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netfabb and the magic boxes
Monday, May 07, 2012 by Susanne Zeitler
3D printers are no longer just a toy for a small group of DIY'ers; You can assemble one, print with it and get excellent results on the same day. But the market grows, so it's really hard to find out which machine is the best. And how can you copy and print real things?
The renowned German magazine for computer and technology c´t has published 16 pages about these questions. They present 3D scanning techniques that you can imitate with only a common digital camera or also with a Kinect camera. In a second article, they evaluate seven "magic boxes": the 3D printers 3D touch, RapMan 3.2, Replicator, Ultimaker, Protos, Felix 1.0 D and UP! netfabb is part of this in the chapter about preparing files from scanning to printing and also as engine for the Ultimaker printer. Thanks c´t magazine for mentioning us!
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[ Read more ]From game to printer: Convert your favorite characters into STL files
Friday, May 04, 2012 by Susanne Zeitler
If you ran out of ideas what you should print next, here's something cool we've just found: The shareware 3D Object Converter can import 3D model data from external sources and convert them into standard 3D file formats. The software supports an incredible number of 615 different file formats! So if you're into gaming for example, you can drag your favorite character from the game, import it into netfabb and let it become real on your 3D printer!
Issue "Copyright" - Will lawyers hunt for your printed model?
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 by Susanne Zeitler
Have you ever wondered about who created the file you're printing - or about who designed the three-dimensional part you've just reproduced on your machine?
When it comes to 3D printing, "the copyright discussions of the last years seem to be only an entertaining short story," say the guys from Breitband, a program of the German radio station Deutschlandradio Kultur. "With a 3D printer in your living room, the so called 'intellectual property' turns into real, tangible property." Today, you can share movies, music and software, but in the future, that might also be figures, cups or even cars and their models. Is it possible, that lawyers won't just proceed against music piracy, but also against users, who share and download the models of the latest branded shoe?
If you know some German, you should listen to the very interesting discussion with Rüdiger Stihl and Nick Pinkston about intellectual property on Breitband's website.
