Category Archives: In the News

SketchUp 2014 Plugins

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Fred

As mentioned previously, SketchUp 2014 has a new scheme for installing plugins.  Trimble SketchUp now hosts a repository for SketchUp plugins that one can access and install directly from SketchUp Make or Pro.  There is an Extension Warehouse that can … Continue reading →

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Tinkercad is Coming Back

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Fred

Directly from the founder and CEO of Tinkercad is word that they are being bought by Autodesk, and there are “exciting plans for Tinkercad.” The shutdown of Tindercad has been rolled back, people can again sign up for accounts.” We … Continue reading →

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3D Printing in the UR Alumni Magazine

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Fred

As a collaborate project between University Communications, CTLT, and Boatwright Library, we developed the largest 3D print to be printed on a UR CTLT printer for inclusion in a video that documents the night culture in the library.  The cubic … Continue reading →

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SketchUp 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Fred

SketchUp 2013 was released this week and represents a slight improvement over past versions.  The most notable changes, however, are that Trimble has furthered their effort in creatnig an identity for the product after they acquired SketchUp from Google in … Continue reading →

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UR CTLT 3D Printing in the News

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Fred

We were visited today by Richmond’s own WTVR senior reporter, Wayne Covil.  He interviewed me as part of a story about the 3D printing of guns (see earlier post for background). Bottom-line, current low-cost 3D printers are not quite ready to … Continue reading →

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3D Printed Gun is Now Here

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fred

Both sides of the gun control debate and the 3D printed gun debate, more specifically, could discuss the issue all they wanted in a theoretical framework until now. Cody Wilson, the UT Austin law student who made a lot of … Continue reading →

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Full Color FDM Printing?

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Fred

Many in the low to medium-cost 3D printing world are cautiously optimistic to the initial hype for a printer that is promoted by the makers to print full color objects.  The manufacturer, botObjects, will be releasing more information in June, but … Continue reading →

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3D Printed Art

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Fred

The Winkleman Gallery in New York is currently exhibiting works that integrate 3D printed forms into more traditional art. To the 3D printing expert without artistic training, I can at least see a good opportunity to repurpose the plastic parts … Continue reading →

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4D Printing?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Fred

This is honestly not a late April Fools joke.  TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits gave a TED talk to describe the research and development partnerships his MIT lab is making to develop 4D printing.  What is 4D printing?  Well, you should watch … Continue reading →

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Must Get One

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Fred

[Update: this was an April Fools joke perpetrated by thinkgeek and disseminated by 3D printing enthusiasts] I can’t wait to review the first Play-Doh 3D printer. It’s another “I wish I though of that” product as it gets kids thinking … Continue reading →

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