the funnest times of the year.
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UU-U Memory Ring: Harder to Lose, Easier to Find
How many times have you been digging into your bag in search of a flash drive buried somewhere underneath all your stuff? How many times have you misplaced a drive at university or at work and not known where to find it? If the answer to both questions is “many”, then you should definitely check out the UU-U Memory Ring created by Portsmouth designer Ming Wu. This is a flash drive designed to be worn! (more…)
Congratulations to HP on their Newly Revealed 3D Printer – a First Reaction from Materialise’s CEO
All of us at Materialise would like to congratulate HP on their newly-revealed 3D printer! We look forward to collaborating with them to bring meaningful applications to users.
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i.materialise Is Looking to Expand Its Community Management Team
Can you name five of your favorite 3D printing projects off the top of your head? Do your friends say you’re a bit obsessed with social media? If you said “yes” to this, and if you’re a well-rounded, social wordsmith, read our description below to see if you could be i.materialise’s newest community manager.
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The Launch of a 3D Printed Rocket
BOLDROCKET has an ambitious plan: to deliver aspiring business and technology solutions to the finance services industry that changes the traditional way that people think. Set out with a mission to foster a creative environment in the office, D+DS architecture designed the office and approached Materialise to print a 3.7-meter-long orange 3D Printed rocket for BOLDROCKET’s new office in London. The giant rocket sits suspended in the air alongside a wall patterned with plants that mimic the smoke bellowing out of a rocket at take-off.
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5 Breathtaking Dresses Made with 3D Printing
What seemed like a distant future where you 3D print your own clothes is edging closer to reality as these innovative fashion designers are embracing 3D printing to make stunning outfits. For fashion designers, 3D printing opens up a world of possibilities with faster prototyping, lower costs and technology-integrated design. Here’s 5 breathtaking dresses made with 3D printing. (more…)
Get a 10% Discount on High-Detail Stainless Steel through November 5!
Attention all designers with a keen eye for details: from today through November 5th, anyone who orders their own design in High-Detail Stainless Steel will receive a 10% discount! There’s no other 3D Printing service that can 3D Print in stainless steel with such an incredible level of detail. Why not try out our exclusive material while the discount lasts?
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3D Printing Spotted at NY Fashion Week in Katie Gallagher’s Spring/Summer 2015 Collection
Fantasm. No, that is not a misspelling: it is the original spelling of the modern-day word “phantasm”, which describes something that can only be perceived. Before you start to have a cold sweat with flashbacks to the epistemology chapter in your Philosophy 101 class, let’s ease your mind by showing you some pictures of Katie Gallagher’s “Fantasm” Spring 2015 collection.
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ZBrush Tutorial: Cleaning Up a 3D Model for 3D Printing
Scanning and 3D printing is a match made in heaven. However, scans typically need some cleaning up before we can send them to a 3D printer. Luckily, 3D sculpting software ZBrush is perfect for doing the trick. ZBrush is great for design program for 3D modeling and 3D sculpting organic objects. You can start from scratch or import scans to work on. In this tutorial character artist, Matt Bagshaw will show us how to scan your head for free and how to prepare the 3D model for 3D printing in ZBrush.
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.MGX Boutique’s Designer Patrick Jouin’s Work on Display at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Are you planning a trip to Amsterdam between October 25, 2014 and February 15th, 2015? Be sure to stop by the Stedelijk Museum to see the One_Shot.MGX stool and the Solid C2 chair by Patrick Jouin on display next to other forward-thinking designs in the “Superbox. Design Acquisitions.” exhibition.
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