Feb 1, 2013 | @UR, Printing
I was not aware that the Solidoodle, 3rd generation model, that we ordered mid-November was one of their first orders. The company added that the new printers would begin shipping January 30, and ours arrived 2 days later. Here is the photo of the box. I will...
Nov 7, 2012 | @UR, Printing
Well, it’s been almost 2 months since the Solidoodle printer (version 2) arrived. No matter how well it now performs, one must suspect that such a long wait would make the reader think the Solidoodle is not a good printer. Nothing could be further from the...
Oct 22, 2012 | Design, In the News, Printing
Cosmo Wenman, an artist who has scanned sculptures at such museums as the British Museum in London and the Getty Center in Los Angeles, has printed and assembled a couple remarkable works life size including the Head of a horse of Selene and the Portrait of Alexander...
Oct 11, 2012 | @UR, Design, Printing, SketchUp
As part of a larger project with Prof. Fiona Ross for a 3D design course in the Art and Art History Department, beginning in 2011 and proceeding every semester, students learn and use Google SketchUp to develop an artwork composed of three pieces of small cubes taken...
Sep 27, 2012 | @UR, Printing
Well, the Solidoodle has not met our expectations by any stretch of the imagination. There were several issues with it, and we still have not been able to print, and the printer is now in a state that it will require significant repair or replacement parts. Here is...
Aug 31, 2012 | @UR, Printing
Ordered on May 27, 2012, the Solidoodle printer arrived on August 31, 2012. In general, this printer should be similar to the Makerbot with the following comparisons: Feature Thing-O-Matic Solidoodle Cost $1250 $600 Shipped as: kit pre-assembled Build Volume 4″...
